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

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Monday, June 13, 2016

World Leaders Show Their Support After The Mass Shooting In Orlando; Huffington Post, 6/12/16

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Nick Robins-Early, Huffington Post; World Leaders Show Their Support After The Mass Shooting In Orlando : "World leaders and politicia...

Republicans Are Erasing LGBTQ People From Their Own Tragedy; Slate, 6/12/16

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Mark Joseph Stern, Slate; Republicans Are Erasing LGBTQ People From Their Own Tragedy : "There are many more examples of aggressively ...

Why Obama Had to Waive HIPAA in Orlando; Slate, 6/12/16

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Jeremy Samuel Faust, Slate; Why Obama Had to Waive HIPAA in Orlando : "Over the last two decades, the term HIPAA has effectively becom...
Sunday, June 12, 2016

The Scope of the Orlando Carnage; New York Times, 6/12/16

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Frank Bruni, New York Times; The Scope of the Orlando Carnage : "The Islamic State and its ilk are brutal to gay people, whom they tre...

The Orlando Massacre: A Reminder of the Dangers LGBT People Live With Every Day; Huffington Post, 6/12/16

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Michelangelo Signorile, Huffington Post; The Orlando Massacre: A Reminder of the Dangers LGBT People Live With Every Day : "Hatred aga...

Mass Shooting At Orlando Gay Nightclub: What We Know; NPR, 6/12/16

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Merrit Kennedy, NPR; Mass Shooting At Orlando Gay Nightclub: What We Know : "A gunman opened fire at a gay nightclub in Orlando early ...

Trump’s ‘Pocahontas’ attack leaves fellow Republicans squirming (again); Washington Post, 6/10/16

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Matea Gold, Karoun Demirjian and Mike DeBonis, Washington Post; Trump’s ‘Pocahontas’ attack leaves fellow Republicans squirming (again) : ...

Why I Quit Twitter — and Left Behind 35,000 Followers; New York Times, 6/10/16

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Jonathan Weisman, New York Times; Why I Quit Twitter — and Left Behind 35,000 Followers : "I have been encouraged to return to Twitter...
Saturday, June 11, 2016

New York Times Says Fair Use Of 300 Words Will Run You About $1800; New York Times, 6/10/16

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Tim Cushing, TechDirt; New York Times Says Fair Use Of 300 Words Will Run You About $1800 : "Fair use is apparently the last refuge of...

Bankrupting Gawker over a grudge isn't justice. It's censorship; Guardian, 6/10/16

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Nicky Woolf, Guardian; Bankrupting Gawker over a grudge isn't justice. It's censorship : "But Hogan’s is not the only lawsuit ...

Michael Hubbard, Alabama House Speaker, Is Convicted on 12 Felony Ethics Charges; New York Times, 6/10/16

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Alan Blinder, New York Times; Michael Hubbard, Alabama House Speaker, Is Convicted on 12 Felony Ethics Charges : "His conviction and a...

Mitt Romney: A Trump Presidency Would Spawn ‘Trickle-Down Racism’; Huffington Post, 6/10/16

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Mollie Reilly, Huffington Post; Mitt Romney: A Trump Presidency Would Spawn ‘Trickle-Down Racism’ : "Citing Trump’s recent racist rem...
Friday, June 10, 2016

The OPEN Government Data Act Would, Uh, Open Government Data; Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), 6/10/16

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Elliot Harmon and Aaron Mackey, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF); The OPEN Government Data Act Would, Uh, Open Government Data : "...

Why Trump lawyers won’t ask Trump University judge to step aside; Reuters, 6/6/16

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Alison Frankel, Reuters; Why Trump lawyers won’t ask Trump University judge to step aside : "As many, many legal experts have opined i...

Start over, city schools: The Pittsburgh Public Schools cannot function with Anthony Hamlet as superintendent; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 6/10/16

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Editorial Board, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Start over, city schools: The Pittsburgh Public Schools cannot function with Anthony Hamlet as sup...

