Photojournalism and Social Media Reportage Code Of Conduct 2022

Photojournalism and Social Media Reportage
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Photojournalism can be referred to the form of journalism which involves collection of
images and presenting them in order to tell a story. The pictures are presented after editing in
order to represent a news through still images. In case of broadcasting which is usually done
through videos, it is called broadcast journalism. Photojournalism can be classified in two types
such as documentary photography, celebrity photography, photography associated with social
documentary or street photography. Photojournalism requires conformation within ethical
frameworks complying with strict terms of journalism. Photojournalist are required to be aware
of the situations in order to substantiate the pictures which ultimately connects with the people.
Photography in the form of social documentation is difficult to carry out, as it involves a
lot of preparation, which is not mandatory in other forms of photography practices (Allan, 2017).
It often demands long term planning in order to deliver the kind of representation a photographer
intends. However, a Photographer is also burdened with moral responsibilities which must be
abided by, in order to create images which depict the news accurately. It can thus, be stated that
it works within the ethical framework which the journalists are supposed to apply with their own
objectivity. It is a photographer’s responsibility to decide what to site because gruesome and
violent representation of any situation often leads to controversy which are uncalled for.
Every profession has its own ethics and principles which are to be followed, in order to
maintain standards and proper codes of conduct (Allan & Peters, 2015). These guidelines ensure
that no one gets to violate the ethical and moral principles within the professional framework.
The codes of ethics which a photojournalist should keep up with include strict accuracy of
events, respectful approach to privacy, integrity and dignity, truthfulness and understanding of
public interest. The purpose of photojournalism is to showcase the underlying story with one or
more images to represent it, along with an informative piece of writing. However, there are