(Apologies for cross-posting). *Digital Methods, Ethical Challenges* A symposium hosted by the Center for Global Communication Studies and the Project for Advanced Research in Global Communication Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania October 10, 2013 9am-4:00pm Room 500 Please RSVP to ahighbloom@asc.upenn.edu *Agenda:* 9:00-9:15 Welcome 9:30-11:00 Panel 1: Digital Culture Transformations Rob Procter, University Of Warwick: Ethical challenges for real-time, public sociology Hector Postigo, Temple University & Microsoft Research: Participatory observation, participatory culture and interventionist research: When should we strive to be more than observers in digital culture? Elizabeth Buchanan, University of Wisconsin-Stout: Vulnerable by association: Secondary subjects and representation through social media Moderator: John Jackson, Annenberg School for Communication 11:00-11:15 Coffee break 11:15-12:45 Panel 2: University Auspices and Vulnerable Populations John Kelly, Harvard University & Morningside Analytics: Knowing too much: Academic openness vs. the security of vulnerable actors Katy Pearce, University of Washington: Maintaining scholarly distance, developing trust, and protecting sources online and offline in an authoritarian context Randall Sell, Drexel University: Understanding gay men’s health: Evolving methods and challenges Moderator: Guobin Yang, Annenberg School for Communication 12:45-1:30 Lunch 1:30-3:00 Panel 3: Activism, Advocacy and National Security: Justifying Separate Sets of Standards? Kristene Unsworth, Drexel University: We must know everything and nothing should slip by: National security and the need to know Rebecca MacKinnon, New America Foundation & Center for Global Communication Studies: Security risks for researchers: Lessons from journalists and activists Christopher Wilson, the Engine Room: Ethics and research in international advocacy: A preliminary mapping of needs and resources Moderator: Sandra Gonzales-Bailon, Annenberg School for Communication 3:00-3:15 Coffee break 3:15-4:00 Open discussion & wrap-up