Media Ethics | Political Communication
Can Artificial Intelligence improve Democracy?
February 27, 2025
Can AI chatbots help politicians communicate with their constituencies? Read More
Is Coordinated Political Activity on Social Media ...
October 13, 2022
Are coordinated political campaigns ethical? Read More
All (Free) Press is Good Press
May 12, 2022
How should journalists cover inflammatory politicians? Read More
The Latest in Dirty Campaign Tricks?
October 20, 2021
Do cheapfakes raise new ethical problems in political communication? Read More
Ethical Targeting or Transgressing Ethics?
March 30, 2021
Is it ethical to use personalized data to target voters in political ad campaigns? Read More
The Ethics of Op-Eds
December 29, 2020
Should newspapers run controversial or offensive op-ed pieces? Read More
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? Read More
Who’s Helping Who in the Game of Lobbying?
October 27, 2020
What are the ethical risks and rewards of political lobbying? Read More
Setting the Terms of the Debate
October 1, 2020
What ethical trade-offs accompany different ways of framing advocacy campaigns in political communication? Read More
The Ethics of Word Choice
September 28, 2020
Is ambiguity and creative wordplay ethical in political communication? 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
Angry for Change
September 8, 2020
Is anger - and angry political rhetoric - good for democracy? Read More
Political Speech or Legalized Bribery?
September 1, 2020
Lobbying may be legal in politics, but is it ethical? Read More
Campaign Promises and Vague Rhetoric
August 12, 2020
What are the ethical uses and abuses when it comes to using ambiguity in political communication? Read More
The Paradox of Pathos
August 1, 2020
What are the ethical promises and perils of using emotional messages in politics? Read More
Ghosting the People?
July 13, 2020
Is using a ghostwriter in presidential communication ethical? Read More
Whose Image is It to Use?
July 9, 2020
What ethical choices lie behind the use of images for advocacy campaigns? Read More
Pandemic Prime Time for the Cuomo Brothers
May 26, 2020
What ethical concerns arise with the brotherly interactions between Governor Cuomo and journalist Cuomo? Read More
Politics in the Age of Digital Information Overloa...
May 21, 2020
What are the ethics of Facebook allowing potentially misleading political ads? Read More
Campaigning for Your Enemies
May 7, 2020
Is it ethical to campaign for opponents you know you can beat? Read More
Misinformation, Social Media, and the Price of Pol...
March 25, 2020
Is banning paid political advertising on social media good for democracy? Read More
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? Read More
Greta Thunberg and Her Harsh Critics
January 30, 2020
What are the ethics of criticizing young political activists like Greta Thunberg? Read More
The Ethics of Anonymous Criticism in Political Jou...
January 22, 2020
What are the ethical implications of using anonymous political sources in journalism? Read More
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? Read More
No Comment
November 12, 2019
What are the ethical issues involved in closing news website comment sections in a democracy? Read More