Media Ethics

Announcements and Site News

ANNOUNCEMENTS

11.06.09, 3:50 pm, EST - Two new author podcats posted this weekend. One is from Dr. Christians and the other from Dr. Fackler. Check it out!

Construction of Dr. Christians' Digital Library continues. I expect the first set of articles to go live after NCA.

Speaking of NCA - Drs. Christians, Fackler, McKee and Woods will be in attendance at this year's National Communication Association Meeting. Please look us up in the program and stop by for a chat. The first five people who mention to us that they saw this announcement will receive a free up of coffee!! :-)

10.02.09, 12:24 pm, EST - Clifford Christians Digital Library, first installment, is underway. Will be made available in mid-October.

5.18.09, 1:23 pm, EST - summer updates under way in all major content areas, including Dr. Christians' digital library. New podcasts and film clips available fall 2009. Stay tuned and check this page (and the home page) for announcements.

3.07.09. 6:07 pm, EST - Welcome to March! New cases posted in the "what's new" area. Additiona author podcasts scheduled for February.

1.10.09, 6:22 pm, EST - Happy New Year! About 10 new film clips posted in password protected film library. Also, new internet streaming clips posted as well. More updated content and site edits this month as we roll into spring 2009. Please report any problems to rwoods@arbor.edu.

1.05.09, 8:00 am, EST - Check out the new and improved Instructor Online Learning Center. For instructors who are currently using the book, a userid/password for this area is available from your Pearson representative. Or, contact rwoods@arbor.edu. This userid/password will give you access to every area in the instructor online learning center with the exception of two: film library and author podcasts (see NOTE in paragraph below).

NOTE: a separate userid/password is required for the author podcast area and the media ethics film library, available from rwoods@arbor.edu. Once it is verified that you have adopted the book, the additional username/password will be sent.

12.06.08, 4:36 pm, EST - Most recent "what's new: issues, trends, debates" posted. Next "what's new" posted week of Jan. 5, 2009.

11.15.08, 4:30 pm., EST - NCA week! This week the National Communication Association holds its 94th annual convention, this time in sunny San Diego, California.

11.15.08, 4:30 pm., EST - Check out Prof. Christians' recently published Handbook of Mass Media Ethics, co-edited with Lee Wilkins. This is a must-have for your personal or university library.

11.08.08, 11:23 am., EST - Welcome to the launch of the new and improved companion site for me8! The rest of this month we'll be cleaning up the site, adding some new content, and fixing anything that needs fixing. Thanks for your interest in me8. Please report anything that needs fixing to rwoods@arbor.edu.

11.05.08, 5:32 pm, EST - New Instructional features for 08-09 - New supplemental material for each case in the book; video and audio podcasts from authors; new and expanded online quizzes; discussion questions, exercises, annotated websites, glossary terms, sample syllabi, recommended readings, annotated bibliography, PPTs, case material from previous edition, and more!

11.02.08, 11:00 am., EST - Special Thanks: Research Assistants! The authors thank the following Spring Arbor University students enrolled in the Masters of Communication program who worked as Research Assistants on the companion website: Christy Mesaros-Winckles, Tanja N. Morgan, Constance A. Britner, Linda A. Libert, Jillian W. Moller, and Timothy W. Ross.

11.02.08, 10:48 pm., EST - Film Library and Internet video. Check out the media ethics film library and Internet streaming video clips available in the Instructor Learning area!

8.20.08, 1:30 pm., EST - Password Protected areas on this site. Lesson plans, exercises, discussion questions, and PPTs are password protected on the Instructor Online Learning page. Contact your Pearson representative or rwoods@arbor.edu for updated password information. The Film Library and author podcast areas are protected by separte passwords, available only to individuals who have adopted the textbook for official educational use. Contact rwoods@arbor.edu for film library and author podcast password information.

How Current is the Site?
New content is constantly being added to the site. Officially, the site is updated once per month with new case links, annotated websites, glossary terms, audio/video clips, learning exercises, lesson plan suggestions, teaching tips, and the most current issues facing media practitioners and scholars.

What's here for Instructors?
The Instructor Online Learning page gives you access to an assortment of instructional materials, including chapter outlines, case resources, and more. Password protected pages provide access to a media ethics film library and lesson plans that include assigned readings, lectures, discussion questions, PPTs and various learning activities. Instructor materials are updated regularly. For instructors who are currently using the book, a userid/password for this area is available from your Pearson representative. Or, contact rwoods@arbor.edu. NOTE: a separate userid/password is required for the author podcast area and the media ethics film library.

What's here for Students? Practitioners? Researchers?
For students and other professionals, we have a rich assortment of general media ethics resources along with sources designed specifically to supplement the material and cases in ME7. In the Student Online Learning Center you'll find chapter outlines, PPT slides, quizzes, case resource pages, a glossary, annotated websites, an annotated bibliography, and much more.

What if you have a suggestion about how to improve this site?
We welcome your input and desire to make this site both user-friendly and practical for students, scholars and researchers of media ethics. Address all correspondence regarding features of this site to rwoods@arbor.edu .

Special Thanks and Acknowledgements
In developing the site and its materials, we sought input from both students, instructors and web consultants. The authors of ME7 extend special thanks to Randy Meredith, Jason Baker, and Samuel Ebersole for their technical expertise, pedagogical awareness, and web-friendly design approaches.

In addition, several Spring Arbor University research students labored tirelessly throughout spring and summer semesters to gather resources and track down relevant materials for users of this site. The authors also thank the following Spring Arbor University students enrolled in the Masters of Communication program who worked as Research Assistants on the companion website: Christy Mesaros-Winckles, Tanja N. Morgan, Constance A. Britner, Linda A. Libert, Jillian W. Moller, and Timothy W. Ross.

Students involved in ME7 whose work continues to help users of ME8 include: Andrew Winckles, Jennifer Leigh Rork, Aimee Clark, Ashlee Taylor, and Lori Carrol. Christy Mesaros Winckles has provided weekly updates for ME7 and has worked on the film and internet libraries for the past year. She continues her work on ME8.

Finally, the authors extend warm thanks to Spring Arbor University its willingness to support this ongoing virtual educational experiment.

Instructors, do you want to receive updates about site changes?
As adjustments are made to the site in response to feedback from users, and as special material is added to the site in addition to the monthly updates, instructors will be notified through the mailing group. To join the mailing group, email me8mailinglist@arbor.edu. In the subject line add, "ME8 Mailing Group."