{"id":12,"date":"2012-05-08T22:34:09","date_gmt":"2012-05-09T02:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.denielliott.com\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2016-04-20T15:26:11","modified_gmt":"2016-04-20T19:26:11","slug":"ethicsmatters","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/ethicsmatters\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethics Matters Column"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>ETHICS MATTERS: A Monthly Column in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nppa.org\/news_and_events\/magazine\/\">News Photographer<\/a>\u00a0magazine<\/h2>\n<p>Deni Elliott, Eleanor Poynter Jamison Chair in Media Ethics and Press Policy, University of South Florida (<a href=\"mailto:denielliott@gmail.com\">mail<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/denielliott.com\">web<\/a>)<br \/>\nPaul Martin Lester, Professor, Department of Communications, CSU Fullerton (<a href=\"mailto:lester@fullerton.edu\">mail<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/commfaculty.fullerton.edu\/lester\/\">web<\/a>)<br \/>\n<strong>Photojournalism and other educators:<\/strong> Feel free to provide copies of these columns to your students for use in class discussions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2004<\/strong><br \/>\n43) May <strong>Issue: Ethics of Photojournalism<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/em\/finalcolumn.html\">Taking Ethics Seriously:<\/a> To Err is Human<br \/>\n42) April <strong>Issue: Manipulations<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/em\/words_pictures.html\">Reading and Seeing:<\/a> When Words and Pictures Collide<br \/>\n41) March <strong>Issue: Manipulations<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/em\/backgrounds.html\">Fade to Black:<\/a> Ethical Practices A Matter Of What The Camera Saw<br \/>\n40) February <strong>Issue: Critical Thinking<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/em\/icon_irony.html\">The Irony of the Iconic:<\/a> Considering the Need for Criticism<\/p>\n<p><strong>2003<\/strong><br \/>\n39) December <strong>Issue: A Range of Ethical Topics<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/em\/2003_wrapup.html\">A Year in Review:<\/a><br \/>\nLooking Back in Order to Look Forward<br \/>\n38) November <strong>Issue: Definition of News<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/em\/kissup.html\">Journalistic Pandering:<\/a> Confusing Pop Culture with News<br \/>\n37) October <strong>Issue: Manipulations<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/em\/manipulations3.html\">Manipulation: The Word We Love to Hate<\/a><br \/>\nPart Three<br \/>\n36) September <strong>Issue: Manipulations<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/em\/manipulations2.html\">Manipulation: The Word We Love to Hate<\/a><br \/>\nPart Two<br \/>\n35) August <strong>Issue: Manipulations<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/em\/manipulations1.html\">Manipulation: The Word We Love to Hate<\/a><br \/>\nAn Investigation in Three Parts<br \/>\n34) July <strong>Issue: Covering War<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/em\/government.html\">The Outrage of Governmental Distortion<\/a><br \/>\n33) June <strong>Issue: Manipulation<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/em\/walski.html\">Aesthetics vs. Ethics:<\/a><br \/>\nWhen Will We Ever Learn?<br \/>\n32) May <strong>Issue: Conflict of Interest<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/em\/conflict.html\">A Classic Conflict of Interest:<\/a><br \/>\nA Reporter&#8217;s Free Advertisement to Himself Turns into Tragedy<br \/>\n31) April <strong>Issue: Photojournalism Commitment<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/em\/ari_alice.html\">Are You an Ari or an Alice?<\/a><br \/>\nLearning to Live with Professional and Personal Choices<br \/>\n30) March <strong>Issue: Writing an Ethical Code<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/em\/codes.html\">Keeping the Code Alive: Analysis Helps it Stay Relevant<\/a><br \/>\n29) February <strong>Issue: The Nature of News<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/em\/what_is_news.html\">What is News?<\/a><br \/>\nThe Answer is Not Blowing on a Whim<br \/>\n28) January <strong>Issue: Praiseworthy Behavior<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/em\/camaraderie.html\">Camaraderie over Competition:<\/a><br \/>\nHey, Brother. Can you spare a card?<\/p>\n<p><strong>2002<\/strong><br \/>\n27) December <strong>Issue: Stage-Managing<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/em\/toy_gun.html\">Taking vs. Making Pictures:<\/a><br \/>\nReaders Often Don&#8217;t Know the Difference<br \/>\n26) November <strong>Issue: Practicing Ethics<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/em\/sma.html\">Just in Case:<\/a><br \/>\nUsing a Systematic Analysis to Study Ethical Dilemmas<br \/>\n25) October <strong>Issue: Doing Good Work<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/em\/quality.html\">Why are You a Photojournalist?