Ethical and Practical Challenges in Photojournalism : Photojournalists on Edge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kim, Yung Soo.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury Academic & Professional, 2026.

Summary:

As a professional photojournalist turned visual communication researcher and educator, Kim describes vital ethical and practical challenges faced by individual photojournalists and photojournalism as a whole while arguing for their essential role in the spread of reliable information.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Purpose of This Book

Chapter 1: The Power of News Images

Chapter 2: The Burden of Visual Truth

What Is Visual Truth?

Not Favorable Visual Truth

Is This Picture Truly Truthful?

Weight of the Burden of Visual Truth

Visual Framing

Flood of Photo-Ops

Better Than Photo-Ops? Documentary Images

Summary

Chapter 3: The Truthfulness of News Images

NPPA Code of Ethics

Photo Manipulation Before and After Photoshop

The Rise of Digital Photo Manipulation

Visual Storyteller or Photojournalist?

Where Can We Draw the Line?

Tale of World Press Photo

Issue of Staging

Is This Also Staging?

Who Was the Photographer?

Importance of the Truthfulness of News Images

Chapter 4: The Newest Storm over Photojournalism

The Threat of Artificial Intelligence Technology

Academic Research on Artificial Intelligence-Generated Images

Efforts Against Artificial Intelligence-Generated Images

Chapter 5: Showing Sensitivity to the Public

Respecting Others' Feelings

To Publish or Not to Publish

Backlash of the Public

Nudity or Obscenity

Chapter 6: Ethical Dilemma Between Being a Dispassionate Observer and a Good Samaritan

The Role of Photojournalists in Human Tragedies

Absolutist Ethics, Utilitarian Ethics, and the Golden Rule

Situational Ethics as Guidance for Photojournalists

Are Photojournalists Bad People?

Witnessing and Documenting Human Tragedies

Chapter 7: Crisis in Photojournalism and Dangers for Photojournalists

Demise of Photojournalism?

Shockwave from the Chicago Sun-Times

Life of Freelance Photojournalists

The Lasting Role of Professional Photojournalists

First Summary

The Danger of Being a Photojournalist.

Documenting Trauma Can Be Traumatic for Photojournalists Themselves

Second Summary

Conclusion: Final Thoughts

References

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Kim, Yung Soo Ethical and Practical Challenges in Photojournalism

ISBN:

9798216259442

9781978765276