Elizabeth Warren Calls Donald Trump A ‘Racist Bully’; Huffington Post, 6/9/16

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Peter Andrew Hart, Huffington Post; Elizabeth Warren Calls Donald Trump A ‘Racist Bully’ : "“You should be ashamed of yourself, asham...
Thursday, June 9, 2016

Open access: All human knowledge is there—so why can’t everybody access it?; Ars Technica, 6/7/16

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Glyn Moody, Ars Technica; Open access: All human knowledge is there—so why can’t everybody access it? : "In 1836, Anthony Panizzi, wh...

Ellen DeGeneres bombarded by Great Barrier Reef tweets from Australian minister; Guardian, 6/8/16

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Michael Slezak and Elle Hunt, Guardian; Ellen DeGeneres bombarded by Great Barrier Reef tweets from Australian minister: "The federal ...
Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Graham calls on Republicans to un-endorse Trump; Politico, 6/7/16

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Nick Gass, Politico; Graham calls on Republicans to un-endorse Trump : "Graham wants fellow Republicans who have endorsed Donald Trump...

Controversial film linking vaccines and autism to premiere in Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 6/7/16

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Anya Sostek, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Controversial film linking vaccines and autism to premiere in Pittsburgh : "A controversial film...

The Judicial System According to Donald Trump; New York Times, 6/6/16

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Editorial Board, New York Times; The Judicial System According to Donald Trump : "Federal judges have repeatedly and emphatically refu...

The Madness of America; New York Times, 6/6/16

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Charles M. Blow, New York Times; The Madness of America : "...[T]here is a line one dares not cross, and that is the one of responding...

Donald Trump Finally Admits His Campaign Is Racist; Huffington Post, 6/6/16

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Amanda Terkel, Huffington Post; Donald Trump Finally Admits His Campaign Is Racist : "Paul Manafort, Trump’s chief strategist, recentl...

Megyn Kelly Slams Donald Trump’s ‘Mexican’ Judge Remarks: ‘That Is Not The Way Our System Works’; Huffington Post, 6/7/16

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Dominique Mosbergen, Huffington Post; Megyn Kelly Slams Donald Trump’s ‘Mexican’ Judge Remarks: ‘That Is Not The Way Our System Works’ : ...
Monday, June 6, 2016

Hacker Lexicon: What Is the Digital Millennium Copyright Act?; Wired, 6/6/16

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Kim Zetter, Wired; Hacker Lexicon: What Is the Digital Millennium Copyright Act? : "THE CALL FOR copyright reform in America has grow...

Guns N' Roses' Axl Rose is trying to get a 'fat photo' off the Internet; CNet, 6/5/16

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Aloysius Low, CNet; Guns N' Roses' Axl Rose is trying to get a 'fat photo' off the Internet : "What would you do if yo...

Donald Trump may be in deep trouble: The press is finally figuring out how to cover the “billionaire” bigot; BillMoyers.com via Salon, 6/5/16

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Todd Gitlin, BillMoyers.com via Salon; Donald Trump may be in deep trouble: The press is finally figuring out how to cover the “billionaire”...

City schools superintendent schedules news conference; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 6/6/16

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Don Hopey, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; City schools superintendent schedules news conference : "Anthony Hamlet, the recently hired Pittsb...

New resume questions raised about incoming Pittsburgh Schools superintendent; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 6/3/16

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Molly Born and Chris Potter, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; New resume questions raised about incoming Pittsburgh Schools superintendent : "...

Public info, now: As county and city improve, the state stays lousy; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 6/6/16

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Editorial Board, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Public info, now: As county and city improve, the state stays lousy : "County officials in r...
Friday, June 3, 2016

Charles Darwin letter returned to Smithsonian over 30 years after theft; Guardian, 6/2/16

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Alan Yuhas, Guardian; Charles Darwin letter returned to Smithsonian over 30 years after theft : "More than three decades after a lette...

Trump Could Threaten U.S. Rule of Law, Scholars Say; New York Times, 6/3/16

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[Video and Article] Adam Liptak, New York Times; Trump Could Threaten U.S. Rule of Law, Scholars Say : "Donald J. Trump’s blustery att...

