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I dunno folks. Perhaps we should grapple with new ethical considerations for photo journalists when the activity of photo journalism and the technology of image search have so fundamentally changed the nature of how photography interacts with the public.Permalink On twitter.com
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I mean we've long been in a conversation about what situations are appropriate for embedding tweets in other platforms because of how it alters exposure in a world where there are very different levels of 'public' available. Maybe time to think about embedding people's faces too?Permalink On twitter.com
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Also, photojournalism, like the rest of journalism, has suffered a decline in editorial oversight, in part because it is now possible to pub photos in real time in a way that previously had to go thru layers of oversight, and at numbers far more massive in digital than in print.Permalink On twitter.com
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This isn't a conversation about what is allowed or legal, but a conversation about reexamination of the ethical recommendations and guidelines photojournalists might carry themselves under.Permalink On twitter.com
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This is the important line from troy_closson: “We aren’t unclear about our rights as a newspaper to cover student protest, but also understand the need to do so with empathy" washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/11/12/northwestern-student-newspaper-apologizes-photographing-protesters-editorial/Permalink On twitter.com
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troy_closson Being a responsible and ethical journalist is more than reporting, It means understanding that you report on a community of humans and empathy is required to continue that process.Permalink On twitter.com
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It means: "Ethical journalism treats sources, subjects, colleagues and members of the public as human beings deserving of respect." The "Minimize Harm" section of the SPJ ethical code makes this very clear: spj.org/ethicscode.aspPermalink On twitter.com
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"Balance the public’s need for information against potential harm or discomfort. Pursuit of the news is not a license for arrogance or undue intrusiveness." "Recognize that legal access to information differs from an ethical justification to publish or broadcast."Permalink On twitter.com
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Balancing the needs of the news with care for the community is what having a code of ethics is for and let's be clear: "Is the identity of protesters newsworthy?" I was not on the ground, I don't know the community, but if I was going to take a guess: I would think not.Permalink On twitter.com
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SPJ has *very* specific advice on this: "Realize that private people have a greater right to control information about themselves than public figures and others who seek power, influence or attention. Weigh the consequences of publishing or broadcasting personal information."Permalink On twitter.com
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Now consider that the University or employers might search & find these people via image search, or any number of alt-right groups might *put their lives in danger* a thing that *actually happens* and I dunno, maybe the decision to not publish these images makes sense.Permalink On twitter.com
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As someone who has actually advised student news organizations, it's a hard, non-obvious call. Historically liminal ethical questions are not clear calls. However, no one knows the community or what endangers it better than the people who cover it.Permalink On twitter.com
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If I was their advisor, I'd trust their call over a bunch of national journalists who can't possibly know the community or the situation on the ground.On twitter.com
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If your face in a large student protest was on the front page in 1990, you may never have been identified. Today your face could go up in a journalist's tweet, be identified by an authority, and have cops at your door in under a week.Permalink On twitter.com
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Your face could also be tied to Facebook or a real address and sent to an alt-right chat room which would throw a ton of abuse or actual threat your way. This is a real thing that happens in real life. If only other journalists were as deeply considering this as Northwestern's.Permalink On twitter.com
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Perhaps this would be a good time for national journalists, instead of raging on Twitter, to look inward and reconsider how their ethics currently apply and perhaps should shift to accommodate the current era?Permalink On twitter.com
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This is some very good coverage of the aftermath: Sulliview/1194334212838612993?s=19Permalink On twitter.com
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