“I Am Eating a Sandwich Now”: Intent and Foresight in the Twitter Age
Abstract
Although the criteria of double effect is usually used with issues of warfare and human health, such as abortion and euthanasia, the authors suggest using T. A. Cavanaugh's version of double effect reasoning when deliberating about cases that deal with the social media. With the creation of a modified version of Cavanaugh's three criteria, both social media users and those who evaluate decisions in that medium will have an alternate ethical decision-making model to use. The authors show how one might use this model in the age of anytime, anywhere technology.
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Stevenson and Peck proposed a model of double-effect reasoning for deliberating ethical cases in social media.
“Stevenson and Peck 53 propose the model of double-effect reasoning when deliberating ethical cases in social media.”
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Stevenson and Peck offered modified criteria for evaluating social media actions based on Cavanaugh's original criteria.
“On the basis of Cavanaugh's original criteria, 54 Stevenson and Peck 53 offer modified criteria for evaluating social media actions (Figure 2).”
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- Authors
- Stevenson, S. E., & Peck, L. A.
- Affiliations
- Kent State University (US)
- University of Northern Colorado (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Mass Media Ethics
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2011-01-21
- Volume
- 26
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 56-65
- ISSN
- 0890-0523 (ISSN-L)
- 1532-7728
- OpenAlex
- W1980123169
- Cited by
- 11
- References
- 11
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 2
- FWCI
- 5.29
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Mass Media Ethics (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Communication › Journalism and Media Studies
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Networks and Communications › Media and Digital Communication
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Philosophical Ethics and Theory
- Keywords
- double effect, social media ethics, ethical decision-making, Twitter, moral norms
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