From:
Jim Tung <jimtung**At_Symbol_Here**GMAIL.COM>
Subject:
[DCHAS-L] Jyllian Kemsley removed at C&EN
Date:
Dec 16, 2022 17:16 UTC
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ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**Princeton.EDU>
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Hello, everyone:
I am a CHAS member, and I joined CHAS because of reading about CHAS thanks to Jyllian Kemsley's work in C&EN. Her position was eliminated on Monday. The context:
- The magazine was moved from the Publications Division to the Communications, threatening the editorial independence and reputation of the magazine.
- Staff attrition has annihilated both headcount and morale, but they have continued to put out an excellent publication, week after week.
- On Monday, the Editor in Chief (Bibiana Campos-Seijo) and most senior editor (and my friend) Jyllian Kemsley were separated in a move to shift focus from covering science to covering the internal events of the American Chemical Society.
As a member of the C&EN Advisory Board, I am sounding the alarm and asking you to be aware of these changes and help us stop them. I've signed the linked open letter.
https://kitchenchemistry.substack.com/p/an-open-letter-to-the-membershipBest wishes, Jim Tung
DCHAS member
Portland Local Section Councilor
C&EN Advisory Board member (2015-present)
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