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

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Wednesday, August 17, 2016

'Worst Olympic flop': Chinese media bemoan Rio medal tally; Guardian, 8/17/16

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Tom Phillips, Guardian; 'Worst Olympic flop': Chinese media bemoan Rio medal tally : "Beijing sees sporting prowess as a key s...
Tuesday, August 16, 2016

ln defense of pointy-heads and MSM puppy-dogs; Washington Post, 8/15/16

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Eugene Robinson, Washington Post; ln defense of pointy-heads and MSM puppy-dogs : "Ignorance is not a virtue. Knowledge is not a vice....
Monday, August 15, 2016

A porous ethical wall between the Clinton Foundation and the State Department; Washington Post, 8/14/16

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Editorial Board, Washington Post; A porous ethical wall between the Clinton Foundation and the State Department : "Though it is an exa...
Sunday, August 14, 2016

Will a traffic plan at Trump’s new D.C. hotel block free speech?; Washington Post, 8/12/16

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Colbert I. King, Washington Post; Will a traffic plan at Trump’s new D.C. hotel block free speech? : "Rob Hawkins, Bowser’s communica...

Donald Trump Is Making America Meaner; New York Times, 8/13/16

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Nicholas Kristof, New York Times; Donald Trump Is Making America Meaner : "In Georgia, an India-born Muslim named Malik Waliyani bough...

Ethical questions raised in search for Sardinian centenarians' secrets; Guardian, 8/12/16

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Stephanie Kirchgaessner, Guardian; Ethical questions raised in search for Sardinian centenarians' secrets : "Some say thousands of...
Saturday, August 13, 2016

Is the ‘lesser of two evils’ an ethical choice for voters?; Washington Post, 8/13/16

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Travis N. Rieder, Washington Post; Is the ‘lesser of two evils’ an ethical choice for voters? : 'On the first point: If a Trump presid...

Hillary Clinton’s Tax Return Is a Message to Donald Trump: I Pay, Do You?; Daily Beast, 8/12/16

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Jackie Kucinich, Betsy Woodruff, Daily Beast; Hillary Clinton’s Tax Return Is a Message to Donald Trump: I Pay, Do You? : "In May, Tr...

The Rise of the Internet Fan Bully; New York Times, 8/12/16

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Amanda Hess, New York Times; The Rise of the Internet Fan Bully : "Normani Kordei, a member of the girl group on the rise Fifth Harmon...
Friday, August 12, 2016

Think Tanks and the Influence of Corporate Dollars; New York Times, 8/10/16

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Room for Debate, New York Times; Think Tanks and the Influence of Corporate Dollars : "Think tanks inform both government policy and m...

How Think Tanks Amplify Corporate America’s Influence; New York Times, 8/7/16

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Eric Lipton and Brooke Williams, New York Times; How Think Tanks Amplify Corporate America’s Influence : "The likely conclusions of so...

Think Tank Scholar or Corporate Consultant? It Depends on the Day; New York Times, 8/8/16

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Eric Lipton, Nicholas Confessore, and Brooke Williams, New York Times; Think Tank Scholar or Corporate Consultant? It Depends on the Day : ...

“Moral Sewage”: Trump Is The Opposite Of Christianity; Huffington Post, 8/12/16

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Mike Lux, Huffington Post; “Moral Sewage”: Trump Is The Opposite Of Christianity : "It wasn’t me who called Donald Trump’s campaign “r...

She’s With Us: The fundamental choice in this election is between Trump’s “I” and Hillary’s “We.”; Slate, 7/29/16

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William Saletan, Slate; She’s With Us: The fundamental choice in this election is between Trump’s “I” and Hillary’s “We.” : "Trump se...

Clinton’s Fibs vs. Trump’s Huge Lies; New York Times, 8/6/16

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Nicholas Kristof, New York Times; Clinton’s Fibs vs. Trump’s Huge Lies : "ONE persistent narrative in American politics is that Hillar...

Should Teachers Ask Students To Check Their Devices At The Classroom Door?; NPR, 8/5/16

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Alva Noe, NPR; Should Teachers Ask Students To Check Their Devices At The Classroom Door? : "In a post a few weeks back, Tania Lombro...

