Daily Mail accused of insulting top female scientists
College condemns race and gender comments about experts who appeared on Newsnight to talk about origins of universe
University College London (Also known as UCL) recently wrote a letter of protest to Paul Dacre; editor of Daily Mail; in regards to the "profoundly insulting" article which was published questioning the credibility of two of there female scientists. The article was written and published after the two scientists; Dr Hiranya Peiris and Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock; appeared on newsround
"It is deeply disappointing that you thought it acceptable to print an article drawing attention to the gender and race of scientific experts, suggesting that non-white, non-male scientists are somehow incapable of speaking on the basis of their qualifications and expertise."They go on to say how people just look at gender and ethnicity as well as the colour of a persons skin and judge them and think that whatever they are saying isn't true. By them being female scientists of colour people should not associate them with having little to know knowledge and should treat all individuals regardless of race and gender equally.
In my opinion what Daily Mail published was wrong due to the fact that they shouldn't shoot a persons thoughts or facts down due to the colour of their skin or their gender. We are in the 21st century and people should be treating one another equally
Beats Music reveals US launch plans, but can it drown out Spotify?
Dr Dre and Trent Reznor among launch team for new streaming music service, promising curation and family-friendly pricing
Dr Dre's headphones brand Beats will launch its Beats Music streaming music service on 21 January in the US, competing with Spotify, Rhapsody and Google Play Music All Access. The company has been working on the service for more than a year, having hired Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor as chief creative officer, and digital music industry veteran Ian Rogers as chief executive at the start of 2013. In December, Rogers had promised that Beats Music would launch in January, but over the weekend the company confirmed the date, price, initial distribution partners and more details on how the service will try to differentiate itself from the competition, although for now, it will only be available in the US.
Unlike Spotify, there will be no free element to Beats Music beyond an initial 30-day free trial. Subscribers will pay $9.99 a month for unlimited access to a catalogue of more than 20m songs through apps on iOS, Android and Windows Phone devices, as well as a website for desktop access.
"Beats Music combines the emotion only a human created playlist can give you with the best personalisation technology can deliver," said Rogers in a statement. "With this you get not just the music experience only a talented DJ or music expert can deliver, but also the right one for you right now."
In my opinion this competition can be a good way for artists to benefit from the new and digital media online platform due to them potentially receiving more money and profits as more streaming services and more music sharing websites become available.
Dr Dre and Trent Reznor among launch team for new streaming music service, promising curation and family-friendly pricing
Dr Dre's headphones brand Beats will launch its Beats Music streaming music service on 21 January in the US, competing with Spotify, Rhapsody and Google Play Music All Access. The company has been working on the service for more than a year, having hired Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor as chief creative officer, and digital music industry veteran Ian Rogers as chief executive at the start of 2013. In December, Rogers had promised that Beats Music would launch in January, but over the weekend the company confirmed the date, price, initial distribution partners and more details on how the service will try to differentiate itself from the competition, although for now, it will only be available in the US.
Unlike Spotify, there will be no free element to Beats Music beyond an initial 30-day free trial. Subscribers will pay $9.99 a month for unlimited access to a catalogue of more than 20m songs through apps on iOS, Android and Windows Phone devices, as well as a website for desktop access.
"Beats Music combines the emotion only a human created playlist can give you with the best personalisation technology can deliver," said Rogers in a statement. "With this you get not just the music experience only a talented DJ or music expert can deliver, but also the right one for you right now."
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