Ethics & Legal – Page 8 – Visual Journalism

September 6, 2015

Photos, Logic and Emotion

Pictures do not work on our brains according to logic. They hit lower and deeper. Emotion is not reasonable, and in fact, there is undeniable pleasure in being able to submit to un-reason, to feel something strong and true after all the titillation and trash that crosses our visual field every hour of the day. That’s photography curator and historian...

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September 6, 2015

Ethics and the Role of Photojournalism Organizations

Rachel Donadio has a piece up at The New York Times talking about this year’s Visa Pour l’Image Festival in Perpignan, France, that’s worth a read. Perpignan is the annual gathering of photojournalism, one of (if not the) largest exhibition of work each year. Donadio’s piece runs through some of the big issues of the last year, including the decision...

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August 23, 2015

Report or Help?

John Freeman, a photojournalism professor at the University of Florida, came across a man in distress – what would you do? In this case, his choice was clear (and I fully support his decision). But what if the situation were different? What if someone else was there? What would you do?

At Work/Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism

August 23, 2015

60 Minutes to Show Sarin Gas Victims

Tonight on 60 Minutes, Scott Pelley will report on the usage of sarin gas in Syria in 2013. In a Correspondent Candids interview, he explains the reasoning behind showing some extremely disturbing footage of children suffering after being exposed. This is not an easy choice to make – there will be many very vocal critics of this decision. Some will...

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August 4, 2015

Just Because It’s On Instagram …

Storyful’s Eliza Mackintosh has the story behind an Instagram account that shows an immigrant escaping from Dakar, Senegal, to Spain. It’s a story that was picked up by some major web sites and built a massive following … but it’s all a lie, a fictional project designed for an exhibition. “It was a way of denouncing Western frivolity, in which...

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August 2, 2015

Appalachia, Poverty and Honesty

I’ll start with this: I’ve talked with the author, Roger May, of the piece I’m linking below about bringing the traveling exhibition Looking at Appalachia here to Athens and having him speak with my classes. With that bit of disclosure, I’m recommending you go read his piece on Medium taking a look at how Vice handled two photo essays about...

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July 22, 2015

NPPA Helps to Write a New Taylor Swift Contract

Well, this is an interesting turn – the National Press Photographers Association, in conjunction with 13 other news entities, have helped re-write the contact given to photographers who are covering Taylor Swift’s current tour. NPPA’s general counsel, Mickey Osterreicher, took the lead in drafting the new agreement. Is it perfect? Well … no. But it isn’t bad. The one thing...

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July 19, 2015

Stock Photo Fail: Political Tweet Edition

Stock photography is kind of the gift that keeps on giving. In the latest edition, the Donald Trump campaign tweeted out a patriotic image of the American flag with Mr. Trump, $100 bills, the White House and soldiers fading through it. The problem: the soldiers are World War II Nazi historical re-enactors. The Trump campaign has stated that an intern...

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July 9, 2015

The 2016 Presidential Primary Photo Faking Season Has Begun

Just a little ahead of schedule, it would seem to me … but there’s already a manipulated image of Hilary Clinton with a Confederate flag behind her making the rounds. There should be an award for the best and worst faked photos this year.

Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism

July 6, 2015

New Principles and Practices for the White House Proposed

The White House Correspondents’ Association has put out a series of ideals it hopes the White House will adopt when it comes to access to presidents and their staff. It does address the limited visual access for still and motion photographers: As a general principle, the White House should not use its own videographers and photographers as a replacement for...

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