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Imperfections or Revealing Mistakes on Twitter?
November 30, 2022
What ethical concerns arise when Twitter users can edit their tweets?...
Can Journalists also be Activists?
October 31, 2022
What does objective reporting mean in covering the Black Lives Matter protests?...
Historical Accuracy in Entertainment Media
August 10, 2022
How accurate do historical dramas like "The Crown" need to be?...
Democratizing the Best or Enabling the Worst?
January 13, 2022
Is Amazon's easy self-publishing good or bad for democracy?...
A Tool for Racial Equality or Cancel Culture?
April 26, 2021
Should Yelp be in the business of branding businesses as racist?...
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?...
Sex, Drugs, and Hijabs on Netflix
September 21, 2020
Is Netflix's "Elite" a case of creative filmmaking or Muslim stereotyping?...
Freedom Of Skepticism and the Social Responsibilit...
September 17, 2020
How much skepticism of experts is ethical for powerful leaders during a pandemic?...
Gaming Platforms and Shocking Speech
September 14, 2020
When the gaming platform Twitch wants to police the speech of its users, what could go wrong?...
Doxing in the Name of Public Health
July 6, 2020
Is it ethical to name and shame those that violate travel precautions in the COVID-19 pandemic?...
Fighting (Online) Fire with Fire?
June 22, 2020
What are the ethics of using counterspeech to fight online harassment?...
Are there Bigger Fish to Fry in the Struggle for A...
April 13, 2020
Is PETA right that our anti-animal sayings do more harm than good?...
Actors Playing Protestors in Real Life
March 19, 2020
What are the ethics of Bollywood celebrities joining popular protest movements--and the calls to "cancel" their careers?...
Dramatization or Falsification?
February 17, 2020
How far can films about journalists push the truth for dramatic effects?...
Ethics and E-Cigarette Advertising
January 20, 2020
What ethical concerns arise in regulating e-cigarette advertisements?...
Green is the New Color of Money
April 30, 2019
What are the ethical concerns with "greenwashing" in advertisements to sell products?...
Limiting or Lifesaving?
April 9, 2019
Are there any ethical problems with banning anti-vaccination content from social media platforms?...
Halloween Hijinks and Internet Shaming
April 3, 2019
What ethical decisions await those dressing up for Halloween--and those reacting to racially insensitive costumes?...
The Ethics of Computer-Generated Actors
February 13, 2019
What ethical concerns arise when filmmakers use CGI to resurrect dead actors?...
Media Freedom and the Middle East
February 6, 2019
February 19, 2019: How do you create media freedom in the Middle East?...
When Does Artistic Creativity Become the Exploitat...
January 22, 2019
What ethical concerns arise when a prominent photographic artist uses her children in her work?...
When Actors Become Characters
November 26, 2018
What are the ethics of fictional works created by fans that involve real people as characters?...
Filtering Out Cyberbullying
November 23, 2018
What are the ethical issues raised by Instagram's efforts to filter out cyberbullying?...
Boldly Going Where Studios Have Gone Before
October 31, 2018
When does fan fiction cross the line from inspired creativity to unethical stealing?...
Is Incivility Ever Ethical?
October 25, 2018
Must we always be civil in our protests and activism?...
What Exactly is Revenge Porn or Nonconsensual Porn...
April 20, 2018
[ARTICLE]: Is revenge porn really simple to identify and legislate?...
Anonymity, Doxing, and the Ethics of Reddit
April 4, 2018
What ethical issues are created in Reddit's attempts to clean up its act?...
Bullying our First Amendment?
March 19, 2018
What are the legal and ethical implications of bullying by text message?...
Free Speech and the Ethics of Protest
March 14, 2018
What are the ethics of free speech and controversial protests?...
Ethical Issues in the Fight Against Revenge Porn
March 1, 2017
March 21, 2017: What are the ethical issues involved in online revenge porn, and what tough ethical decisions are involved in fighting it?...