Overdoing Democracy: The Problem of Political Pola...
March 3, 2021
Robert Talisse draws from current findings regarding political polarization to argue that, as important a social good as democracy is, it is nonetheless possible for citizens to overdo it. Read More
Weather Media in the Public Sphere
May 2, 2019
What are the implications of our communication about weather for our democratic public sphere? Read More
Race, Democracy, and Media
April 16, 2019
How does America's struggle with current and past oppression intersect with media practices? Read More
The Ethical Study of Digital Fan Culture
February 26, 2019
March 26, 2019: What ethical challenges arise in researching digital fan culture? Read More
Media Freedom and the Middle East
February 6, 2019
February 19, 2019: How do you create media freedom in the Middle East? Read More
Journalism Ethics amid Irrational Publics: Disrupt...
November 14, 2018
What ethical challenges confront the public relations practitioner? Read More
Ethics in Public Relations
November 14, 2018
What ethical challenges confront the public relations practitioner? Read More
Is Incivility Ever Ethical?
October 25, 2018
Must we always be civil in our protests and activism? Read More
BYOD! Should We Really Ask New College Grads and ...
October 4, 2018
What ethical issues arise when we ask employees to use their own mobile devices? Read More
Moral Psychology and Media
September 12, 2018
September 19, 2018: What can psychology tell us about media ethics? Read More
The Ethics of Media Criticism
May 2, 2018
What are the ethics of media criticism in turbulent political times? Read More
What Exactly is Revenge Porn or Nonconsensual Porn...
April 20, 2018
[ARTICLE]: Is revenge porn really simple to identify and legislate? Read More
Media Ethics and Virtual Reality
April 18, 2018
What ethical issues are raised by the use of virtual reality in journalism? Read More
Robots, Algorithms, and Digital Ethics
April 4, 2018
Dr. David Gunkel (NIU) discusses robot rights and digital ethics. Read More
The Real Ethics of Fake News
March 20, 2018
Dr. Scott Stroud (UT Austin) explores the complex ethics of fake news. Read More
News Media and Democracy
March 12, 2018
Dr. Talia Stroud (UT Austin) discusses how to engage newsrooms in the digital age. Read More
Idealized Images of Women in the Media
March 2, 2018
Watch Dr. Kate Pounders (UT Austin) discuss idealized images of women in the media. Read More
Hacking Big Data: Discovering Vulnerabilities in a...
January 19, 2018
March 6, 2018: danah boyd explores whether democracy and big data can coexist. Read More
Ethics and the Appeal to Scientific Consensus in t...
December 11, 2017
Watch Dr. Jean Goodwin discuss the ethics of climate change communication. Read More
Dr. Scott Stroud on the Media Ethics Initiative
December 4, 2017
The Media Ethics Initiative examines the choices, consequences, and values involved in our communicative activities. Read More
The Dark Side of Social Media
November 27, 2017
A panel of experts discusses the dark side of social media. Read More
Panel Shines Light on the Dark Issues of Social Me...
November 16, 2017
[ARTICLE] What is the dark side of social media? A panel of experts discuss privacy concerns and more in our online lives. Read More
The Ethics of Climate Communication
November 7, 2017
An interview with Dr. Jean Goodwin about science communication, rhetoric, and ethics. Read More
Philosopher Discusses New Media’s Threat to ...
November 3, 2017
[ARTICLE] Gregory Pappas discusses how new media inhibits deeper learning and threatens the health of democracy. Read More
New Media, Education, and Democracy
November 2, 2017
Dr. Gregory Pappas (Texas A&M) discusses the meaning of new media on democracy and education. Read More
Moral Psychology on Why We Love Stories
October 27, 2017
Watch Dr. Robert Lewis (UT Austin) talk about moral psychology and our love of stories. Read More
Anthems and Activism in the NFL
October 16, 2017
Watch Dr. Michael Butterworth (UT Austin) discuss the ethical issues raised by the NFL anthem protests. Read More
The Ethics of Green Advertising
September 26, 2017
Watch Dr. Lucy Atkinson (UT Austin) talk about the promises and pitfalls of green consumption on Youtube! Read More
Rhetorics of the Good Life: Social Ontology, Ethic...
March 16, 2017
May 3, 2017: What is the nature of the good life and virtuous communication in the present social environment? Read More
Moral Psychology and Media Practice
March 8, 2017
April 10, 2017: How does human psychology inform media ethics? Read More
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 Read More
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? Read More
Journalism Ethics and Social Media
December 19, 2016
February 16, 2017: Journalistic ethics are no longer just for journalists. The digital media environment has flattened the information playing field, giving long-standing news institutions the same access to an audience as extremist propaganda, citizen bloggers and you: yes you. We’re all gatekeepers now... Read More
Journalism and Media Bias
December 13, 2016
January 31, 2017: Is the media biased? How do you even start to answer that question? Join us for a provocative talk by Dr. Robert Jensen... Read More
Ambedkar, Social Justice, and Buddhist Right Speec...
December 12, 2016
January 24, 2017: Following the 2013 release of Navayana's annotated critical edition of B. R. Ambedkar's Annihilation of Caste with an introductory essay by Arundhati Roy, Dalit (ex-Untouchable) activists angrily charged that Roy and the publisher were unqualified to write on Ambedkar by virtue of their high-caste backgrounds. We examine this war of words in the context of Ambedkar's career as the leading voice for Untouchable human rights and as principal draftsman of India's Constitution. We compare the attack on Navayana's Annihilation of Caste to the original attack on Ambedkar's 1936 speech. Read More
Trump, Clinton, and the Race for the Presidency
December 9, 2016
November 2, 2016: From their announcement speeches to the final debate, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have rhetorically constructed portraits of American democracy in their campaign rhetoric. What do those portraits look like? How are they constructed? Read More
Advertising, Ethics, and Culture
December 9, 2016
October 13, 2016: How do advertising practitioners in other cultures confront ethical issues? Read More