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Spring 2022, Vol. 33, No. 2

  • The Future of Libel: Should Times v. Sullivan Be the Last Word?
  • The Ethical Edge of a Chainsaw, or How Horror Invites Us to Ponder the Limits of Our Experience
  • Effective Environmental Reporting in the Age of the Climate Crisis: Redefining Balance and Retaining Credibility
  • Surveillance, Journalism, and the Capitol Riot: Ethically Reporting on Data Exploitation and Geotracking [CASE STUDY]
  • The Ethics of TikTok Trends: “Getting Arrested” Videos and the Line Between Cringeworthy and Offensive [CASE STUDY]

The Future of Libel: Should Times v. Sullivan Be the Last Word?

BY EDWARD WASSERMAN

The Ethical Edge of a Chainsaw, or How Horror Invites Us to Ponder the Limits of Our Experience

BY KENDALL R. PHILLIPS

Effective Environmental Reporting in the Age of the Climate Crisis: Redefining Balance and Retaining Credibility

BY COURTNEY PERKINS

Surveillance, Journalism, and the Capitol Riot: Ethically Reporting on Data Exploitation and Geotracking [CASE STUDY]

BY HAILEY WAMMACK, KAT WILLIAMS, & SCOTT R. STROUD

The Ethics of TikTok Trends: “Getting Arrested” Videos and the Line Between Cringeworthy and Offensive [CASE STUDY]

BY CLAIRE COBURN AND JAMIE JELINEK
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Table of Contents, Spring 2022

The Future of Libel: Should Times v. Sullivan Be the Last Word?

BY EDWARD WASSERMAN

OneSideProFoto / Shutterstock.comOneSideProFoto / Shutterstock.comModernizing defamation protections for the digital age will require revisiting Times vs. Sullivan’s burden of proof, which is imposed on the very people most likely to be libeled; and obligating social media companies to police their operations to minimize reputational damage.      

The Ethical Edge of a Chainsaw, or How Horror Invites Us to Ponder the Limits of Our Experience

BY KENDALL R. PHILLIPS

Stefano Pollio / UnsplashStefano Pollio / UnsplashHorror films often portray violence and victimization, which raises ethical problems around what gets treated as entertainment. However, there might also be potential social benefits when these narratives invite serious reflection on social norms and practices.

Effective Environmental Reporting in the Age of the Climate Crisis: Redefining Balance and Retaining Credibility

BY COURTNEY PERKINS

Markus Spiske / UnsplashMarkus Spiske / UnsplashGiven that reporting on climate change has had limited effect on public opinion, what can journalists improve to better inform their audiences? Must journalists reimagine the concepts of balance, objectivity, and fairness in environmental reporting?

Surveillance, Journalism, and the Capitol Riot: Ethically Reporting on Data Exploitation and Geotracking [CASE STUDY]

BY HAILEY WAMMACK, KAT WILLIAMS, & SCOTT R. STROUD

lev radin / Shutterstock.comlev radin / Shutterstock.comSmartphone geo-tracking is typically harnessed for advertising purposes, but it can also be used by law enforcement to surveil. Is this practice an invasion of privacy or does it make society safer? 

The Ethics of TikTok Trends: “Getting Arrested” Videos and the Line Between Cringeworthy and Offensive [CASE STUDY]

BY CLAIRE COBURN AND JAMIE JELINEK

cottonbro from Pexelscottonbro from PexelsTikTok posters have uploaded video of themselves acting as if they are getting arrested. Critics charge that the videos are romanticizing arrest and trivializing police brutality. At what point does online content go beyond the merely offensive, such that platforms have an ethical obligation to curtail it?

Book Reviews – Spring 2022

BY KAT WILLIAMS

MIT PressMIT PressA Review of #HashtagActivism: Networks of Race and Gender Justice by Sarah J. Jackson, Moya Bailey, and Brooke Foucault Welles.

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