“Photographs are powerful tools for communication because captured moments not only represent facts…” (Shields, 2014). She also added, “they also have an innate ability to speak to the viewers on a reliable and emotional level.”
A photojournalist’s job is to take photos that supplement a news article or solely describe the whole event. Their main goal is to convey the truth through the photos they will produce. A photojournalist strives to take a newsworthy photo despite all the personal and external hindrances that may prevent him from doing his job.
As news photos are a big factor in news reporting and photojournalists have a role and responsibility to the public, photojournalism is also guided by ethics. Responsible photojournalism means adherence to a standard of ethics. “Ethics is concerned with a person’s duty toward moral obligations to humankind” (Fulton as cited in McDaniel, 2006).
Bersak (2006) says that, “there is no sole arbiter of what is ethical, and even if there were, the line isn’t always black and white.” He says that, “ethics is an inherently subjective field.” As Kobre (2008) discusses, “photojournalism has no Bible, no rabbinical college, no Pope to define correct choices.” He also mentioned that “From the photographer itself to his editor, ethical orientations may differ.” As photojournalist, there are a lot of factors that may lead to …show more content…
• Have you considered the external influences and circumstances?
• Are you using a consistent and quantifiable measure scale?
• Is it valid to generalize the specific?
• Have you tested for cultural bias?
• What do we hope to accomplish by doing research in Photojournalism Ethics?
With this, the researchers have come up with the research problem on which ethical decision-making philosophy do the selected photojournalists believes in when it comes to their
A photojournalist’s job is to take photos that supplement a news article or solely describe the whole event. Their main goal is to convey the truth through the photos they will produce. A photojournalist strives to take a newsworthy photo despite all the personal and external hindrances that may prevent him from doing his job.
As news photos are a big factor in news reporting and photojournalists have a role and responsibility to the public, photojournalism is also guided by ethics. Responsible photojournalism means adherence to a standard of ethics. “Ethics is concerned with a person’s duty toward moral obligations to humankind” (Fulton as cited in McDaniel, 2006).
Bersak (2006) says that, “there is no sole arbiter of what is ethical, and even if there were, the line isn’t always black and white.” He says that, “ethics is an inherently subjective field.” As Kobre (2008) discusses, “photojournalism has no Bible, no rabbinical college, no Pope to define correct choices.” He also mentioned that “From the photographer itself to his editor, ethical orientations may differ.” As photojournalist, there are a lot of factors that may lead to …show more content…
• Have you considered the external influences and circumstances?
• Are you using a consistent and quantifiable measure scale?
• Is it valid to generalize the specific?
• Have you tested for cultural bias?
• What do we hope to accomplish by doing research in Photojournalism Ethics?
With this, the researchers have come up with the research problem on which ethical decision-making philosophy do the selected photojournalists believes in when it comes to their