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

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Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Access denied: Reporters say federal officials, data increasingly off limits; Washington Post, 3/30/15

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Paul Farhi, Washington Post; Access denied: Reporters say federal officials, data increasingly off limits : "Tensions between reporter...

Leaders Of Indiana Companies 'Deeply Concerned' Over LGBT Discrimination Law; Huffington Post, 3/30/15

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Sam Levine, Huffington Post; Leaders Of Indiana Companies 'Deeply Concerned' Over LGBT Discrimination Law : "In a letter to Go...
Sunday, March 29, 2015

ALA President responds to House proposal to eliminate IMLS; American Library Association (ALA) News, 3/25/15

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Jazzy Wright, American Library Association (ALA)News; ALA President responds to House proposal to eliminate IMLS : "The budget resolut...
Saturday, March 28, 2015

Major publisher retracts 43 scientific papers amid wider fake peer-review scandal; Washington Post, 3/28/15

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Fred Barbash, Washington Post; Major publisher retracts 43 scientific papers amid wider fake peer-review scandal : "A major publisher ...
Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Naspa’s Annual Conference Was Going Well. Then Yik Yak Showed Up; Chronicle of Higher Education, 3/24/15

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Andy Thomason, Chronicle of Higher Education; Naspa’s Annual Conference Was Going Well. Then Yik Yak Showed Up : "Student-affairs prof...
Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Poll Finds Little Support for Cuomo’s Policy on Purging State Emails; New York Times, 3/23/15

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Thomas Kaplan, New York Times; Poll Finds Little Support for Cuomo’s Policy on Purging State Emails : "New York State voters overwhelm...

Bill Would Limit Use of Student Data; New York Times, 3/22/15

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Natasha Singer, New York Times; Bill Would Limit Use of Student Data : "Is the digital revolution in the classroom giving the educatio...
Saturday, March 21, 2015

India: 600 Expelled for Test Cheating; Associated Press via New York Times, 3/20/15

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Associated Press via New York Times; India: 600 Expelled for Test Cheating : "About 600 high school students in eastern India were exp...

Online ‘Swatting’ Becomes a Hazard for Popular Video Gamers and Police Responders; New York Times, 3/20/15

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Nick Wingfield, New York Times; Online ‘Swatting’ Becomes a Hazard for Popular Video Gamers and Police Responders : "Swatting has beco...

The case for quitting e-mail; Washington Post, 3/20/15

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Anne Applebaum, Washington Post; The case for quitting e-mail : "What to do? Increasingly, the answer — not just for government offici...

Letter From the Editor: Illuminating Gay America; New York Times, 3/20/15

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David Leonhardt, New York Times; Letter From the Editor: Illuminating Gay America : "Last year, we began looking for a more detailed p...

The Metro Areas With the Largest, and Smallest, Gay Populations; New York Times, 3/20/15

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David Leonhardt and Claire Cain Miller, New York Times; The Metro Areas With the Largest, and Smallest, Gay Populations : "The Census ...
Friday, March 20, 2015

Democrats Renew Push For Colleges To Establish Cyberbullying Policies That Cover LGBT Students; Huffington Post, 3/18/15

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Tyler Kingkade, Huffington Post; Democrats Renew Push For Colleges To Establish Cyberbullying Policies That Cover LGBT Students : "Sen...

Monica Lewinsky Is Back, but This Time It’s on Her Terms; New York Times, 3/19/15

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Jessica Bennett, New York Times; Monica Lewinsky Is Back, but This Time It’s on Her Terms : "Recently, she took part in an anti-bullyi...
Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Bonuses unearned: Awards to dishonest VA workers must be retrieved; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 3/17/15

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Editorial Board, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Bonuses unearned: Awards to dishonest VA workers must be retrieved : "Some Department of Vet...

U.S. Sets New Record For Denying, Censoring Government Files; Associated Press via Huffington Post, 3/18/15

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Associated Press via Huffington Post; U.S. Sets New Record For Denying, Censoring Government Files : "The Obama administration set a n...
Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Pitt, CMU and UPMC hope to remake health care via new big data alliance; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 3/16/15

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Bill Toland, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Pitt, CMU and UPMC hope to remake health care via new big data alliance : "Pittsburgh is making ...
Thursday, March 12, 2015

What’s Wrong With the ‘Blurred Lines’ Copyright Ruling; New York Times, 3/11/15

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Jon Caramanica, New York Times; What’s Wrong With the ‘Blurred Lines’ Copyright Ruling : "Besides, in an age in which popular music is...

