Ethics, Info, Tech: Contested Voices, Values, Spaces

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Saturday, May 14, 2011

Band of Academic-Plagiarism Sleuths Undoes German Politicians; Chronicle of Higher Education, 5/12/11

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Aisha Labi, Chronicle of Higher Education; Band of Academic-Plagiarism Sleuths Undoes German Politicians : "The revelations of how exte...

Secret Archive of Ulster Troubles Faces Subpoena; New York Times, 5/13/11

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Jim Dwyer, New York Times; Secret Archive of Ulster Troubles Faces Subpoena : "The interviewers, working for an oral history project at...

Facebook, Foe of Anonymity, Is Forced to Explain a Secret; New York Times, 5/13/11

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Miguel Helft, New York Times; Facebook, Foe of Anonymity, Is Forced to Explain a Secret : "Now, Facebook is being taken to task for try...
Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Faculty at For-Profits Allege Constant Pressure to Keep Students Enrolled; Chronicle of Higher Education, 5/8/11

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Kelly Field, Chronicle of Higher Education; Faculty at For-Profits Allege Constant Pressure to Keep Students Enrolled : "Faculty compla...
Tuesday, April 26, 2011

A Journal’s Statement May Aid a Harvard Researcher Accused of Misconduct; New York Times,

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Nicholas Wade, New York Times; A Journal’s Statement May Aid a Harvard Researcher Accused of Misconduct : "In a positive development f...

Treasures Pose Ethics Issues for Smithsonian; New York Times, 4/24/11

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Kate Taylor, New York Times; Treasures Pose Ethics Issues for Smithsonian : "Kimberly L. Faulk, a marine archeologist and vice chairwom...
Sunday, April 24, 2011

The Pay Wall’s the Thing; New York Times, The Ethicist,4/22/11

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Ariel Kaminer, New York Times, The Ethicist; The Pay Wall’s the Thing : "I’m a 24-year-old freelance journalist who’s still somewhat de...

[Podcast] Greg Mortenson; CBS's 60 Minutes, 4/17/11

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[Podcast] CBS's 60 Minutes; Greg Mortenson : "He has written inspiring best sellers, including "Three Cups of Tea," but a...

[Podcast] The Problem of Sock Puppets; OnTheMedia.org, 4/22/11

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[Podcast] OnTheMedia.org; The Problem of Sock Puppets : "This month, a user on the website Metafilter started a thread critiquing Dilbe...

Stumbling Into Bad Behavior; New York Times, 4/20/11

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Max H. Bazerman and Ann E. Tenbrunsel, New York Times; Stumbling Into Bad Behavior : "Regulators, prosecutors and journalists tend to f...

The Crash and Burn of an Autism Guru; New York Times, 4/20/11

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Susan Dominus, New York Times; The Crash and Burn of an Autism Guru : "In Britain, the General Medical Council revoked Wakefield’s medi...

Roommate Faces Hate-Crime Charges in Rutgers Case; New York Times, 4/20/11

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Lisa W. Foderaro, New York Times; Roommate Faces Hate-Crime Charges in Rutgers Case : "A New Jersey grand jury on Wednesday indicted th...

Busy Job of Judging Video-Game Content to Be Ceded to Machines; New York Times, 4/17/11

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Seth Schiesel, New York Times; Busy Job of Judging Video-Game Content to Be Ceded to Machines : "Starting on Monday the ratings board p...
Saturday, April 23, 2011

Nevada senator Ensign resigns under ethics cloud; Reuters, 4/21/11

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JoAnne Allen, Reuters; Nevada senator Ensign resigns under ethics cloud : "Nevada Republican John Ensign, who admitted having an extram...
Monday, April 11, 2011

Sandra Day O'Connor Faulted By Critics On Ethics; Associated Press via HuffingtonPost.com, 4/10/11

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Mark Sherman, Associated Press via HuffingtonPost.com; Sandra Day O'Connor Faulted By Critics On Ethics : "Hellman, the Pittsburgh ...
Sunday, April 10, 2011

Phone hacking: Rupert Murdoch 'urged Gordon Brown' to halt Labour attacks; Guardian, 4/9/11

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Toby Helm and James Robinson, Guardian; Phone hacking: Rupert Murdoch 'urged Gordon Brown' to halt Labour attacks : "Rupert Mur...

