Laws and Ethics Notes
10-29 Elements of Photography Rubric
11-8 Laws and Ethics Notes
Copy and paste the answers IN COMPLETE SENTENCES to the following questions in the blog section of your MediaXperiments page. You will use the notes to study for your test next Thursday.
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National Press Photojournalists: A Code of Ethics
List at least seven things that the NPPA expects from photojournalists.
Ethical Considerations Scenarios:
Read the following scenarios and answer the following questions as both a photographer and photo editor. Post the answers in the blog section.
1.
Photographer: You are working with a reporter on a story about a coach who holds some national records for weightlifting. You still need a shot of him working out, so you arrange to meet him at the gym and take pictures of him lifting weights just as he normally does. Make an argument for running your photo.
Photo editor: Do you run this set-up photo? Why or why not?
I would run it
you can run the photo if you specify that this is if of him working out on a daily basis and not at competition. I would run this if i was the editor as long as the photo is portrayed accurately.
2.
Photographer: A baby left in a locked car died from the heat. You heard about it on a police scanner and were able to get a picture of the policeman taking the baby out of the car.
Photo editor: Do you run this as a warning to other parents? Why or why not?
I would run it if it was not too graphic because this is an important issue and is a very sad death for infants that the public should be made aware of.
3.
Photographer: A fire escape collapses during a fire, plunging a woman to her death. A child who also falls miraculously survived. You get a picture of them in mid-air, just as the fire escape gives way. The photo is a potential Pulitzer Prize winner.
Photo editor: Do you run this photo of a woman falling to her death? Why or why not?
I would not publish it because even though it is legal, I would not want that on my conscience.
4.
Photographer: A woman takes off her clothes in protest of being denied entrance to a building. You get a picture of her protest.
Photo editor: Do you run this photo of a nude woman? Why or why not?
I would run it if it was newsworthy but put restrictions on the ages that could access the photo.
5.
Photographer: During a news conference, an important political figure makes an obscene gesture at some hecklers in the crowd. You take the picture and turn it into your editor.
Photo editor: This is definitely newsworthy but potentially offensive. Do you run it? Why or why not?
Yes I run it because it is newsworthy and people would want to know about it even though it maybe offensive.
6.
Photographer: A man notifies the press that a newsworthy event will be taking place at a certain time and location. He makes a statement protesting a government action, then douses himself with gasoline and lights a match. You get some dramatic pictures of the event, potential prize winners.
Photo editor: Should you run the picture because it’s newsworthy or deny the protester the publicity he was seeking? Explain your decision.
It is newsworthy but would only run the photos if could not be identified.
7.
Photographer: You photograph a family grieving over their son who drowned in a local canal. You capture them at the moment the authorities unzip the body bag for them to make identification of him.
Photo editor: Do you run this to urge other families to be cautious or respect the privacy of their grief?
Even though this is not an invasion of their privacy I would not run it because the family will be dealing with enough already, they do not need pictures of themselves seeing their dead son.
8.
Photographer: You photograph two students exchanging money and a bag of something. You realize this would be a great photo to go with a story your staff is doing on drugs on campus.
Photo editor: Do you run this? Why or why not?
You do not run this because this is libel and you do not know these people’s reputations or what was in the bag.