Ethics of photojournalism
In discussing ethics of photojournalism, there is fragile consensus on establishing a unique professional standard. The absence of clear sanctions in cases of breaking the ethical standards makes quite difficult to enforce them, still all photographers should be aware of the consequences of breaking ethical standards.
The greatest challenges of photojournalism ethics are related to what is called “the photographic truth”, a concept that refers to the correct standards of the visual information. However, it also is concerned with the privacy of individuals and the dissemination of the violent or morbid images.
The ethics of photojournalism is in continuous evolution and its future is closely linked to the development of technology in this area.
Keywords: photojournalism, ethics of photojournalism, professional standards, the truth, the privacy of individuals, violent images.
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