tag - democracy

Can Journalists also be Activists?

October 31, 2022

What does objective reporting mean in covering the Black Lives Matter protests?...
Can Journalists also be Activists?

Democratizing the Best or Enabling the Worst?

January 13, 2022

Is Amazon's easy self-publishing good or bad for democracy?...
Democratizing the Best or Enabling the Worst?

Reporting on the Night Stalker

July 14, 2021

How far should journalists go in covering a deadly serial killer?...
Reporting on the Night Stalker

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....
Overdoing Democracy: The Problem of Political Polarization

The Ethics of News Paywalls

February 15, 2021

Are news paywalls good for journalism and democracy?...
The Ethics of News Paywalls
Stopping the Spread of Anti-Vax Memes

Stopping the Spread of Anti-Vax Memes

February 8, 2021

Should platforms censor anti-vaccination memes to help end the pandemic?...
Stopping the Spread of Anti-Vax Memes

Newsroom Objectivity in the Age of Black Lives Mat...

January 20, 2021

What does objective reporting mean in covering the Black Lives Matter protests?...
Newsroom Objectivity in the Age of Black Lives Matter

The Ethics of Op-Eds

December 29, 2020

Should newspapers run controversial or offensive op-ed pieces?...
The Ethics of Op-Eds

The News We Desire

December 27, 2020

Are partisan news outlets good for our democracy?...
The News We Desire

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?...
Greed or Good Intentions in Investigative Journalism?

TikTok, Time to Snitch

October 21, 2020

Is it ethical to use TikTok to shame fellow college students who violate COVID-19 guidelines?...
TikTok, Time to Snitch

Quelling Interference or Dissent?

October 20, 2020

Did Tumblr's purge of Russian misinformation accounts go too far?...
Quelling Interference or Dissent?

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?...
Putting the President in Check

Celebrity Death in the Media

October 5, 2020

What challenges arise when the media covers dead celebrities who were both loved and hated?...
Celebrity Death in the Media

Blurring the Line Between Reporting the Truth and ...

August 25, 2020

Should journalists show the faces of protesters in news coverage?...
Blurring the Line Between Reporting the Truth and Minimizing Harm

Objectivity in Journalism

July 28, 2020

What are the challenges of objectivity in journalism?...
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?...
Producing Fear for the Greater Good?

Can Artificial Intelligence Reprogram the Newsroom...

April 27, 2020

As artificial intelligence plays an increasing role in newsrooms, what ethical issues arise?...
Can Artificial Intelligence Reprogram the Newsroom?

Images of Death in the Media

April 2, 2020

What ethical challenges arise when the media uses images of the dead?...
Images of Death in the Media

Misinformation, Social Media, and the Price of Pol...

March 25, 2020

Is banning paid political advertising on social media good for democracy?...
Misinformation, Social Media, and the Price of Political Persuasion

Beer Cans and Cancel Culture

February 5, 2020

What are the ethical challenges when journalism and cancel culture merge?...
Beer Cans and Cancel Culture

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?...
How Vigilant Should Cable News Be About Political Messages?

Greta Thunberg and Her Harsh Critics

January 30, 2020

What are the ethics of criticizing young political activists like Greta Thunberg?...
Greta Thunberg and Her Harsh Critics

The Ethics of Anonymous Criticism in Political Jou...

January 22, 2020

What are the ethical implications of using anonymous political sources in journalism?...
The Ethics of Anonymous Criticism in Political 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?...
Fighting the Amazon Fires with Misinformation

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?...
Secret Facebook Groups and the Ethics of Democracy

Weather Media in the Public Sphere

May 2, 2019

What are the implications of our communication about weather for our democratic public sphere?...
Weather Media in the 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?...
Race, Democracy, and Media

Disrupting Journalism Ethics

November 14, 2018

What ethical challenges confront the public relations practitioner?...
Disrupting Journalism Ethics

Is Incivility Ever Ethical?

October 25, 2018

Must we always be civil in our protests and activism?...
Is Incivility Ever Ethical?

Disrupting Journalism Ethics

September 13, 2018

November 5, 2018: Can journalism ethics be revised to meet the new challenges to democracy?...
Disrupting Journalism Ethics

danah boyd on Digital Ethics

March 14, 2018

Watch Dr. danah boyd's talk on digital ethics, big data, and artificial intelligence....
danah boyd on Digital Ethics

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

News Media and Democracy

January 23, 2018

February 22, 2018: Can the news media save democracy? Can scholars save the news media?...
News Media and Democracy

Hacking Big Data

January 19, 2018

March 6, 2018: danah boyd explores whether democracy and big data can coexist....
Hacking Big Data

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....
Philosopher Discusses New Media’s Threat to 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....
New Media, Education, and Democracy

Media, Democracy, and Education

September 26, 2017

October 26, 2017: How do new media technologies affect our democracy and educational efforts?...
Media, Democracy, and Education