Can Journalists also be Activists?
October 31, 2022
What does objective reporting mean in covering the Black Lives Matter protests? Read More
Democratizing the Best or Enabling the Worst?
January 13, 2022
Is Amazon's easy self-publishing good or bad for democracy? Read More
Reporting on the Night Stalker
July 14, 2021
How far should journalists go in covering a deadly serial killer? Read More
Overdoing Democracy: The Problem of Political Pola...
March 3, 2021
Robert Talisse draws from current findings regarding political polarization to argue that, as important a social good as democracy is, it is nonetheless possible for citizens to overdo it. Read More
The Ethics of News Paywalls
February 15, 2021
Are news paywalls good for journalism and democracy? Read More
Stopping the Spread of Anti-Vax Memes
February 8, 2021
Should platforms censor anti-vaccination memes to help end the pandemic? Read More
Newsroom Objectivity in the Age of Black Lives Mat...
January 20, 2021
What does objective reporting mean in covering the Black Lives Matter protests? Read More
The Ethics of Op-Eds
December 29, 2020
Should newspapers run controversial or offensive op-ed pieces? Read More
Greed or Good Intentions in Investigative Journali...
December 21, 2020
Did Bob Woodward do something wrong in delaying the release of his investigative research on Trump and COVID-19? Read More
TikTok, Time to Snitch
October 21, 2020
Is it ethical to use TikTok to shame fellow college students who violate COVID-19 guidelines? Read More
Quelling Interference or Dissent?
October 20, 2020
Did Tumblr's purge of Russian misinformation accounts go too far? Read More
Putting the President in Check
October 13, 2020
Is Twitter's decision to add a factcheck to Trump's voter fraud tweet a good thing? Read More
Celebrity Death in the Media
October 5, 2020
What challenges arise when the media covers dead celebrities who were both loved and hated? Read More
Blurring the Line Between Reporting the Truth and ...
August 25, 2020
Should journalists show the faces of protesters in news coverage? Read More
Objectivity in Journalism
July 28, 2020
What are the challenges of objectivity in journalism? Read More
Producing Fear for the Greater Good?
May 4, 2020
How much complexity can we overlook in persuading young adults to fight COVID-19? Read More
Can Artificial Intelligence Reprogram the Newsroom...
April 27, 2020
As artificial intelligence plays an increasing role in newsrooms, what ethical issues arise? Read More
Images of Death in the Media
April 2, 2020
What ethical challenges arise when the media uses images of the dead? Read More
Misinformation, Social Media, and the Price of Pol...
March 25, 2020
Is banning paid political advertising on social media good for democracy? Read More
Beer Cans and Cancel Culture
February 5, 2020
What are the ethical challenges when journalism and cancel culture merge? Read More
How Vigilant Should Cable News Be About Political ...
February 3, 2020
What are the ethical implications of CNN refusing to air Trump's misleading advertisements? Read More
Greta Thunberg and Her Harsh Critics
January 30, 2020
What are the ethics of criticizing young political activists like Greta Thunberg? Read More
The Ethics of Anonymous Criticism in Political Jou...
January 22, 2020
What are the ethical implications of using anonymous political sources in journalism? Read More
Fighting the Amazon Fires with Misinformation
December 2, 2019
What are the ethical dilemmas posed by celebrity activists using not-so-accurate information on social media to save the environment? Read More
Secret Facebook Groups and the Ethics of Democracy
November 18, 2019
People are turning to secret Facebook groups to express their political opinions. What are the ethical implications of this trend for democracy? Read More
Weather Media in the Public Sphere
May 2, 2019
What are the implications of our communication about weather for our democratic public sphere? Read More
Journalism Ethics amid Irrational Publics: Disrupt...
November 14, 2018
What ethical challenges confront the public relations practitioner? Read More
Is Incivility Ever Ethical?
October 25, 2018
Must we always be civil in our protests and activism? Read More
News Media and Democracy
March 12, 2018
Dr. Talia Stroud (UT Austin) discusses how to engage newsrooms in the digital age. Read More
Hacking Big Data: Discovering Vulnerabilities in a...
January 19, 2018
March 6, 2018: danah boyd explores whether democracy and big data can coexist. Read More
Philosopher Discusses New Media’s Threat to ...
November 3, 2017
[ARTICLE] Gregory Pappas discusses how new media inhibits deeper learning and threatens the health of democracy. Read More
New Media, Education, and Democracy
November 2, 2017
Dr. Gregory Pappas (Texas A&M) discusses the meaning of new media on democracy and education. Read More