Deni Elliott, Director, The Practical Ethics Center
42) April
41) March
40) February
2003
38) November
37) October
36) September
35) August
34) July
33) June
32) May
31) April
30) March
29) February
28) January
2002
26) November
25) October
24) September
23) August
22) July
21) June
20) May
19) April
18) March
17) February
16) January
2001
14) November
13) October
12) September
11) August
10) July
9) June
8) April
7) March
6) February
5) January
2000
3) November
2) October
1) September
University of Montana
Paul Martin Lester, Professor, Department of Communications
California State University, Fullerton
(E-mail and home page)NOTE to photojournalism and other educators:
2004
Feel free to provide copies of these columns to
your students for use in class discussions.
43) May
Issue: Ethics of Photojournalism
Taking Ethics Seriously:
To Err is Human
Issue: Manipulations
Reading and Seeing:
When Words and Pictures Collide
Issue: Manipulations
Fade to Black:
Ethical Practices A Matter Of What The Camera Saw
Issue: Critical Thinking
The Irony of the Iconic:
Considering the Need for Criticism
39) December
Issue: A Range of Ethical Topics
A Year in Review:
Looking Back in Order to Look Forward
Issue: Definition of News
Journalistic Pandering:
Confusing Pop Culture with News
Issue: Manipulations
Manipulation: The Word We Love to Hate
Part Three
Issue: Manipulations
Manipulation: The Word We Love to Hate
Part Two
Issue: Manipulations
Manipulation: The Word We Love to Hate
An Investigation in Three Parts
Issue: Covering War
The Outrage of Governmental Distortion
Issue: Manipulation
Aesthetics vs. Ethics:
When Will We Ever Learn?
Issue: Conflict of Interest
A Classic Conflict of Interest:
A Reporter's Free Advertisement to Himself Turns into Tragedy
Issue: Photojournalism Commitment
Are You an Ari or an Alice?
Learning to Live with Professional and Personal Choices
Issue: Writing an Ethical Code
Keeping the Code Alive: Analysis Helps it Stay Relevant
Issue: The Nature of News
What is News?
The Answer is Not Blowing on a Whim
Issue: Praiseworthy Behavior
Camaraderie over Competition:
Hey, Brother. Can you spare a card?
27) December
Issue: Stage-Managing
Taking vs. Making Pictures:
Readers Often Don't Know the Difference
Issue: Practicing Ethics
Just in Case:
Using a Systematic Analysis to Study Ethical Dilemmas
Issue: Doing Good Work
Why are You a Photojournalist?
It's a Matter of Quality
Issue: Learning to be Ethical
Learning Ethics:
We Are All Teachers and Students
Issue: Editorial Decisions
Newsworthiness and Choice:
A Tale of Two Sensational Stories
Issue: Comparing Past with Present Images
Watching and Participating:
A Lesson Learned from a Visit to Hiroshima
Issue: Cultural Sensitivity and Privacy
Shooting and Showing Without Consent:
A Cultural Controversy
Issue: Embarrassing Pictures as an Etiquette Issue
When Does a Kiss Become a Kiss-Off?
Sometimes It's a Matter of Taste
Issue: Shocking Images and Contests
And the Winner Is...
A Picture Too Brutal to Show
Issue: Photojournalism Practice
Excuses and Other Moral Mistakes:
Taking Responsibility for your Actions
Issue: Funeral Coverage
Newsworthy death need not be a cliche
Issue: Special Effects in TV News Stories
All that Glitters May Be Too Bold:
Small Effects Speak to Larger Issues
15) December
Issue: Showing those Accused of Crimes
Pictorial Punishments:
When the Coverage Doesn't Fit the Crime
Issue: Appropriation vs. Fair Use
9-11 and the Ethics of Patriotism:
When is it Okay to Break the Law?
Issue: Journalist Impersonators
Is Helping the Police Ever Over the Thin Blue Line?
Issue: Images and Image Makers from 9-11
From Great Tragedy, Humanity is Found
Issue: Coverage of the Accused
Responsible Journalism is Accountable Journalism
Issue: Paying for Video
Video 'Wars' Obscure News:
But they shed light on news conventions
Issue: Living an Ethical Life
When Worlds Connect:
Ethical Behavior is a Life-Long Journey
Issue: Showing Gruesome Images
When You Need To Know, But Don't Need To See
Issue: Friends and Family Coverage
Is it Ethics or Etiquette to Ban Those You Know From the Media?
Issue: Learning from Movies
Media Ethics Goes to the Movies:
What Photojournalism Films Can Teach Us About Our
Profession
Issue: Who is a Journalist?
A Journalist Is Anyone Who Gets the Pictures,
But At What Price?
4) December
Issue: Photojournalism Practice
To Shoot or Not to Shoot:
When is it Not Okay to Take a Picture?
Issue: Using Gruesome Images
Good Journalism Isn't Always Nice Journalism
When "The Harsh Truth" is the Right Ethical Choice
Issue: Picture Manipulations
Do Minor Touch-Ups Foretell a Slide Down the Slippery Slope?
Issue: What is Photojournalism Ethics?
On the Difference Between Aesthetics, Etiquette, and Ethics
writings