Digital Ethics
Social Media Activism or Mere Slacktivism?
February 27, 2019
When online activists vow to make a villain famous, what could go wrong?
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The Ethical Study of Digital Fan Culture
February 26, 2019
March 26, 2019: What ethical challenges arise in researching digital fan culture?
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Media Freedom and the Middle East
February 6, 2019
February 19, 2019: How do you create media freedom in the Middle East?
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“One Does Not Simply Create a Meme”
January 14, 2019
When does the creation and sharing of internet memes go too far?
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Just Do It?
December 12, 2018
Did Nike do too much in their use of Colin Kaepernick and others in their recent advertising campaign?
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Does the Photo Fit the News?
December 11, 2018
What happens when a powerful image becomes the face of the immigration debate?
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Digital Immortality on an App
December 10, 2018
When AI chatbots let us talk with the dead, what ethical issues might haunt us?
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Is It Only A Game?
December 6, 2018
First-person shooter video games are popular. But are they ethical to enjoy?
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“Some of My Best Friends are Internet Vigilantes”
December 5, 2018
What are the ethical issues that arise with naming and shaming racists online?
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How Can I Be So Mean to Myself?
December 4, 2018
What are the ethical concerns with the new phenomena of digital self-harm?
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Don’t “Like” My Children
November 28, 2018
What could go wrong when parents share information about their children online?
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When Actors Become Characters
November 26, 2018
What are the ethics of fictional works created by fans that involve real people as characters?
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Filtering Out Cyberbullying
November 23, 2018
What are the ethical issues raised by Instagram's efforts to filter out cyberbullying?
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To Catfish or Not to Catfish?
November 15, 2018
What are the ethical problems with "catfishing" online?
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Gaming the System?
November 4, 2018
What are the ethical problems with cheating in Fortnite?
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Boldly Going Where Studios Have Gone Before
October 31, 2018
When does fan fiction cross the line from inspired creativity to unethical stealing?
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AI and Online Hate Speech
September 25, 2018
Can AI save us from online hate speech? Or will it learn our worst traits?
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Google Assistant and the Ethics of AI
September 24, 2018
What ethical issues arise when realistic-sounding AI is used in human interactions?
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Moral Psychology and Media
September 12, 2018
September 19, 2018: What can psychology tell us about media ethics?
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Media Ethics and Mobile Devices
September 12, 2018
September 25, 2018: What ethical issues are raised by cell phones at work?
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No Comment
September 4, 2018
What are the ethical issues involved in closing news website comment sections in a democracy?
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Virtual Reality, Immersive Media, and Journalism
August 28, 2018
What are the ethics of using virtual reality in real journalism?
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Finsta Fad
April 30, 2018
What are the real ethical issues raised by fake Instagram accounts?
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Swipe Right to Expose
April 26, 2018
What happens when journalism meets dating apps at the Rio Olympics?
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Biometrics, Data, and Privacy
April 17, 2018
Does national security trade off with privacy in biometric identification?
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Dying to Be Online
April 12, 2018
What could go wrong when you die on Facebook?
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Virtual Reality and Media Ethics
January 26, 2018
April 10, 2018: What does virtual reality mean for digital ethics and journalism?
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Robots, Algorithms, and Digital Ethics
January 19, 2018
April 3, 2018: Do robots have rights? What do robots mean for digital ethics?
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Hacking Big Data
January 19, 2018
March 6, 2018: danah boyd explores whether democracy and big data can coexist.
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The Dark Side of Social Media
October 3, 2017
November 6, 2017: What is the dark side to our social media use? What can be done to improve our social media landscape?
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Media, Democracy, and Education
September 26, 2017
October 26, 2017: How do new media technologies affect our democracy and educational efforts?
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Stressing Ethics in an Unfiltered Age
March 3, 2017
It is more important than ever for members of the media to stay ethical and informed, according to Mary Bock, associate professor of in the School of Journalism, during a talk
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