Free Speech… Defamation, Copyright, and Journalism in India 26 Jan 202225 Jan 2022 CASE STUDY: The Ethics of News Organizations Suing Press Watchdogs Case Study PDF | Additional Case Studies Though defamation suits against news organizations are not uncommon, it is uncommon for one…
Case Studies… Twitter’s Difficult Choice in India 26 Oct 202125 Oct 2021 CASE STUDY: Censorship to Preserve the Platform in Times of Crisis Case Study PDF | Additional Case Studies In early February 2021, the Indian government ordered Twitter to censor “more than…
Digital Ethics… A Tool for Racial Equality or Cancel Culture? 26 Apr 202121 Apr 2021 CASE STUDY: Yelp’s “Business Accused Of Racist Behavior” Alert Case Study PDF | Additional Case Studies Since the reinvigoration of Black Lives Matter during the summer of 2020, more and more…
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 202123 Mar 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 202123 Mar 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 202023 Mar 2021 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…