Feel Like a Wallflower? Maybe It’s Your Facebook Wall; New York Times, 4/9/11

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Jenna Wortham, New York Times; Feel Like a Wallflower? Maybe It’s Your Facebook Wa ll: "My problem is emblematic of the digital era. It...

Erasing the Digital Past; New York Times, 4/1/11

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Nick Bilton, New York Times; Erasing the Digital Past : "The company he used, Reputation.com, is among a growing corps of online reputa...
Saturday, April 9, 2011

British Tabloid Accepts Blame in Cell Hacking; New York Times, 4/8/11

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Sarah Lyall, New York Times; British Tabloid Accepts Blame in Cell Hacking : "Faced with a cascade of lawsuits and a widening police in...

Author’s Heirs Uncensor a Classic War Novel; New York Times, 4/4/11

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Julie Bosman, New York Times; Author’s Heirs Uncensor a Classic War Novel : "When the classic novel “From Here to Eternity” was publish...

Dark Past in Balkan War Intrudes on New Life; New York Times, 4/3/11

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Malcolm Gay, New York Times; Dark Past in Balkan War Intrudes on New Life : "“Anything she done, it was army connected,” said Ms. Loman...

Meet the New Ethicist; New York Times, 3/11/11

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Ariel Kaminer, New York Times; Meet the New Ethicist : "I wasn’t hired because I am a paragon of ethics or a role model, but because th...
Saturday, April 2, 2011

Paterson Teacher Suspended Over a Post on Facebook; New York Times, 4/1/11

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Winnie Hu, New York Times; Paterson Teacher Suspended Over a Post on Facebook : "Jonathan Zimmerman, a New York University history prof...
Thursday, March 31, 2011

Nixon Library Opens a Door Some Would Prefer Left Closed; New York Times, 3/31/11

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Adam Nagourney, New York Times; Nixon Library Opens a Door Some Would Prefer Left Closed : "The unveiling ended a nearly yearlong strug...
Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Google's FTC Settlement Over Privacy Breach Makes History; HuffingtonPost.com, 3/30/11

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Bianca Bosker, HuffingtonPost.com; Google's FTC Settlement Over Privacy Breach Makes History : "Google's settlement is unpreced...
Monday, March 28, 2011

Nickelodeon launches anti-bullying campaign; Associated Press, 3/28/11

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David Bauder, Associated Press; Nickelodeon launches anti-bullying ca mpaign: "Half of young people ages 14-24 said they had been the v...

Doctors Should Ask Kids: Are You On Facebook?; NPR, 3/28/11

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NPR; Doctors Should Ask Kids: Are You On Facebook? : "If the pediatrician wants to know if your kids are on Facebook, it's not bec...

Ethical Quandary for Social Sites; New York Times, 3/27/11

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Jennifer Preston, New York Times; Ethical Quandary for Social Sites : "Ebele Okobi-Harris, the director of the business and human right...
Sunday, March 27, 2011

It’s Tracking Your Every Move and You May Not Even Know; New York Times, 3/26/11

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Noam Cohen, New York Times; It’s Tracking Your Every Move and You May Not Even Know : "In the United States, telecommunication companie...

A Girl’s Nude Photo, and Altered Lives; New York Times, 3/26/11

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Jan Hoffman, New York Times; A Girl’s Nude Photo, and Altered Lives : "Around the country, law enforcement officials and educators are ...
Saturday, March 26, 2011

Paper Admits to Plagiarism by Reporter; New York Times, 3/16/11

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Tanzina Vega, New York Times; Paper Admits to Plagiarism by Reporter : "The Washington Post published an editor’s note on its Web site ...
Tuesday, March 22, 2011

"Huckleberry Finn" and the N-word debate; CBS 60 Minutes, 3/18/11

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CBS 60 Minutes; "Huckleberry Finn" and the N-word debate : ""Are you censoring Twain?" correspondent Byron Pitts as...

