Media Ethics | Health Communication
Communicating the Origin of COVID-19
April 16, 2024
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, originated from Wuhan, China, in late 2019. Since then, SARS-CoV-2 has spread across the world and has claimed over 6 million lives as of April 2023. To develop better treatments for the virus and prevent another global pandemic, many scientists have worked to pinpoint… Read More
Scientists as Superheroes?
February 22, 2024
How can scientists ethically and effectively communicate urgent information? Read More
Psychedelic Hype
July 18, 2023
What are the ethics of communicating new research on psychedelic drugs? Read More
How Much Emotion Can Health Campaigns Ethically Ev...
March 15, 2021
How far can health campaigns go in convincing people to eat healthy meals? 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
The Ethics of Digital Contact Tracing
January 28, 2021
What worries arise when we use digital contact tracing to fight COVID-19? Read More
Freedom Of Skepticism and the Social Responsibilit...
September 17, 2020
How much skepticism of experts is ethical for powerful leaders during a pandemic? Read More
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? 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
Ethics and E-Cigarette Advertising
January 20, 2020
What ethical concerns arise in regulating e-cigarette advertisements? Read More
Limiting or Lifesaving?
April 9, 2019
Are there any ethical problems with banning anti-vaccination content from social media platforms? Read More
Is It Only A Game?
December 6, 2018
First-person shooter video games are popular. But are they ethical to enjoy? Read More
How Can I Be So Mean to Myself?
December 4, 2018
What are the ethical concerns with the new phenomena of digital self-harm? Read More
Side Effects May Include Persuasion
December 3, 2018
What ethical concerns are raised by direct-to-consumer advertising for pharmaceutical products? Read More
Don’t “Like” My Children
November 28, 2018
What could go wrong when parents share information about their children online? Read More
First, Do No Harm?
May 7, 2018
What ethical issues arise when balancing doctor-patient confidentiality and the protection of third parties? Read More