Case Studies… Who’s Helping Who in the Game of Lobbying? 27 Oct 202027 Oct 2020 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,…
Case Studies… Quelling Interference or Dissent? 20 Oct 202021 Oct 2020 CASE STUDY: Tumblr’s Decision to Delete “Russian Psyop” Blogs Case Study PDF | Additional Case Studies In May 2017, former FBI director Robert Mueller was appointed as special counsel to lead an…
Case Studies… Putting the President in Check 19 Oct 202021 Oct 2020 CASE STUDY: Should Twitter Factcheck Trump's Misleading Tweets? Case Study PDF | Additional Case Studies Twitter made both headlines and enemies after labeling a tweet from President Donald Trump as containing…
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Case Studies… The Ethics of Word Choice 28 Sep 202021 Oct 2020 CASE STUDY: Equivocation and Ambiguity in Political Communication Case Study PDF | Additional Case Studies A July 2020 fundraising email for Marco Rubio for Senate sent from the Republican fundraising platform WinRed…
Case Studies… Freedom Of Skepticism and the President 17 Sep 202021 Oct 2020 CASE STUDY: Trump’s Refutation of Expertise During the Covid-19 Pandemic Case Study PDF | Additional Case Studies As of September, the United States has seen over 170,000 deaths due to the…
Case Studies… Angry for Change 8 Sep 202021 Oct 2020 CASE STUDY: The Ethics of Politicized Outrage Case Study PDF | Additional Case Studies Despite its reputation as a less-than-desirable or even destructive emotion, numerous studies have found anger to be…