Media Ethics

Media Ethics

A collage of overlapping browser windows displays various images—symbols, people, gold bars, and abstract patterns—all connected by dashed red lines, evoking the tangled web of conspiracy theories.
Long-debunked conspiracies don’t disappear—they evolve and thrive in the age of algorithms.
A person with purple hands holds a phone displaying text messages that read, "OMG then what happened??.
Throughout history, the ability to tell increasingly believable stories has become available to more people. Kevin Ashton says that’s a blessing and a curse.
A medieval scribe sits at a desk, writing in a manuscript with quill and ink, surrounded by open books and a basket holding writing supplies.
"What’s happening now has, in fact, been happening since the very invention of language and writing."
A map and timeline of Flight MH370
Instead of giving the 239 suffering families and the public a true story, Netflix exploited a horrifying tragedy to push conspiracy theories.
Virtually anyone can now create convincing deepfakes. That doesn't mean you should.
liberal arts
Computerized, job-focused learning undercuts the true value of higher education. Liberal arts should be our model for the future.
Not only that, but AI learns what type of faces we like.