democracy
Can Journalists also be Activists?
October 31, 2022
What does objective reporting mean in covering the Black Lives Matter protests?...
Democratizing the Best or Enabling the Worst?
January 13, 2022
Is Amazon's easy self-publishing good or bad for democracy?...
Reporting on the Night Stalker
July 14, 2021
How far should journalists go in covering a deadly serial killer?...
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....
The Ethics of News Paywalls
February 15, 2021
Are news paywalls good for journalism and democracy?...
Stopping the Spread of Anti-Vax Memes
February 8, 2021
Should platforms censor anti-vaccination memes to help end the pandemic?...
Newsroom Objectivity in the Age of Black Lives Mat...
January 20, 2021
What does objective reporting mean in covering the Black Lives Matter protests?...
The Ethics of Op-Eds
December 29, 2020
Should newspapers run controversial or offensive op-ed pieces?...
The News We Desire
December 27, 2020
Are partisan news outlets good for our democracy?...
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?...
TikTok, Time to Snitch
October 21, 2020
Is it ethical to use TikTok to shame fellow college students who violate COVID-19 guidelines?...
Quelling Interference or Dissent?
October 20, 2020
Did Tumblr's purge of Russian misinformation accounts go too far?...
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?...
Celebrity Death in the Media
October 5, 2020
What challenges arise when the media covers dead celebrities who were both loved and hated?...
Blurring the Line Between Reporting the Truth and ...
August 25, 2020
Should journalists show the faces of protesters in news coverage?...
Objectivity in Journalism
July 28, 2020
What are the challenges of objectivity in journalism?...
Producing Fear for the Greater Good?
May 4, 2020
How much complexity can we overlook in persuading young adults to fight COVID-19?...
Can Artificial Intelligence Reprogram the Newsroom...
April 27, 2020
As artificial intelligence plays an increasing role in newsrooms, what ethical issues arise?...
Images of Death in the Media
April 2, 2020
What ethical challenges arise when the media uses images of the dead?...
Misinformation, Social Media, and the Price of Pol...
March 25, 2020
Is banning paid political advertising on social media good for democracy?...
Beer Cans and Cancel Culture
February 5, 2020
What are the ethical challenges when journalism and cancel culture merge?...
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?...
Greta Thunberg and Her Harsh Critics
January 30, 2020
What are the ethics of criticizing young political activists like Greta Thunberg?...
The Ethics of Anonymous Criticism in Political Jou...
January 22, 2020
What are the ethical implications of using anonymous political sources in journalism?...
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?...
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?...
Weather Media in the Public Sphere
May 2, 2019
What are the implications of our communication about weather for our democratic public sphere?...
Race, Democracy, and Media
March 6, 2019
April 9, 2019: How does America's struggle with current and past oppression intersect with media practices?...
Disrupting Journalism Ethics
November 14, 2018
What ethical challenges confront the public relations practitioner?...
Is Incivility Ever Ethical?
October 25, 2018
Must we always be civil in our protests and activism?...
Disrupting Journalism Ethics
September 13, 2018
November 5, 2018: Can journalism ethics be revised to meet the new challenges to democracy?...
danah boyd on Digital Ethics
March 14, 2018
Watch Dr. danah boyd's talk on digital ethics, big data, and artificial intelligence....
News Media and Democracy
March 12, 2018
Dr. Talia Stroud (UT Austin) discusses how to engage newsrooms in the digital age....
News Media and Democracy
January 23, 2018
February 22, 2018: Can the news media save democracy? Can scholars save the news media?...
Hacking Big Data
January 19, 2018
March 6, 2018: danah boyd explores whether democracy and big data can coexist....
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....
New Media, Education, and Democracy
November 2, 2017
Dr. Gregory Pappas (Texas A&M) discusses the meaning of new media on democracy and education....
Media, Democracy, and Education
September 26, 2017
October 26, 2017: How do new media technologies affect our democracy and educational efforts?...