Baradell S. Photojournalism, Technology and Ethics

Black Star Publishing Co., 2012. — 57 p.There’s an old saying that there are no atheists in foxholes. When threatened or under fire, people inevitably cling to something certain to guide them through uncertain times. In life and death situations, this something is often a Bible. Today, the profession of photojournalism as we know it is threatened by technological transformation, by the rise of video, by fragmentation of the media. It’s under fire from a suspicious public — watchdog bloggers, cable and radio pundits, and other critics who question the profession’s credibility and authority to bring us an accurate picture of the world. For photojournalists, it would be a great time to have a Bible — in the form of a uniform, enforceable code of ethics — handy. Unfortunately, photojournalists have no such thing. There is no established set of rules to see news photographers through this storm.