The Psychedelic Press: Navigating Censorship, Ethics, and the Market
May 28 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
$10
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This community forum will explore the evolving ecosystem of psychedelic publishing and the critical role media plays in shaping public discourse, ethical frameworks, and cultural narratives around psychedelics. As interest in psychedelics rapidly expands, the need for thoughtful, responsible, and financially sustainable platforms – across books, journalism, and academic journals – has never been more urgent. Together, our speakers will reflect on the challenges of peer review, the ethics of mainstreaming, and the tensions between credibility, accessibility, and market pressures. We will explore questions such as: How has the publishing landscape responded to the resurgence of psychedelics after decades of prohibition? What are the ongoing challenges with censorship on social media? How do we balance financial sustainability with editorial integrity? What is still missing in the psychedelic publishing space, and who remains underserved? Join us in conversation with Deborah Parrish Snyder, co-owner and publisher of Synergetic Press, and publishing partner of MAPS; Attila Szabo, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Psychedelic Studies and Research Fellow at the University of Oslo; and Shelby Hartman, Co-Founder and CEO of DoubleBlind, whose work sits at the intersection of investigative journalism, psychedelics, and cultural critique. Please join us!
