Changes: Ethics

Revision as of 00:00, 27 March 2005

Journalism ethics concern issues such as:

conflicts of interest,
privacy,
right of response, and
truthfulness.

Photos

Digital cameras and photo]] editing software enable more opportunity to manipulate photos.

Here are key statements from Paragraph 4 of the National Press Photographers Association ethics code:

"In documentary photojournalism, it is wrong to alter the content of a photograph in any way (electronically or in the darkroom) that deceives the public. We believe the guidelines for fair and accurate reporting should be the criteria for judging what may be done electronically to a photograph."

The reference to "documentary photojournalism" is apparently intended to allow for photo illustrations.

Whether a photo illustration is acceptable can hinge on whether it is obvious that the image is not accurate.

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 '''Journalism ethics''' concern issues such as:
-*conflicts of interest,
+*[[conflict of interest|conflicts of interest]],
-*privacy,
+*[[privacy]],
-*right of response, and
+*[[right of response]], and
-*truthfulness.
+*[[truthfulness]].
+==Photos==
+Digital cameras and photo]] editing software enable more opportunity to manipulate photos.
+Here are key statements from Paragraph 4 of the [[National Press Photographers Association]]  [http://www.asne.org/ideas/codes/nppa.htm ethics code]:
+"In documentary [[photojournalism]], it is wrong to alter the content of a photograph in any way (electronically or in the darkroom) that deceives the public. We believe the guidelines for fair and accurate reporting should be the criteria for judging what may be done electronically to a photograph."
+The reference to "documentary photojournalism" is apparently intended to allow for photo illustrations.
+Whether a photo illustration is acceptable can hinge on whether it is obvious that the image is not accurate.
 ==Ethics Codes Online==
-Miscellaneous
 [http://www.uta.fi/ethicnet/ European collection]
+===U.S. professional associations===
-United States
 *[http://www.asne.org/kiosk/archive/principl.htm American Society of Newspaper Editors]
 *[http://www.asne.org/ideas/codes/nppa.htm National Press Photographers Association]
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 *[http://www.spj.org/ethics_code.asp Society of Professional Journalists]
-U.S. Newspapers
+===U.S. Newspapers===
 *[http://www.asne.org/ideas/codes/arizonarepublic.htm Arizona Republic]
 *[http://www.asne.org/ideas/codes/asburyparkpress.htm Asbury Park Press, Neptune, N.J.]