The ethics of photojournalism in Lithuania: views of the news photographers
JOURNALISM, AUDIENCE AND ETHICS
Laura Urbonavičiūtė
Published 2015-12-07
https://doi.org/10.15388/zt/jr.2015.8.8843
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Urbonavičiūtė, L. (2015) “The ethics of photojournalism in Lithuania: views of the news photographers”, Žurnalistikos tyrimai, 8, pp. 70–91. doi:10.15388/zt/jr.2015.8.8843.

Abstract

Digital manipulation in photojournalism is the subject of on­going debate. At the heart of the controversy over what is and what is not an acceptable alteration of a photograph is the often tenuous relationship between the reality and the captured image. Digital photography has com­plicated the situation because alterations are easier to accomplish and more difficult to detect. However, there is no consensus among the visual journalists about what comprises ethical image-making. This study examines some of the challenges faced by photojournalists in Lithuania, where news pho­tography was hampered by decades of the Soviet occupation. A question­naire of Lithuanian Press Photo Club members and two focus groups of photojournalists showed broad agreement about the acceptable alterations of the photographic image and other ethical norms but revealed a dearth of professional empowerment to put norms into practice. Photojournalists see themselves less as journalists and more as providers of a service to me­dia organizations. Agreement about the need to regulate the professional ethics was accompanied by denials that photojournalists can take a personal responsibility for their work.

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