<\/a><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s a Matter of Quality<br \/>\n24) September <strong>Issue: Learning to be Ethical<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/em\/teachingethics.html\">Learning Ethics:<\/a><br \/>\nWe Are All Teachers and Students<br \/>\n23) August <strong>Issue: Editorial Decisions<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/em\/ethicsmatters082002.html\">Newsworthiness and Choice:<\/a><br \/>\nA Tale of Two Sensational Stories<br \/>\n22) July <strong>Issue: Comparing Past with Present Images<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/em\/hiroshima.html\">Watching and Participating:<\/a><br \/>\nA Lesson Learned from a Visit to Hiroshima<br \/>\n21) June <strong>Issue: Cultural Sensitivity and Privacy<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/em\/ethicsmatters062002.html\">Shooting and Showing Without Consent:<\/a><br \/>\nA Cultural Controversy<br \/>\n20) May <strong>Issue: Embarrassing Pictures as an Etiquette Issue<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/em\/ethicsmatters052002.html\">When Does a Kiss Become a Kiss-Off?<\/a><br \/>\nSometimes It&#8217;s a Matter of Taste<br \/>\n19) April <strong>Issue: Shocking Images and Contests<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/em\/ethicsmatters042002.html\">And the Winner Is&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nA Picture Too Brutal to Show<br \/>\n18) March <strong>Issue: Photojournalism Practice<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/em\/ethicsmatters032002.html\">Excuses and Other Moral Mistakes:<\/a><br \/>\nTaking Responsibility for your Actions<br \/>\n17) February <strong>Issue: Funeral Coverage<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/em\/ethicsmatters022002.html\">Newsworthy death need not be a cliche<\/a><br \/>\n16) January <strong>Issue: Special Effects in TV News Stories<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/em\/ethicsmatters012002.html\">All that Glitters May Be Too Bold:<\/a><br \/>\nSmall Effects Speak to Larger Issues<\/p>\n<p><strong>2001<\/strong><br \/>\n15) December <strong>Issue: Showing those Accused of Crimes<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/em\/ethicsmatters122001.html\">Pictorial Punishments:<\/a><br \/>\nWhen the Coverage Doesn&#8217;t Fit the Crime<br \/>\n14) November <strong>Issue: Appropriation vs. Fair Use<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/em\/ethicsmatters112001.html\">9-11 and the Ethics of Patriotism:<\/a><br \/>\nWhen is it Okay to Break the Law?<br \/>\n13) October <strong>Issue: Journalist Impersonators\u00a0<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/em\/ethicsmatters102001.html\">Is Helping the Police Ever Over the Thin Blue Line?<\/a><br \/>\n12) September <strong>Issue: Images and Image Makers from 9-11<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/em\/ethicsmatters092001.html\">From Great Tragedy, Humanity is Found<\/a><br \/>\n11) August <strong>Issue: Coverage of the Accused<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/em\/august01.html\">Responsible Journalism is Accountable Journalism<\/a><br \/>\n10) July <strong>Issue: Paying for Video<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/em\/july01.html\">Video &#8216;Wars&#8217; Obscure News:<br \/>\nBut they shed light on news conventions<\/a><br \/>\n9) June <strong>Issue: Living an Ethical Life<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/em\/june01.html\">When Worlds Connect:<br \/>\nEthical Behavior is a Life-Long Journey<\/a><br \/>\n8) April <strong>Issue: Showing Gruesome Images<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/em\/april01.html\">When You Need To Know, But Don&#8217;t Need To See<\/a><br \/>\n7) March <strong>Issue: Friends and Family Coverage<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/em\/march01.html\">Is it Ethics or Etiquette to Ban Those You Know From the Media?<\/a><br \/>\n6) February <strong>Issue: Learning from Movies<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/em\/febcolumn.html\">Media Ethics Goes to the Movies:<\/a><br \/>\nWhat Photojournalism Films Can Teach Us About Our Profession<br \/>\n5) January <strong>Issue: Who is a Journalist?\u00a0<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/em\/nppacolumn5.html\">A Journalist Is Anyone Who Gets the Pictures,<br \/>\nBut At What Price?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2000<\/strong><br \/>\n4) December <strong>Issue: Photojournalism Practice<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/em\/nppacolumn4.html\">To Shoot or Not to Shoot:<\/a><br \/>\nWhen is it Not Okay to Take a Picture?<br \/>\n3) November <strong>Issue: Using Gruesome Images<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/em\/nppacolumn3.html\">Good Journalism Isn&#8217;t Always Nice Journalism<\/a><br \/>\nWhen &#8220;The Harsh Truth&#8221; is the Right Ethical Choice<br \/>\n2) October <strong>Issue: Picture Manipulations<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/em\/nppacolumn2.html\">Do Minor Touch-Ups Foretell a Slide Down the Slippery Slope?<\/a><br \/>\n1) September <strong>Issue: What is Photojournalism Ethics?\u00a0<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/em\/nppacolumn1.html\">On the Difference Between Aesthetics, Etiquette, and Ethics<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ETHICS MATTERS: A Monthly Column in\u00a0News Photographer\u00a0magazine Deni Elliott, Eleanor Poynter Jamison Chair in Media Ethics and Press Policy, University of South Florida (mail,\u00a0web) Paul Martin Lester, Professor, Department of Communications, CSU Fullerton (mail,\u00a0web) Photojournalism and other educators: Feel free to provide copies of these columns to your students for use in class discussions. 2004 &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/42"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":536,"href":"https:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/revisions\/536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/digifolio.me\/elliott\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}