HW3proj

Q1. For your ethics-related term project (see “Course Information” tab for details): Let us continue to develop it step by step over the semester so that it will be manageable rather than a crunch at the end, as follows. Write up 349 words or more (per person if a group project) if your project is a writing project. If it is not a writing project, do work on the project equivalent in effort to writing 349 words or more, and explain specifically what you did (in much less than 349 words!), giving examples (code, for example) if that makes sense. Put this in your blog, labeling it consistently per the example template.

Answer:
I am going to begin my HW3proj with the very beginning of my paper that I plan to write.

For my ethics paper, I have decided to study the mechanics of modern propaganda and the ethical exploitations that follow it. For the core of this subject, I would like to point to the Johnny Depp v Amber Heard case that gained a massive following through social media earlier this year. What role did modern propaganda play in this case? What was it's scope and impact? These first two questions in particular set the stage for later discussion I will bring on. 

To begin, the Depp v Heard case was compliant case filed by plaintiff Depp against defendant Heard in attempt to claim $50 million in defamation damage. The two had been previously married before - 2015 to 2016 (having known each other since 2009) - but divorced due to Heard being physically abused by Depp as reported by Time magazine. Between the divorce and 2022 during the recent case in question, there were several court cases and news reports generated against Depp; Particularly coming from Heard as a source. Hence why Depp opened a case against Heard for defamation and it's damages.

The 2022 case was quite intensive, both sides having both evidence and anecdotes. The Depp v Heard case started in April 2022 and ran until June 2022, with Depp being awarded $10 million in compensation and punishing Heard for $5 million (later reduced by the court to $350,000 due to Virginia state law, where the case took place). Heard was, however, awarded $2 million in compensation due to defamation by Waldman, Depp's former lawyer.

The social media coverage of this case was monumental. The trial was livestreamed on both news and social media for free. For frame of reference, news articles alone had generated more social media interactions in the US than other major news cases at the time such as the Supreme Court decision on abortion and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. No matter what site you were on or what community you found yourself to be a part of, you've most likely heard about this case before and likely even interacted with it as a topic.

Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depp_v._Heard 
 

Q2. Explain what needs to be done next on the project. Put this in your blog, labeling it consistently per the example template.

Answer:

To do next, I want to delve deeper into the scope and impact social media had on the Depp v Heard case and why I think it's propaganda. Finally, I would like to learn how to better input my sources.