Events Press Freedom and Alternative Facts 10 Nov 2020 The Center for Media Engagement and Media Ethics Initiative Present: Press Freedom in the Age of Alternative Facts David McCraw Senior VP & Deputy General Counsel The New York Times…
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,…
Advertising/PR… Setting the Terms of the Debate 1 Oct 202021 Oct 2020 CASE STUDY: The Ethics of Strategic Framing in Political Advocacy Campaigns Case Study PDF | Additional Case Studies For several hundred years, anti-death penalty advocates in the United States argued that…
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… Political Speech or Legalized Bribery? 1 Sep 202021 Oct 2020 CASE STUDY: The Ethical Concerns Surrounding Lobbying Practices Case Study PDF| Additional Case Studies For those that cynically believe that politics is all about money, examples of corruption and bribery are…
Case Studies… Blurring the Line Between Reporting the Truth and Minimizing Harm 25 Aug 202021 Oct 2020 CASE STUDY: The Ethics of Showing the Faces of Protesters in News Coverage Case Study PDF | Additional Case Studies The Black Lives Matter movement erupted across the world after…
Art and Aesthetics… Picturing Justice for Kalief Browder 17 Aug 202021 Oct 2020 CASE STUDY: Documentary Film and the Ethics of Media Advocacy Case Study PDF | Additional Case Studies In 2010, Kalief Browder, a Black teen from the Bronx, was arrested and accused…