Expulsion of Two Oklahoma Students Over Video Leads to Free Speech Debate; New York Times, 3/11/15

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Manny Fernandez and Eric Eckholm, New York Times; Expulsion of Two Oklahoma Students Over Video Leads to Free Speech Debate : "The Uni...

Calls to End Quick Purge of New York State Workers’ Email; New York Times, 3/12/15

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Thomas Kaplan, New York Times; Calls to End Quick Purge of New York State Workers’ Email : "The legislators were annoyed. The state of...
Wednesday, March 11, 2015

No Classified Emails by Clinton? Some Experts Are Skeptical; New York Times, 3/11/15

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Scott Shane, New York Times; No Classified Emails by Clinton? Some Experts Are Skeptical : "“As a longtime critic of the government’s ...

Hillary Clinton Tries to Quell Controversy Over Private Email; New York Times, 3/10/15

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Amy Chozick and Michael S. Schmidt, New York Times; Hillary Clinton Tries to Quell Controversy Over Private Email : "“I thought it wou...
Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Stricter Oversight Ordered for Animal Research at Nebraska Center; New York Times, 3/9/15

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Michael Moss, New York Times; Stricter Oversight Ordered for Animal Research at Nebraska Center : "A federal animal-research center in...

Stop Spying on Wikipedia Users; New York Times, 3/10/15

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Jimmy Wales and Lila Tretikov, New York Times; Stop Spying on Wikipedia Users : "TODAY, we’re filing a lawsuit against the National Se...
Sunday, March 8, 2015

Associated Press Threatens Legal Action Over Request for Hillary Clinton Information; New York Times, 3/4/15

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Ravi Somaiya, New York Times; Associated Press Threatens Legal Action Over Request for Hillary Clinton Information : "The Associated P...

Youth Symphony Cancels Program That Quotes ‘Horst Wessel’ Song; New York Times, 3/4/15

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Michael Cooper, New York Times; Youth Symphony Cancels Program That Quotes ‘Horst Wessel’ Song : "Jonas Tarm had won the kind of oppor...

Popular Yik Yak App Confers Anonymity and Delivers Abuse; New York Times, 3/8/15

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Jonathan Mahler, New York Times; Popular Yik Yak App Confers Anonymity and Delivers Abuse : "Eastern Michigan is one of a number of un...

What Happens When Mein Kampf's Copyright Expires?; New Republic, 3/6/15

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Gavriel D. Rosenfeld, New Republic; What Happens When Mein Kampf's Copyright Expires? : "Later this year, the official copyright ...

Best state: Delaware, where Internet is in the fast lane; Delaware Online, 3/7/15

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Reid Wilson, Delaware Online; Best state: Delaware, where Internet is in the fast lane : "Delaware, Washington and Connecticut have In...
Monday, March 2, 2015

Hillary Clinton Used Personal Email at State Dept., Possibly Breaking Rules; New York Times, 3/2/15

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Michael S. Schmidt, New York Times; Hillary Clinton Used Personal Email at State Dept., Possibly Breaking Rules : "Hillary Rodham Clin...
Friday, February 27, 2015

Pennsylvania legislation could shield some of the largest public university salaries from disclosure; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2/25/15

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Bill Schackner, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Pennsylvania legislation could shield some of the largest public university salaries from disclosur...

Lawsuits Keep Alive Scandals Surrounding Ex-Governor; Associated Press via New York Times, 2/27/15

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Associated Press via New York Times; Lawsuits Keep Alive Scandals Surrounding Ex-Governor : "Oregon's former first lady, Cylvia Ha...

Privacy Group Files F.T.C. Complaint Against Samsung’s Voice-Operated TVs; New York Times, 2/25/15

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Nick Wingfield, New York Times; Privacy Group Files F.T.C. Complaint Against Samsung’s Voice-Operated TVs : "The Electronic Privacy In...
Thursday, February 19, 2015

Computer fiasco: CMU must make amends on its false acceptances; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2/19/15

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Editorial Board, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Computer fiasco: CMU must make amends on its false acceptances : "How does CMU recover from ...
Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Prison Architecture and the Question of Ethics; New York Times, 2/16/15

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Michael Kimmelman, New York Times; Prison Architecture and the Question of Ethics : "Faced with lawsuits and a growing mountain of dam...

