[Air-L] First Monday - Online session to discuss saving it?

[Will Mari]

agreeing with Bryce and all of my colleagues above -- at the very least,
having the journal's archive available is critical. Please add my name to
any efforts on 'FM's behalf.

Will Mari

On Tue, Feb 10, 2026 at 7:10 AM Bryce Newell via Air-L <
air-l at listserv.aoir.org> wrote:

> It is great to see all this support for keeping FM alive. I'd be happy to
> contribute to these efforts as well, if the outgoing leadership at the
> journal are amenable to the idea. Has anyone had contact with those running
> the journal currently? We do need to keep fully OA, fee-free journals of
> this caliber alive! I've also published in the journal recently and have
> read its issues for years.
>
> Best,
> Bryce
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> Thanks Lyle, such a good idea! I'd love to be part of that Zoom. Dang On
> Mon, Feb 9, 2026 at 7: 03 AM Lyle Skains via Air-L < air-l@ listserv.
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> discussions. . . Seems there
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> Thanks Lyle, such a good idea! I'd love to be part of that Zoom.
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> On Mon, Feb 9, 2026 at 7:03 AM Lyle Skains via Air-L <
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> > Hi, all,
> >
> > Catching up on the First Monday discussions... Seems there are a number
> of
> > people interested in saving it. Would it be a good idea to host an online
> > session over zoom with those interested? We could discuss potential ways
> > forward, reaching out to current board, etc. It will require editors, but
> > also hosting, web management, etc., so not without costs, even if time is
> > volunteered.
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> > I'm happy to host/set a zoom.
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> > (apologies if the convo has moved on without me; I only get a daily
> digest)
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> > Best,
> > Lyle
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Dr. Will Mari
Associate Professor of Media Law and Media History
Darlene and Thomas O. Ryder Professorship
Manship School of Mass Communication
Louisiana State University

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