Media Ethics Magazine

27/06/2023

Interested in the ethical challenges of in the classroom and beyond? Check out the latest issue of Media Ethics Magazine for some great articles and useful case studies on artificial intelligence and digital ! The Spring 2023 issue can be found here ->

The Magazine Serving Mass Communication Ethics

20/12/2022

Check out the latest issue of Media Ethics Magazine! It features engaging articles on robot rights and AI ethics, media ethics and remix theory, trauma and journalism, and on teaching media ethics. It also features three ethics case studies that focus on cancel culture at Teen Vogue, the ethics of DALL-E 2 and AI art, and the ethical challenges raised by the race for breaking news in journalism. The cases are all available in PDF form and are free to use in your courses.

The Magazine Serving Mass Communication Ethics

20/09/2022

When do popular TikTok trends become unethical?

15/08/2022

Educators: Consider using some of the 130+ ethics case studies created by the Media Ethics Initiative - UT Austin in your upcoming courses. Each is free for educational uses. The cases are concise and free-standing teaching tools that focus on cutting-edge topics in digital ethics, social media, free speech, art/aesthetics, health communication, advertising, political communication, journalism, film, and more. Each is available in PDF and includes a set of discussion questions perfect for stimulating discussion or writing. You can find the cases sorted into various categories here:

Center for Media Engagement

01/06/2022

Read the Spring 2022 issue of Media Ethics Magazine, now live at https://www.mediaethicsmagazine.com/. It features scholars reflecting on the future of libel law, the ethics of horror films, issues with balance and credibility in environmental reporting, and more. There are also ethics case studies on the ethics of using geo-tracking in journalism and on the ethics of TikTok trends. Each is available in PDF and both are free for use in your courses!

Published by the Center for Media Engagement and the Moody College of Communication - UT Austin.

The Magazine Serving Mass Communication Ethics

21/12/2021

The Fall 2021 issue of Media Ethics Magazine is now online at www.mediaethicsmagazine.com. It features scholarly articles on the moral psychology of media professionals, the importance of gratitude in media ethics, the ethics of studying the media use of individuals with intellectual disabilities, teaching media ethics with film, and more. There is a useful case study on the ethics of activist Instagram infographics, accompanied by two commentaries, perfect to use in your courses.

Published by the Center for Media Engagement and the Moody College of Communication - UT Austin.

The Magazine Serving Mass Communication Ethics

16/11/2021

Shadid Award Nomination

20/10/2021

Do cheapfakes raise new ethical problems in political communication?

19/07/2021

Read the latest issue of Media Ethics Magazine at the link below! It’s got a special forum on in a time of division, the ethics of public broadcasting, experts in coverage, and great case studies on the ethics of AppleNews+ and Unpublishing the news, each available in PDF and ready to use in your classes. Follow us for future issues! Center for Media Engagement

The Magazine Serving Mass Communication Ethics

20/01/2021

Is it good or bad for journalists to take personal stands on social movements? Check out the latest case study from Media Ethics Initiative - UT Austin on the controversial actions of the Pittsburg Post-Gazette regarding some of their journalists who cover Black Lives Matter protests.

What does objective reporting mean in covering the Black Lives Matter protests?

13/01/2021

Want to read about what three prominent journalists have to say about the media’s role in the recent presidential election? Check out the forum below featuring David Fahrenthold (Washington Post), Arthel Neville (Fox News), and Dan Rather (News and Guts). Part of the recent issue of Media Ethics published by the Center for Media Engagement.

As the year comes to a close, the Center for Media Engagement at the University of Texas at Austin invited three prominent journalists to join them for a virtual conversation on the media’s role in this year’s events: David Fahrenthold (Washington Post), Arthel Neville (Fox News), and Dan Rather...