Debating the Rules and Ethics of Digital Photojournalism; New York Times, 2/17/15

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New York Times; Debating the Rules and Ethics of Digital Photojournalism : "Significant questions have arisen after a large number of ...

The Long Good Fight: Libraries at the heart of intellectual freedoms | Editorial; Library Journal, 2/17/15

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Rebecca T. Miller, Library Journal; The Long Good Fight: Libraries at the heart of intellectual freedoms | Editorial : "Librarians and...
Saturday, February 14, 2015

Gunman Kills 1 in Attack on Free Speech Event in Denmark; Associated Press via New York Times, 2/14/15

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Associated Press via New York Times; Gunman Kills 1 in Attack on Free Speech Event in Denmark : "A gunman opened fire Saturday on a Co...
Friday, February 13, 2015

Can We Strengthen our Fragile Public Domain?; Library Journal, 2/12/15

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Kevin L. Smith, Library Journal; Can We Strengthen our Fragile Public Domain? : "In fact, even in the United States there has been so...

'Code for America' fellows aim to make Pittsburgh more transparent; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2/13/15

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Robert Zullo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; 'Code for America' fellows aim to make Pittsburgh more transparent : "Contracts and cam...
Thursday, February 5, 2015

A Failed Trial in Africa Raises Questions About How to Test H.I.V. Drugs; New York Times, 2/4/15

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Donald G. McNeil Jr., New York Times; A Failed Trial in Africa Raises Questions About How to Test H.I.V. Drugs : "The surprising failu...

Frauds: 17 Medical Journals Publish This Scientist’s Fake Medical Research; Higher Perspective, 1/15

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Higher Perspective; Frauds: 17 Medical Journals Publish This Scientist’s Fake Medical Research : "Mark Shrime, a Harvard scientist pur...
Monday, February 2, 2015

A Discredited Vaccine Study’s Continuing Impact on Public Health; New York Times, 2/1/15

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Clyde Haberman, New York Times; A Discredited Vaccine Study’s Continuing Impact on Public Health : "To explore how matters reached thi...
Thursday, January 29, 2015

Alabama Judge Faces Ethics Complaint for Gay Marriage Letter; NBC News, 1/28/15

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Miranda Leitsinger, NBC News; Alabama Judge Faces Ethics Complaint for Gay Marriage Letter : "A civil rights group on Wednesday filed ...
Sunday, January 25, 2015

French Arrests Raise Question: Is Free Speech for All?; Associated Press via New York Times, 1/25/15

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Associated Press via New York Times; French Arrests Raise Question: Is Free Speech for All? : "That has unleashed accusations of a do...

California Bars Judges From Boy Scouts Membership; Associated Press via New York Times, 1/24/15

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Associated Press via New York Times; California Bars Judges From Boy Scouts Membership : "California's Supreme Court voted Friday ...
Friday, January 23, 2015

Former Atlanta Fire Chief, Fired Over Book Storm, Files Complaint; Reuters via New York Times, 1/23/15

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Reuters via New York Times; Former Atlanta Fire Chief, Fired Over Book Storm, Files Complaint : "Reed said earlier this month Cochran ...
Thursday, January 22, 2015

Terrible new Pennsylvania law muzzles speech, threatens press freedom; Washington Post, 1/21/15

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Radley Balko, Washington Post; Terrible new Pennsylvania law muzzles speech, threatens press freedom : "Pennsylvania just passed an aw...
Thursday, January 8, 2015

The Charlie Hebdo Massacre in Paris; New York Times, 1/7/15

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Editorial Board, New York Times; The Charlie Hebdo Massacre in Paris : "Just days after the 9/11 attacks, an editorial in the newspape...

News organizations wrestle with whether to publish Charlie Hebdo cartoons after attack; Washington Post, 1/7/15

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Paul Farhi, Washington Post; News organizations wrestle with whether to publish Charlie Hebdo cartoons after attack : "Ever since a Da...
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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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