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"Ethics in the News" provides a forum for students to compare and comment on media ethics reporting from various news sources. It seeks to critically evaluate events and their coverage as it explores ethical issues and concepts.Categories
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Cheating Blog
Maria Karterouliotis I have heard that many students in college take part in contract cheating or paying for completed assessments. First, many students pay for college so that they are able to learn and gain skills that are going to … Continue reading
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Books Including “Gender Queer” Being Pulled from Schools, Sparking Controversy
In specific areas of the country, schools are responding to parents complaints by conducting audits of their school libraries, removing books which are considered to be too “sexually explicit” for students exposure. An individual board member this week brought up … Continue reading
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Chris Cuomo Faced Sexual Misconduct Accusation Before CNN Fired Him
Chris Cuomo was fired from CNN November 28th following the discovery that he is more entangled in his brother, Andrew Cuomo’s, political affairs than anyone had previously known. According to multiple sources including The New York Times and CBS news, … Continue reading
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In a merger of opposites, City of Hope to buy Cancer Treatment Centers of America for $390 million
City of Hope is a nonprofit hospital system in Los Angeles. In early December they decided they will purchase Cancer Treatment Centers of America for $390 million to bring together a hospital system famous for its research as well as … Continue reading
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Controversial Assisted Suicide Pod Cleared for Use in Switzerland
An assisted suicide pod in Switzerland was cleared for use in early December. The pod helps patients painlessly end their life by flooding the chamber with nitrogen. These pods almost act like a booth, where the person completely climbs into … Continue reading
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Hunter Biden’s Controversial Art Gallery Show Draws Fierce Critics
President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, had his first solo exhibition in Manhattan, New York in early November. There, he sold personal artwork and art pieces, which sold for up to $500,000 a piece. When Biden was struggling with various … Continue reading
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Travis Scott: A Tragedy and Lack of Tact
Astroworld, a music concert featuring Travis Scott, started as a festive event and ended in fatality. Crowds of Scott’s fans forced their way into an already crowded venue, pushing audience members up against barriers where they suffocated and trampled others. … Continue reading
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Facebook’s Rebranding: Development or Deception
Facebook has been under fire recently for it’s negligence in controlling the content that is on its platforms and for hiding research that indicates that some types of content that are frequent on the sites have demonstrated to be harmful … Continue reading
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Final Blog Post
Our group chose to focus on Virtue Signaling in the Communications Industry for our final project. Virtue signaling is a tactic commonly used by companies to create an image of being ethically sound in a way that doesn’t reflect actions. … Continue reading
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Jack Lawless Cheating Blog
Personally I do believe “cheating” to be unethical. While I do understand that many times the term cheating can be subjective, I do not believe that “cheating” is defined by one statement and all that can be categorized by cheating … Continue reading
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