Tag: Media Ethics

  • Media Ethics: Military Video Games

    Media Ethics: Military Video Games

    Madelinerose Kossmann, Tyler Brown, Dane Lewis evaluate the potential effects military based video games have on those who play them, and whether or not they were intended by the producers. Bryce Kristall and Sarah Painter evaluate a sexually influenced free-world video game. Click here. Katherine Bunster and Ella Graffin look at Disney princesses. Click here.

  • Media Ethics: Second Life

    Media Ethics: Second Life

    Bryce Kristall and Sarah Painter explore the world of Second Life, a reality based video game that allows it’s users to live out their fantasies. Katherine Bunster and Ella Graffin look at Disney princesses. Click here. Madelinerose Kossmann, Tyler Brown, Dane Lewis examine military video games. Click here.

  • Media Ethics: Ethics of #Gamergate

    Media Ethics: Ethics of #Gamergate

    Howard Good’s Fall 2014 Media Ethics class was asked to create films interpreting this quote by Theodor W. Adorno: “Triviality is evil – triviality, that is, in the form of consciousness and mind that adapts itself to the world as it is, that obeys the principle of inertia. And this principle of inertia truly is what…

  • Media Ethics: Murrow and Trivial Media

    Media Ethics: Murrow and Trivial Media

    Howard Good’s Fall 2014 Media Ethics class were asked to create films interpreting this quote by Theodor W. Adorno: “Triviality is evil – triviality, that is, in the form of consciousness and mind that adapts itself to the world as it is, that obeys the principle of inertia. And this principle of inertia truly is what…

  • Media Ethics: Triviality is Evil

    Media Ethics: Triviality is Evil

    Howard Good’s Fall 2014 Media Ethics class were asked to create films interpreting this quote by Theodor W. Adorno: “Triviality is evil – triviality, that is, in the form of consciousness and mind that adapts itself to the world as it is, that obeys the principle of inertia. And this principle of inertia truly is what…

  • Media Ethics: Modern Evil – Triviality in Culture

    Media Ethics: Modern Evil – Triviality in Culture

    Howard Good’s Fall 2014 Media Ethics class were asked to create films interpreting this quote by Theodor W. Adorno: “Triviality is evil – triviality, that is, in the form of consciousness and mind that adapts itself to the world as it is, that obeys the principle of inertia. And this principle of inertia truly is what…

  • Media Ethics: A Clockwork Media

    Media Ethics: A Clockwork Media

    Howard Good’s Fall 2014 Media Ethics class were asked to create films interpreting this quote by Theodor W. Adorno: “Triviality is evil – triviality, that is, in the form of consciousness and mind that adapts itself to the world as it is, that obeys the principle of inertia. And this principle of inertia truly is what…

  • The Evolution of Ethics

    The Evolution of Ethics

    In 1859, Charles Darwin’s On the Origins of Species introduced a radical idea that has since influenced countless thinkers and effectively changed the way people view the world — the theory of evolution. The finches of the Galapagos Islands became the classic example for Darwin’s theory of how natural selection and variation shape the natural…

  • Press in America Class Explores Media Ethics

    Press in America Class Explores Media Ethics

    iPhone 5 By Faith Gimzek and Tanique Williams.Narration by Brendan Quinn.   Twitter and Facebook Promoted Advertising By Roberto LoBianco and Dante Corrocher   Twitter in Real Life By Danielle Mattina, Angela Matua, and Carolyn Quimby

  • Media Ethics: Public Relations case in Assad’s Syria

    Media Ethics: Public Relations case in Assad’s Syria

    Media Ethics videos were produced by students in professor Howard Good’s fall 2012 Media Ethics class. Groups observed issues facing the media today and conducted ethical evaluations of topics such as sexism in video games, same sex marriage announcements and shaping the image of the Syrian president. Check out these critiques and decide where you…

  • Media Ethics: The Fargo Forum denies same-sex wedding announcements

    Media Ethics: The Fargo Forum denies same-sex wedding announcements

    Media Ethics videos were produced by students in professor Howard Good’s fall 2012 Media Ethics class. Groups observed issues facing the media today and conducted ethical evaluations of topics such as sexism in video games, same sex marriage announcements and shaping the image of the Syrian president. Check out these critiques and decide where you…

  • Media Ethics: Tropes vs. Women in Video Games

    Media Ethics: Tropes vs. Women in Video Games

    Media Ethics videos were produced by students in professor Howard Good’s fall 2012 Media Ethics class. Groups observed issues facing the media today and conducted ethical evaluations of topics such as sexism in video games, same sex marriage announcements and shaping the image of the Syrian president. Check out these critiques and decide where you…

  • Communication and Media Society Hosts Media Ethics Panel

    The Communication and Media Society at SUNY New Paltz put together a panel of experts to discuss Media Ethics on April 25th. The panel took place in the Lecture Center and consisted of New Paltz professors and members of the media field.

  • Media Ethics: Internet Info Tracking

    Media Ethics: Internet Info Tracking

    Ethical Analysis of Information Tracking on the Internet by Jon Cappetta, Marietta Cerami, Brianna McDonald and Annie Yu. These four students from Howard Good’s fall 2010 Media Ethics class argue that tracking information on the Internet is unethical.  Personal consumer information compiled from weeks or months of one’s personal search data can be monitored by advertisers and hackers. The group weighs in on the positives and…

  • Media Ethics: Journalist Burn Out

    Media Ethics: Journalist Burn Out

    Online Journalists Burn Out Younger by Emily Atkin, Jackie Northacker, and Jenn Von Willer Students of Howard Good’s fall 2010 Media Ethics class explore the ethics of online journalists’ commitment to immediacy and their financial obligation to page views. They discuss the effects on both journalists and consumers using the Bok Model and the Society of…

  • Media Ethics: Chilean Miner Film Adaptation

    Media Ethics: Chilean Miner Film Adaptation

    Chilean Miner Film Adaptation By Pamela Vivanco, Joe Neggie, Brandon Quinn, Beth Curran Students from Howard Good’s fall 2010 Media Ethics class apply Kant’s categorical imperative, along with other ethical guidelines, to the possible Hollywood adaption of the Chilean Miner story. They examine how the movie adaptation would differ from the true events and whether it would…

  • Media Ethics: Re-targeting Ads

    Media Ethics: Re-targeting Ads

    Re-targeting Advertisements by Keith Carroll, Kaitlyn Day, and Kevin Harvey Students from Howard Good’s fall 2010 Media Ethics class explore the ethical issues of re-targeting advertisements, such as invasion of privacy, using the Potter Box model. Retargeting Advertisements Media Ethics Fall 2010 from Kaitlyn Day on Vimeo.

  • Media Ethics: Coverage of Political Terrorism

    Media Ethics: Coverage of Political Terrorism

    Four students from Howard Good’s fall 2010 Media Ethics course explore the media’s responsibility in covering political terrorism. This video examines various accounts of book-burnings throughout history and how they have affected the world, with a focus on Pastor Terry Jones’ recent “Burn a Quran Day” mission. It suggests the overpowering role underlying agendas have in the media, and…