In today’s society journalists and editors play a large role in providing the public with credible information; however when it comes to photographs, when does the public know if they are saying the truth? At this moment in time it’s very easy for journalists and editors to manipulate pictures and images which rises speculations among the people. Manipulating an image or photo has plenty of ethical issues which are that people can lose their trust in the journalists/editors and lose credibility in their work. The journalists/editors reputations will downfall and they will much likely lose their career.
Sherry Ricchiardi’s article addresses the issue of how manipulating pictures has been around since the Civil War times and how it’s creating many issues today in the journalists/editors careers. Ricchiardi addresses how …show more content…
For some people, manipulating photos to where they switch the contrast of the color of a feature is not a massive issue but when the entire photo changes completely too where the photo is unrecognizable it’s not acceptable. For example if the journalist or the editor adds a giant moon on the background to a picture that shows the city during the night. This changes the picture from a documentary scene to a fictional scene which as a result makes it less meaningful. The journalists and editors fall at risk of losing their reputation that they built over time like both articles mention. The tone of Ricchiardi’s article is against the manipulation of photos whereas, the article by the New York Times is in neither favor or against of manipulation of photos. Both articles provide examples of people who have manipulated photos that work for well recognized press companies which give people the opportunity to think about what journalists and editors are doing today with the photos that are being
Sherry Ricchiardi’s article addresses the issue of how manipulating pictures has been around since the Civil War times and how it’s creating many issues today in the journalists/editors careers. Ricchiardi addresses how …show more content…
For some people, manipulating photos to where they switch the contrast of the color of a feature is not a massive issue but when the entire photo changes completely too where the photo is unrecognizable it’s not acceptable. For example if the journalist or the editor adds a giant moon on the background to a picture that shows the city during the night. This changes the picture from a documentary scene to a fictional scene which as a result makes it less meaningful. The journalists and editors fall at risk of losing their reputation that they built over time like both articles mention. The tone of Ricchiardi’s article is against the manipulation of photos whereas, the article by the New York Times is in neither favor or against of manipulation of photos. Both articles provide examples of people who have manipulated photos that work for well recognized press companies which give people the opportunity to think about what journalists and editors are doing today with the photos that are being