Events Metaphor and Post-Truth Rhetorics 8 Feb 20218 Feb 2021 The UT Austin Department of Communication Studies and the Center for Media Engagement Present: Metaphor’s Keepers: The Mobile Armies of Post-Truth Rhetorics Dr. Jenny Rice Associate Professor of Writing, Rhetoric,…
Case Studies… Stopping the Spread of Anti-Vax Memes 8 Feb 20213 Feb 2021 CASE STUDY: Social Media and Misinformation in the Covid-19 Pandemic Case Study PDF | Additional Case Studies Amid promising announcements from companies like Moderna and Pfizer on the progress of a…
Case Studies… Newsroom Objectivity in the Age of Black Lives Matter 20 Jan 202116 Jan 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…
Case Studies… The Ethics of Op-Eds 29 Dec 202017 Dec 2020 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…
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… 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…
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…