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Doing
Ethics for Photojournalists
WHEN
YOU ASK GOOD QUESTIONS,
YOU MAKE GOOD ETHICAL DECISIONS
What
do I know? What do I need to know?
What
is my journalistic purpose?
What
are my ethical concerns?
What
organizational policies and professional guidelines should I
consider?
How can
I include the voices of other people, with different perspectives
and diverse ideas, in the decision-making process?
Who are
the stakeholders-those affected by my decision?
What
if the roles were reversed? How would I feel if I were in the
shoes of one of the stakeholders?
What
are the possible consequences of my actions? Short term? Long
term? Are we sacrificing truthtelling for technical quality?
What
are my alternatives to maximize my truthtelling responsibility
and minimize harm?
Can I
clearly and fully justify my thinking and my decision? To my
colleagues? To the stakeholders? To the public? To myself?
Is the
photograph being presented as editorial reporting telling or
illustration.
KEY
CONSIDERATIONS
- Is
the photograph what the photographer saw in the viewfinder?
- Is
the photograph being changed in ways beyond basic image
quality corrections?
- Is
the illustration clearly obvious to the reader/ viewer?
- Is
it necessary to place the image in context with additional
text for disclosure?
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