Gay and Lesbian High School Students Report ‘Heartbreaking’ Levels of Violence; New York Times, 8/11/16

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Jan Hoffman, New York Times; Gay and Lesbian High School Students Report ‘Heartbreaking’ Levels of Violence : "The first nationwide st...

Too Poor to Afford the Internet; New York Times, 8/12/16

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Anthony W. Marx, New York Times; Too Poor to Afford the Internet : "I know there are technological hurdles to providing universal broa...

Should a Self-Driving Car Kill Two Jaywalkers or One Law-Abiding Citizen?; Slate, 8/11/16

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Jacob Brogan, Slate; Should a Self-Driving Car Kill Two Jaywalkers or One Law-Abiding Citizen? : "Anyone who’s followed the debates s...

Here’s how I’ll teach Trump to my college students this fall; Washington Post, 8/11/16

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Zach Messitte, Washington Post; Here’s how I’ll teach Trump to my college students this fall : "...[W]e also need to listen and respec...

US Daily Beast website takes down article discussing Grindr dates with Olympic athletes; Guardian, 8/11/16

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Elle Hunt, Guardian; US Daily Beast website takes down article discussing Grindr dates with Olympic athletes : "Tyler Oakley, a gay so...

Daily Beast Removes Article on Gay Olympians in Rio; New York Times, 8/12/16

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Christopher Mele and Niraj Chokshi, New York Times; Daily Beast Removes Article on Gay Olympians in Rio : "The article drew significan...
Thursday, August 11, 2016

A Note From the Editors; Daily Beast, 8/11/16

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Daily Beast; A Note From the Editors : "Today, The Daily Beast took an unprecedented but necessary step: We are removing an article fr...

Gay Olympian Amini Fonua Has Words for the Grindr-in-Rio Journalist; Slate, 8/11/16

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J. Bryan Lowder, Slate; Gay Olympian Amini Fonua Has Words for the Grindr-in-Rio Journalist : "The queer internet was dominated on Thu...

Augmented Reality Games Like Pokémon Go Need a Code of Ethics—Now; Wired, 8/11/16

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Katherine Cross, Wired; Augmented Reality Games Like Pokémon Go Need a Code of Ethics—Now : "THE WORLD IS full of Pokémon now. This sh...

The Other Olympic Sport in Rio: Swiping; Daily Beast, 8/11/16

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Nico Hines, Daily Beast; The Other Olympic Sport in Rio: Swiping : " Editor's Note: A number of readers complained to The Daily Be...

This Daily Beast Grindr Stunt Is Sleazy, Dangerous, and Wildly Unethical; Slate, 8/11/16

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Mark Joseph Stern, Slate; This Daily Beast Grindr Stunt Is Sleazy, Dangerous, and Wildly Unethical : "Anyone who has heard of Grindr h...

Straight Writer Blasted For ‘Outing’ Olympians In Daily Beast Piece; Huffington Post, 8/11/16

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Curtis M. Wong, Huffington Post; Straight Writer Blasted For ‘Outing’ Olympians In Daily Beast Piece : "The backlash from other media ...

Gay and Transgender Egyptians, Harassed and Entrapped, Are Driven Underground; New York Times, 8/10/16

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Liam Stack, New York Times; Gay and Transgender Egyptians, Harassed and Entrapped, Are Driven Underground : "Mr. Long said that online...

Why Are The Media Obsessed With Trump's Controversies And Not Clinton's?; NPR, 8/11/16

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Ron Elving, NPR; Why Are The Media Obsessed With Trump's Controversies And Not Clinton's? : "The question is repeated in one ...

"On “political correctness""; jensorensen.com, August 2016

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Jen Sorensen: " On “political correctness ""

‘Politically incorrect’ ideas are mostly rude, not brave; Washington Post, 8/11/16

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Alyssa Rosenberg, Washington Post; ‘Politically incorrect’ ideas are mostly rude, not brave : "But what if the things people have held...

John Oliver has given us the best defense of newspapers ever; Washington Post, 8/9/16

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Kathleen Parker, Washington Post; John Oliver has given us the best defense of newspapers ever : "My point — shared by Oliver — is tha...

