Digital Media & Ethics : Cases

Notes for discussion – ethics in digital/social media – guest lecture in Roger’s class. PPT

Photos

2003: Iraq War, LA Times, Brian Walski

• LA Times, Editors Note, April 2, 2003
• Poynter, LA Times photographer fired, April 2, 2003
• Research paper (pdf); The 2003 Brian Walsky scandal Flybring, J. (2011)
• Washington Post, Manipulating Truth, Losing Credibility, no date

Take-away: photojournalism means no composites

Facebook

• Mistaken identify: Trayvon Martin (FL) – Ryan Lanza (CT)
• Media capitalizing on tragedy

 

Twitter

• Poppy Rose
• Scheduled Tweets

 

Social media policies

• Know them
• Barrett Tyron (CO)