Doxing in the Name of Public Health
What ethical concerns accompany the use of internet shaming in the age of COVID-19?
Read More
Read More
Producing Fear for the Greater Good?
How much complexity can we overlook in persuading young adults to fight COVID-19?
Read More
Read More
Ethics and E-Cigarette Advertising
What ethical concerns arise in regulating e-cigarette advertising?
Read More
Read More
Limiting or Lifesaving?
Are there any ethical problems with banning anti-vaccination content from social media platforms?
Read More
Read More
Side Effects May Include Persuasion
What ethical concerns are raised by direct-to-consumer advertising for pharmaceutical products?
Read More
Read More
Don’t “Like” My Children
What could go wrong when parents share information about their children online?
Read More
Read More
How to Use Case Studies in Your Class
How to use case studies to integrate ethics content and skills in your classes.
Read More
Read More
First, Do No Harm?
What ethical issues arise when balancing doctor-patient confidentiality and the protection of third parties?
Read More
Read More
More cases coming soon!
Case studies produced by the Media Ethics Initiative remain the intellectual property of the Media Ethics Initiative and the University of Texas at Austin. They can be used in unmodified PDF form without permission for classroom use. For use in publications such as textbooks and other works, please contact the Media Ethics Initiative.