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…
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Case Studies… TikTok, Time to Snitch 21 Oct 202021 Oct 2020 CASE STUDY: The Ethics of Shaming Collegiate COVID-19 Violations on Social Media Case Study PDF | Additional Case Studies With the start of a new semester amidst a global pandemic, colleges…
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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…
Case Studies… Celebrity Death in the Media 5 Oct 202021 Oct 2020 CASE STUDY: The Controversial News Coverage of Kobe Bryant's Death Case Study PDF | Additional Case Studies On January 26, 2020, basketball legend Kobe Bryant tragically died in a helicopter crash…
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…