Sports Blogs: The Wild West of Sports Journalism? Deadspin pays an anonymous source for information related to NFL star Brett Favre, sparking debate over the ethics of “checkbook journalism.” View
Sacking Social Media in College Sports In the wake of questionable social media use by college athletes, the head coach at University of South Carolina bans his players from using Twitter. View
Covering Yourself? Journalists and the Bowl Championship Can news outlets covering the Bowl Championship Series fairly report sports news if their own polls were used to create the news? View
Defending Freedom of Tweets? Running back Rashard Mendenhall receives backlash from fans after criticizing the celebration of the assassination of Osama Bin Laden in a tweet. View
Abramoff: Lobbying Congress Super-lobbyist Abramoff was caught in a scheme to lobby against his own clients. Was a corrupt individual or a corrupt system – or both – to blame? View
Freedom of Speech on Campus In the wake of racially motivated offenses, student protests sparked debate over the roles of free speech, deliberation, and tolerance on campus. View
Pao & Gender Bias Ellen Pao stirred debate in the venture capital and tech industries when she filed a lawsuit against her employer on grounds of gender discrimination. View
Digital Downloads File-sharing program Napster sparked debate over the legal and ethical dimensions of downloading unauthorized copies of copyrighted music. View
Reporting on Robin Williams After Robin Williams took his own life, news media covered the story in great detail, leading many to argue that such reporting violated the family’s privacy. View
Pardoning Nixon One month after Richard Nixon resigned from the presidency, Gerald Ford made the controversial decision to issue Nixon a full pardon. View