photojournalism jessicalin
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Photojournalism and Photo
Essays
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Photojournalismdescribed as
the craft of
employingphotographicstorytelling todocument life: it isuniversal andtranscends culturaland language
bounds.
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The Downturn of the EconomyBy Anthony Suau
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http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1738458,00.html
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Spiritual Healing Around the World
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http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1878443,00.html
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Making a Caption Who, What, WhenWhere, Why
Top Left: Astronaut Michael Barratttrains
for a trip to the International Space
Station at the Baikonur Cosmodrome inKazakhstan
Bottom Left: Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men
dance while celebrating the holiday at a
synagogue in Jerusalems Mea Shearim
neighborhood
Bottom Right: In the northern city of
Mathura, Hindu devoteescelebrate thefestival of Holi by throwing colored
powder on each other
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The development of newsphotography in the 19thcentury supported claims bynewspapers that theyreported events as theyhappened, objectively.
Today, the ethics ofphotojournalism goes farbeyond the ethics of thenewspaper photo. It includesthe millions of news-relatedimages that appear on ourtelevisions, cell phones,computer screens and othermulti-media devices. We arean image-saturated world.
Ethics in
Photojournalism
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Ethics in Photojournalism:
Manipulation of Digital Images
With Photoshop and theavailability of many editingprograms, photos can be editedto change the meaning of thepicture
Example: After OJ Simpson was
arrested for the murder of hiswife, both Newsweek and TimeMagazine released his mugshot except Time Magazinedarkened the image in order tomake him seem more guilty
Time Magazine was criticized
Issue was exceptionallycontroversial because he wasstill on trial at the time and theseimages could easily affect thejury, even if they were isolatedfrom the public
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Ethics in Photojournalism:
Intrusion of Privacy When is it legitimate to
take pictures of people inprivate moments?
Should photojournalistscapture images ofpoliticians, movie stars andother public figures in
private spaces? Should photojournalists
take shots of families ingrief, or victims of tragedy?
The public perception ofthe journalist, and of the
news media in general,has suffered fromunjustified intrusions intoprivacy.
The ethical question is:When is intrusion justified?
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Ethics of Photojournalism:
Graphic or Shocking Images
How graphic should -- ormust -- images be to tell thenews story?
If news outlets use graphicpictures of war, they are
accused of exploiting thepain of others. If they avoidgraphic photos, they areaccused of sanitizing theconflict.
What criteria should guide
photo decisions -- local orcommunity standards?Newsworthiness? Dramaticimpact? A commitment to tellthe whole truth?
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What is the realjournalistic value of thephotographs? What dothey prove and why arethey news? Do theydispel or affirminformation the publichad prior to seeing theimages?
By looking at the photosin terms of what theyadd to the news, editors
should be able todetermine whetherpublication isappropriate.
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Ethics of Photojournalism:
General Guidelines
Be accurate and comprehensivein the representation ofsubjects.
Resist being manipulated bystaged photo opportunities.
Editing should maintain the
integrity of the photographicimages' content and context.
Treat all subjects with respectand dignity. Give specialconsideration to vulnerablesubjects and compassion to
victims of crime or tragedy.Intrude on private moments ofgrief only when the public hasan overriding and justifiableneed to see.
Respect the integrity of the
photographic moment.