Digital Ethics… The Latest in Dirty Campaign Tricks? 28 Oct 202125 Oct 2021 CASE STUDY: Cheapfakes and the Ethics of Political Communication Case Study PDF | Additional Case Studies On May 23, 2019, Rudy Giuliani (then-President Trump’s personal attorney and advisor) tweeted what appeared…
Advertising/PR… Ethical Targeting or Transgressing Ethics? 30 Mar 202123 Mar 2021 CASE STUDY: The Ethics of Using Psychographic Data in Political Campaigns Case Study PDF | Additional Case Studies In 2016, the United Kingdom held a referendum on whether or not it…
Free Speech… Newsroom Objectivity in the Age of Black Lives Matter 20 Jan 202123 Mar 2021 CASE STUDY: Controversy at the Pittsburg Post-Gazette Case Study PDF | Additional Case Studies The Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement has experienced increased media prominence six years after its original inception in…
Free Speech… The Ethics of Op-Eds 29 Dec 202023 Mar 2021 CASE STUDY: The Debate over Controversial Opinion Pieces in Newspapers Case Study PDF | Additional Case Studies The New York Times’ Editorial Editor, James Bennet, recently resigned from his position amid backlash…
Case Studies… The News We Desire 27 Dec 202023 Mar 2021 CASE STUDY: Are Partisan News Outlets Good for Democracy? Case Study PDF | Additional Case Studies As allegations concerning whether President Donald Trump unethically sought foreign aid from Ukrainian officials in…
Journalism… Greed or Good Intentions in Investigative Journalism? 21 Dec 202023 Mar 2021 CASE STUDY: The Controversy over Bob Woodward's Rage Case Study PDF | Additional Case Studies Any journalist in the United States is likely familiar with the name Bob Woodward. Along with his…
Case Studies… Who’s Helping Who in the Game of Lobbying? 27 Oct 202023 Mar 2021 CASE STUDY: The Ethical Challenges of Lobbying as Free Congressional Labor Case Study PDF | Additional Case Studies Most Americans think that special interests have too much power in Washington (De Witte,…