John Oliver’s newspaper rant hits a nerve: “We’ve watched it being not-so-slowly destroyed by forces beyond our control”; Salon, 8/10/16

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Scott Timberg, Salon; John Oliver’s newspaper rant hits a nerve: “We’ve watched it being not-so-slowly destroyed by forces beyond our contro...

Journalism: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO); HBO via YouTube, 8/7/16

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HBO via YouTube; Journalism: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) : "The newspaper industry is suffering. That’s bad news for jou...

Why Your Diversity Program May Be Helping Women but Not Minorities (or Vice Versa); Harvard Business Review, 8/8/16

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Even Apfelbaum, Harvard Business Review; Why Your Diversity Program May Be Helping Women but Not Minorities (or Vice Versa ) : "When i...

Harassment Crisis Builds at Fox News, Despite Its Swift Response; New York Times, 8/10/16

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Michael M. Grynbaum, Emily Steel, Sydney Ember, New York Times; Harassment Crisis Builds at Fox News, Despite Its Swift Response : "Of...

Toxic white male nerd avengers: What’s really behind the “Suicide Squad” super-fan freak-out; Salon, 8/9/16

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Matthew Rozsa, Salon; Toxic white male nerd avengers: What’s really behind the “Suicide Squad” super-fan freak-out : "Beyond simply ca...

In vilifying Russian swimmer Yulia Efimova, Americans are splashing murky waters; Washington Post, 8/10/16

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Sally Jenkins, Washington Post; In vilifying Russian swimmer Yulia Efimova, Americans are splashing murky waters : "Regardless of what...

Ethicists: Clinton team violated ‘spirit’ of pledge; Politico, 8/11/16

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Katy O'Donnell, Politico; Ethicists: Clinton team violated ‘spirit’ of pledge : "Ethicists tended to agree that while there may be...

Political violence is no joke; Washington Post, 8/10/16

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William Kennedy Smith and Jean Kennedy Smith, Washington Post; Political violence is no joke : "By now, we have heard enough dark and ...

Do menacing comments about Hillary Clinton cross the First Amendment line?; Washington Post, 8/10/16

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James Hoefler, Washington Post; Do menacing comments about Hillary Clinton cross the First Amendment line? : "Did Trump cross the Fir...

CBS All Access' 'Star Trek: Discovery' to Be Captained By a Woman, Feature Gay Character; Hollywood Reporter, 8/10/16

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Lesley Goldberg, Hollywood Reporter; CBS All Access' 'Star Trek: Discovery' to Be Captained By a Woman, Feature Gay Character : ...

'No room' in Indonesia for gay rights, says president's spokesman; Agence France-Press via Guardian, 8/11/16

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Agence France-Press via Guardian; 'No room' in Indonesia for gay rights, says president's spokesman : "There is “no room” ...
Wednesday, August 10, 2016

TRUMP: A TRUE STORY; Washington Post, 8/10/16

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David A. Fahrenthold and Robert O’Harrow Jr., Washington Post; TRUMP: A TRUE STORY : "It was a mid-December morning in 2007 — the star...

EVERY TIME "BLACK MIRROR" MADE US HATE TECHNOLOGY; Comic Book Resources, 8/9/16

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[Spoilers] Jesse Gormley, Comic Book Resources; EVERY TIME "BLACK MIRROR" MADE US HATE TECHNOLOGY : "Since its debut in 201...

Two Views On The Jim Crow South And Its Legacy Today; The Diane Rehm Show, 8/10/16

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[Podcast] The Diane Rehm Show; Two Views On The Jim Crow South And Its Legacy Today : "Historian Charles Dew was born in 1937 and grew...

"Vetting"; robrogers.com, 8/10/16

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Rob Rogers, robrogers.com, Brewed on Grant: " Vetting "

Anyone who thinks Trump was "just joking" about shooting Clinton is missing the point; Vox, 8/9/16

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Zack Beauchamp, Vox; Anyone who thinks Trump was "just joking" about shooting Clinton is missing the point : "...[I]n a cert...

Trump’s reckless call to ‘Second Amendment people’; Washington Post, 8/9/16

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Editorial Board, Washington Post; Trump’s reckless call to ‘Second Amendment people’ : "“You aren’t just responsible for what you say...
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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
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