by Sydney Smith on Mar 22, 2016
Hindi TV News Shouldn’t have Shown ISIS Torture, Murder Videos, UK Regulator Says
Hindi TV news channel Aaj Tak broke broadcast standards when it showed "graphic images of beheadings and torture of prisoners"...
Photojournalism Ethics
by Sydney Smith on Mar 09, 2016
How Human Rights Group WITNESS Advises Ethical use of Eyewitness Footage
Human rights advocacy group WITNESS released ethics guidelines for the use of eyewitness footage last October. "Some eyewitness videos have the potential...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 08, 2016
Kim Cattrall isn’t Canadian PM Justin Trudeau’s Mom
Is Sex and the City actress Kim Cattrall the mother of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau? If you watched CBS...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 29, 2016
After BBC Report on Jimmy Savile Abuse, UK paper won’t show Savile Photos
Last week, the BBC released the results of a three-year inquiry on deceased sexual abuser and former BBC host Jimmy...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 17, 2016
NPR Releases Photo Caption Guidelines
What standards does National Public Radio hold its photo captions to? Homepage editor Stephanie Federico laid out its guidelines for...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer , Sydney Smith on Dec 18, 2015
Reuters’ Syrian girl ‘Editor’s Choice’ Photo mystery: Why does she have an extra thumb?
Why is there an extra thumb in this Reuters photo of a Syrian girl in a refugee camp? If you...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 16, 2015
NYTimes: Photo of Muslim Teenager with Donald Trump on TV in Background wasn’t Staged or Faked
The New York Times says it didn't fake a photo showing a 15-year-old Muslim teenager doing her homework while Donald Trump was...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 16, 2015
Why show Syed Farook, Tashfeen Malik Photos? San Diego Union-Tribune Explains its Decision after Reader Complaints
San Diego readers didn't want to see pictures of the two San Bernardino shooters, Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik, San...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 04, 2015
No more fake photos: New Ethics Guidelines for World Press Photo Contest
World Press Photo has released its first set of ethics guidelines for its annual photography contest, which is currently accepting...