CASE $5-$A

DRONES AND THE NEWS Micro Issues

$1.$ Is an assessment controversy involving a public official a valid

public controversy requiring robust news media coverage?

$2.$ Is it fair to fly a drone over private property to capture images of

a home and surrounding grounds at any time? Does it matter that

the property is owned by a public official or the subject of an

assessment dispute?

Midrange Issues

$1.$ Should privacy considerations differ when children are involved?

$2.$ Use this case to contrast the concepts of right to know, need to

know, and want to know.

$3.$ Does the governor have a responsibility to the truth when using

Twitter? If not, why not? If so$,$ how does that apply to this case?

Macro Issues

$1.$ Rawls considers justice as fairness. Was WDRB fair to the governor in

this case? What other stakeholders should be considered in this case?

Was the news outlet fair to them? Were the governor$$s actions fair?

$2.$ Apply the veil of ignorance to this case. How would you articulate

the positions of the journalists, governor, and public if you did not

know in which condition you would end up$?$

$3.$ What other ethical considerations beyond privacy are important in

drone journalism?