Gains, and Drawbacks, for Female Professors; New York Times, 3/21/11

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Kate Zernike, New York Times; Gains, and Drawbacks, for Female Professors : "Despite an effort to educate colleagues about bias in lett...
Saturday, March 19, 2011

[Editorial] A New Internet Privacy Law?; New York Times, 3/18/11

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[Editorial] New York Times; A New Internet Privacy Law ? : "This week, the Obama administration called for legislation to protect consu...
Friday, March 18, 2011

[Podcast] Tracing The 'Immortal' Cells Of Henrietta Lacks; NPR's Fresh Air, 3/18/11

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[Podcast] [Interview originally broadcast on February 2, 2010.] NPR's Fresh Air; Tracing The 'Immortal' Cells Of Henrietta Lacks...

Corbett ignores opinion polls on taxes and budget cuts; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 3/18/11

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Luara Olson and Tracie Mauriello, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Corbett ignores opinion polls on taxes and budget cuts : "Scranton architect...

[Editorial] The U.C.L.A. Video; New York Times, 3/17/11

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[Editorial] New York Times; The U.C.L.A. Video : "Universities have long wrestled with this issue, with many adopting hate-speech codes...
Wednesday, March 16, 2011

U.C.L.A. Student’s Video Rant Against Asians Fuels Firestorm; New York Times, 3/15/11

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Ian Lovett, New York Times; U.C.L.A. Student’s Video Rant Against Asians Fuels Firestorm : "Robert Hernandez, a professor of Internet j...
Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Facebook Users Who Are Under Age Raise Concerns; New York Times, 3/11/11

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Matt Richtel and Miguel Helft, New York Times; Facebook Users Who Are Under Age Raise Concerns : "Victoria’s father, Brian Lai, an airl...
Monday, March 14, 2011

[Press Release] Restrictions on library e-book lending threaten access to information; American Library Association (ALA), 3/14/11

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[Press Release] American Library Association (ALA); Restrictions on library e-book lending threaten access to information : "As librari...

In Germany, Uproar Over a Doctoral Thesis; New York Times, 3/14/11

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Michael Kimmelman, New York Times; In Germany, Uproar Over a Doctoral Thesis : "...Mr. Guttenberg’s crime doesn’t seem so bad to many i...
Sunday, March 13, 2011

Defense Minister Guttenberg Resigns; Spiegel International, 3/1/11

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Spiegel International; Defense Minister Guttenberg Resigns : "By the end of last week, it had become clear that Guttenberg's disser...

Facebook is rewriting its privacy policy; San Jose Mercury News via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 3/13/11

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Mike Swift, San Jose Mercury News via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Facebook is rewriting its privacy policy : "Facebook's intent to sim...
Thursday, March 3, 2011

A $20 Loan, a Facebook Quarrel and a Fatal Stabbing; New York Times, 3/1/11

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Al Baker and Tim Stelloh, New York Times; A $20 Loan, a Facebook Quarrel and a Fatal Stabbing : "The war of words escalated over Facebo...

Internet Cheating Scandal Shakes Japan Universities; New York Times, 3/1/11

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Martin Fackler, New York Times; Internet Cheating Scandal Shakes Japan Universities : "While it is unclear whether more than one person...
Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Plagiarism in Dissertation Costs German Defense Minister His Job; New York Times, 3/1/11

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Judy Dempsey, New York Times; Plagiarism in Dissertation Costs German Defense Minister His J ob: "The University of Bayreuth, which con...
Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Where Freedom of Expression Runs Headlong Into the Impulse to Censor; New York Times, 2/28/11

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Clyde Haberman, New York Times; Where Freedom of Expression Runs Headlong Into the Impulse to Censor : "“The principle of free speech i...
Sunday, February 27, 2011

Mickey Mouse's dark side; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2/27/11

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Greg Victor, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Mickey Mouse's dark side : "Charles Kenney in Foreign Policy says that "behind its facad...

Police expect arrests soon in 'Beaver Hoez' Facebook investigation; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2/25/11

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Torsten Ove, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Police expect arrests soon in 'Beaver Hoez' Facebook investigation : "With the search war...

Facebook page draws police scrutiny for cyberbullying; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2/24/11

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Moriah Balingit, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Facebook page draws police scrutiny for cyberbullying : "Sometime in the past few days, Penns...
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Kip Currier, PhD, JD
Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and Information.Education: PhD, University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences (2007); Juris Doctor (JD), University of Pittsburgh School of Law; Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS), University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences. Member of American Bar Association (ABA), ABA IP Law Section, ABA Science & Technology Section; Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T); Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE)
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