Spotlight: Can Technology Rescue Democracy?
The Democracy Project is a collaboration with The Atlantic in which 30 technologists and scholars explore how machines are reshaping civil society. |
Thirty experts explore the relationship between democracy and technology in this unique publishing collaboration between the Ethics Center and The Atlantic magazine. Articles tackle the effect of technology on the voting process, unequal access to technology, restoring trust in journalism, and more. Center staff featured in the collaboration include Journalism Ethics Director Sally Lehrman on What People Really Want in the News and Internet Ethics Director Irina Raicu on Rethinking Ethics Training in Silicon Valley. Read More and Subscribe
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| Naomi Nakano-Matsumoto, assistant director of Social Sector Ethics, explores various ethical issues faced by nonprofits and philanthropies, including conflicts of interest and appropriate governance practices. The importance of the organization's mission, as well as fiduciary responsibilities are emphasized. Watch for new Ethics Center introductory videos in upcoming issues. Watch Video |
| An estimated 336,000 people in Santa Clara County experience poverty each day. Last month, the Center, along with Step Up Silicon Valley and Downtown Streets Team, co-sponsored a poverty simulation to educate SCU students on the realities of living under economic hardship. Read More |
| "Words and actions by public officials matter," comments Director of Government Ethics Hana Callaghan in her latest "All About Ethics" blog post. She explores the ethical fallout when a handwritten note on a fundraising letter by Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen identifies an employee in the donor's organization as a "ringleader" who might challenge his agenda. What ensues is not your usual government ethics case. Read More |
| Journalism Ethics Director Sally Lehrman talks with Richard Gingras, vice president of Google News, and Craig Newmark, founder of craigslist, about their inspiration for supporting and helping shape the Center's Trust Project. The project provides innovative tools for readers to recognize trustworthy reporting and for platforms to identify and feature high quality journalism. Read More |
| For her final podcast, Hackworth Fellow Miranda Bartosz asked graduating seniors to identify life lessons they learned in their ethics classes and how they might bring those insights into their lives beyond Santa Clara University. Making ethical decisions, weighing the ethics when choosing a career, and being aware of societal issues and those who are typically underrepresented, were some of the themes students discussed. Read More |
Media Mentions
*Director of Journalism Ethics and the Trust Project Sally Lehrman was a panelist on "Tech vs. Fake News," a KQED Live Radio Forum with Michael Krasny broacast from the Computer History Museum in Mountain View.
*In an interview with KJZZ, Internet Ethics director Irina Raicu discusses The Democracy Project, a recent collaboration with The Atlantic, and the ways in which technology can both help and hinder democracy.
*An article in The Philippine Star discusses an upcoming international conference for business leaders and ethicists that the Ethics Center is co-sponsoring. Executive Director Kirk Hanson is one of the guest speakers.
*In an article for the Guardian, Internet Ethics Director Irina Raicu addresses the ethics of Facebook sharing details about teens to advertisers.
For a full list of Ethics Center staff newsmakers, visit Media Mentions.
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