Ethics+in+Journalism

Read the following:

PHOTO A-
New York City Cop gives Boots to Homeless Man The Homeless Man and the NYPD's cops boots: How a Warm Tale Turns Cold

PHOTO B-
Picture Power: Fire Escape Drama

=PHOTO C-=

New York Times Runs Graphic Front Page Photo of Starving Somalia Child

=PHOTO D-= The Falling Man- Esquire Magazine

The Story Behind the Most Powerful Image on 9/11: The Falling Man

=PHOTO E-=

R. Umar Abbasi- Controversial Subway Photo


 * Journalists discuss decisions about publishing photos: **

Pictures that Change History: Why The World Needs Photojournalists The Atlantic

Behind the Scenes: To Publish or Not? New York Times article on the decision to publish photos from war

Controversial Photos Prompt Ethics Questions- ( includes 8 minute audio discussion)

New York Times Posts Bloody Controversial Photo of Empire State Building Killing

The Ten Most Controversial Photographs Ever Taken

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Many of the photos below are explained in the articles above.

**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Assignment Requirements: **
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">All of the photos below were published.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5;">Read the articles above.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5;">Review the photos and create two lists: Photos that should be published and Photos should not be published
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5;">In a blog entry on your [|edublog], explain your reasoning. Refer to specifics in the articles above and specifics about the photographs.





<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">There are 4 principles of journalism:
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Seek truth and report it. Journalists should be honest, fair and courageous in gathering, reporting, and interpreting information, and they should report all of an issue.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Minimize harm. Ethical journalists treat sources, subjects, and colleagues as human beings deserving of respect.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Act independently. Journalists should be free of obligation to any interest other than the public’s right to know.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Be accountable. Journalists are accountable to their readers, listeners, viewers and each other.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Blog Entry Rubric

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Maiandra GD',sans-serif; text-align: center;">20 ||   ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Maiandra GD',sans-serif;">Expectation ** ||  **<span style="font-family: 'Maiandra GD',sans-serif;">Points **  ||  **<span style="font-family: 'Maiandra GD',sans-serif;">Points Earned **  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Maiandra GD',sans-serif;">Writing Standards:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Maiandra GD',sans-serif;">The blog post is clear, concise, and easy to understand.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Maiandra GD',sans-serif;">Ideas and responses are communicated clearly and coherently. || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Maiandra GD',sans-serif; text-align: center;">10 ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Maiandra GD',sans-serif;">Elaboration/Analysis:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Maiandra GD',sans-serif;">Blog post focuses on depth over breadth
 * <span style="font-family: 'Maiandra GD',sans-serif;">Ideas and connections are fully expanded upon
 * <span style="font-family: 'Maiandra GD',sans-serif;">Writing features analysis rather than summary
 * <span style="font-family: 'Maiandra GD',sans-serif;">Requirements of the assignment are fulfilled (see above) ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Maiandra GD',sans-serif;">Requirements of the assignment are fulfilled (see above) ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Maiandra GD',sans-serif;">Blog Etiquette:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Maiandra GD',sans-serif;">Comment follows all Blog Etiquette Guidelines || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Maiandra GD',sans-serif; text-align: center;">5 ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Maiandra GD',sans-serif;"> TOTAL: || <span style="font-family: 'Maiandra GD',sans-serif;">35 ||  ||