Wednesday, September 25, 2013

To Publish or not to Publish

When it comes to photojournalism, morals and ethics need to be greatly presented in order not to offend the reader or the person within the photo. The article concerning the revealing of graphic army pictures is one of these stories. I would understand why they would want to show it to the world. The whole point of adding pictures in a story is to make it more personable and make it hit closer to home. What are the pictures that capture your attention the most? I bet you would say, the unusual ones. While we are in our comfy homes there is a real crisis going on over seas and people are dying. A true photojournalist would want their reader to feel like they are there within  the story. It is a true reality that needs to be known. On the other hand, although, this person is a loved one who died in a horrible way. posting a picture to make money off of or to show for entertainment and news only hurts the family even more than they have already been. Ethics within journalism should always come before the story presented. It is here that you gain a reputation for being a real human being instead of an entertainment hog.

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