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The Ethics of News Paywalls
February 15, 2021
Are news paywalls good for journalism and democracy?...

Misinformation, Social Media, and the Price of Pol...
March 25, 2020
Is banning paid political advertising on social media good for democracy?...

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?...

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?...

Fake News and Real Tensions
October 28, 2019
Throughout the rising tensions following the Pulwama attack in Kashmir, there was a relatively new element of the contemporary Indo-Pakistani conflict: fake news....

Disrupting Journalism Ethics
September 13, 2018
November 5, 2018: Can journalism ethics be revised to meet the new challenges to democracy?...

News Awareness in Fresno, Kansas City, and Macon
August 24, 2018
Our researchers surveyed 4,584 people in three U.S. news markets and found that people generally read national news more, but they perceived local news somewhat more favorably. Nearly 90% felt at least somewhat confident they could spot "fake news," but less than three-quarters of the people could correctly select fake headlines....

Fake News, Fake Porn, and AI
March 29, 2018
What are the ethical issues involved in the use of AI in creating fake video content?...

The Real Ethics of Fake News
March 20, 2018
Dr. Scott Stroud (UT Austin) explores the complex ethics of fake news....

The Real Ethics of Fake News
January 19, 2018
February 27, 2018: What ethical challenges wait for us in the fight against fake news?...