Ethics & Legal – Page 25 – Visual Journalism

September 5, 2012

The Professional Instagramer

That headline was hard to type … as a journalist, I find much of what I see on Instagram as not-journailsm. It’s art, some of it amazingly good, but the filtering and intentional degradation of images bothers me when it’s put forth as journalism. And I know I should now yell, “YOU KIDS GET OFF MY LAWN!” But that’s the...

Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism

September 4, 2012

How National Geographic Catches Lies

Over at the Poynter Institute, Craig Silverman has a post up about how the National Geographic catches faked photos in its contests. (Dan) Westergren (Senior Picture Editor at NatGeo’s Traveler magazine) says one fundamental question judges ask of every entry is, “Does this picture show what it felt like to be there at that moment, to combine the human elements...

Advice & Learning/Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism

August 31, 2012

Better Truthiness Through Photography

Science Daily is reporting on a recent study lead by Eryn J. Newman of Victoria University in New Zealand that looks at the effect of photos on readers’ decisions about whether a statement is true or not. More evidence that photojournalism needs to be both true and accurate, I think. (Thanks to Billy Suratt for the link.)

Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism

August 30, 2012

Steroids, Ethics and Photojournalism

Sean Elliot, president of the National Press Photographers Association, wrote an intriguing post questioning whether you can draw a parallel between steroid use in athletics and manipulations in photojournalism. It’s a great question that he poses and I think the answer is yes. Photojournalism – not photography, photojournalism – is about truth, accuracy and fairness. Doctoring your images in Photoshop,...

Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

August 29, 2012

California Anti-Paparazzi Law to be Challenged

A California statute that allows prosecution of photographers who drive recklessly while pursuing subjects is going to be challenged in court. Uhh … if they drive recklessly, isn’t that already against the law? Why single out photographers? (Thanks to Mickey Osterreicher for the link.)

Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism

August 27, 2012

Wanted: Copyeditors

We in the journalism trade probably spend too much energy on enjoying the errors of others … but, when you get an obit headline wrong – so, so wrong – maybe we should point it out? Or maybe we should send notes to media executives pointing out that all the newsroom cuts are having an effect on the journalism?

Ethics & Legal/Journalism

August 21, 2012

Anti-Instagram App

This is the sort of App I may spend a buck on just because I like the idea: Joe Macirowski has launched an iOS App called Normalize that will undo many of the filters applied to images by applications like Instagram. (Thanks to Kimberly Kamierski for the link.)

Ethics & Legal/Tech Talk

August 14, 2012

When Fair Use Maybe Isn’t

Over at the Poynter Institute, Steve Myers has a story about the Portland Press Herald which picked up a woman’s photo off of her Flickr account and then, without attribution or her permission, published it. The paper has agreed to pay the photographer for the usage. The publication claimed they could use the image under the Fair Use segment of...

Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism

August 14, 2012

Criminalizing Photography

Over at The New York Times’ Lens blog, James Estrin has an interview with Mickey Osterreicher about the increase in arrests of photographers around the United States. Osterreicher, who is the National Press Photographers Association’s attorney, has this advice for photojournalists working in tense situations: If you’re stopped on the street, stay calm. Be reasonable, be cooperative — as cooperative...

At Work/Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism

August 13, 2012

Getting Sued for Copyright Violation

Over at Blogher, Roni Loren runs through what happened when she lifted images from a Google image search and posted them to her blog – and, as photographers, the right thing happened. The post is a warning to other bloggers – that images are copyrighted, no matter where you find them, and she admits that she was in the wrong....

Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism

Category: Ethics & Legal

The Professional Instagramer

How National Geographic Catches Lies

Better Truthiness Through Photography

Steroids, Ethics and Photojournalism

California Anti-Paparazzi Law to be Challenged

Wanted: Copyeditors

Anti-Instagram App

When Fair Use Maybe Isn’t

Criminalizing Photography

Getting Sued for Copyright Violation