Megyn Kelly’s peace with Trump is officially over: Fox News host lashes out over attacks on Trump U judge for allegedly being “Mexican”; Salon, 6/3/16

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Scott Eric Kaufman, Salon; Megyn Kelly’s peace with Trump is officially over: Fox News host lashes out over attacks on Trump U judge for all...
Thursday, June 2, 2016

A Chill Wind Blows; New York Times, 6/2/16

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Charles M. Blow, New York Times; A Chill Wind Blows : "Our constitutionally protected freedom of speech and freedom of the press are p...
Wednesday, June 1, 2016

The Seven Broken Guardrails of Democracy; The Atlantic, 5/31/16

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David Frum, The Atlantic; The Seven Broken Guardrails of Democracy : "A long time ago, more than 20 years in fact, the Wall Street Jou...

Reprint of Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’ Tests German Law; New York Times, 6/1/16

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Melissa Eddy, New York Times; Reprint of Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’ Tests German Law : "A German publisher of right-wing books has begun se...

Why the World Is Drawing Battle Lines Against American Tech Giants; New York Times, 6/1/16

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Farhad Manjoo, New York Times; Why the World Is Drawing Battle Lines Against American Tech Giants : "Over the last decade, we have wit...

Former Trump University Workers Call the School a ‘Lie’ and a ‘Scheme’ in Testimony; New York Times, 5/31/16

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Michael Barbaro and Steve Eder, New York Times; Former Trump University Workers Call the School a ‘Lie’ and a ‘Scheme’ in Testimony : ...
Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Silence = Death; Huffington Post, 5/31/16

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Bob Garfield, Huffington Post; Silence = Death : "The usual false balance. The usual staged cable bickering. The usual dry contextual ...

Donald Trump and the Judge; New York Times, 5/31/16

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Editorial Board, New York Times; Donald Trump and the Judge : "In a rambling, 11-minute stream of vitriol, Mr. Trump, who has attacked...

Effort to Expose Russia’s ‘Troll Army’ Draws Vicious Retaliation; New York Times, 5/30/16

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Andrew Higgins, New York Time; Effort to Expose Russia’s ‘Troll Army’ Draws Vicious Retaliation : "This “information war,” said Rastis...

Judge exceeded authority by ordering ethics classes for possibly 3,000 DOJ lawyers, brief says; ABA Journal, 5/31/16

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Debra Cassens Weiss, ABA Journal; Judge exceeded authority by ordering ethics classes for possibly 3,000 DOJ lawyers, brief says : "Th...

Hulk Hogan, media ethics and the battling Internet moguls; PBS NewsHour, 5/30/16

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PBS NewsHour; Hulk Hogan, media ethics and the battling Internet moguls : "When Hulk Hogan won $140 million in court from millionaire ...
Monday, May 30, 2016

Universities seek united front in open access debate; University World News, 5/13/16

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Munyaradzi Makoni, University World News; Universities seek united front in open access debate : " The risk of re-colonisation The m...
Sunday, May 29, 2016

Must stop bill to copyright public records; San Jose Mercury News, 6/28/16

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Thomas Peele, San Jose Mercury News; Must stop bill to copyright public records : "In a blog post EFF legislative counsel Ernesto Falc...

Moral Blindness at Baylor; New York Times, 5/27/16

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Editorial Board, New York Times; Moral Blindness at Baylor : "Among the most intriguing — and to some people, satisfying — aspects of ...

The Observer view on Donald Trump; The Observer, 5/28/16

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The Observer Editorial; The Observer view on Donald Trump : "A line must be drawn. Illusions must be discarded. The truth must be told...

Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person; New York Times, 5/28/16

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Alain de Botton, New York Times; Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person : "The person who is best suited to us is not the person who shar...

The Slippery Business of Plagiarism; Inside Higher Ed, 5/24/16

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Elena Denisova-Schmidt, Inside Higher Ed; The Slippery Business of Plagiarism : "Plagiarism is a widespread problem around the world. ...

Was a Va. firefighter humiliated by co-workers online before she killed herself?; Washington Post, 4/25/16

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Petula Dvorak, Washington Post; Was a Va. firefighter humiliated by co-workers online before she killed herself? : "The trolls were h...
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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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