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  Media Criticism in Turbulent Times

  April 25, 2018: What is the role of media criticism in our turbulent political times? Continue reading →

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  Virtual Reality and Media Ethics

  April 10, 2018: What does virtual reality mean for digital ethics and journalism? Continue reading →

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  News Media and Democracy

  February 22, 2018: Can the news media save democracy? Can scholars save the news media? Continue reading →

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  Robots, Algorithms, and Digital Ethics

  April 3, 2018: Do robots have rights? What do robots mean for digital ethics? Continue reading →

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  Hacking Big Data

  March 6, 2018: danah boyd explores whether democracy and big data can coexist. Continue reading →

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  The Real Ethics of Fake News

  February 27, 2018: What ethical challenges wait for us in the fight against fake news? Continue reading →

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  Idealized Images of Women in the Media

  February 6, 2018: What are the ethical problems with representations of women in the media? Continue reading →

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  The Dark Side of Social Media

  November 6, 2017: What is the dark side to our social media use? What can be done to improve our social media landscape? Continue reading…

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  Stories, Ethics, and Media Psychology

  October 19, 2017: What are the ethical implications of mediated stories? Continue reading →

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  Anthems and Activism in the NFL

  October 11, 2017: What are the ethics of the NFL anthem protests and the media coverage of them? Continue reading →

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  Media, Democracy, and Education

  October 26, 2017: How do new media technologies affect our democracy and educational efforts? Continue reading →

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  Ethics and Climate Communication

  November 14, 2017: What are the ethical choices being made when arguers claim that there is a scientific consensus backing their stance on climate change?…

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  The Ethics of Green Advertising

  September 21, 2017: Interested in the ethics of green advertising and the push for sustainability? Listen to Dr. Lucy Atkinson (UT Austin) talk about her…

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  Rhetorics of the Good Life

  May 3, 2017: What is the nature of the good life and virtuous communication in the present social environment? Continue reading →

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  Moral Psychology and Media Practice

  April 10, 2017: How does human psychology inform media ethics? Continue reading →

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  Cosmopolitan Media Ethics

  April 4, 2017: What happens when ethics meets globalized and changing media technology? Continue reading →

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  Ethical Issues in the Fight Against Revenge Porn

  March 21, 2017: What are the ethical issues involved in online revenge porn, and what tough ethical decisions are involved in fighting it? Continue reading…