Evaluating Ethical Community Representation in Photojournalism Through Feature Photographs and Demographic Congruence
Evaluating Ethical Community Representation in Photojournalism Through Feature Photographs and Demographic Congruence
Lough, K., Moore, C. (UGA CURO student) and Chapman, A. (UGA Honors Student). “Evaluating Ethical Community Representation in Photojournalism Through Feature Photographs and Demographic Congruence,” accepted to the Media Ethics Division at the 2023 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference, August.
Abstract: This study examines photojournalism’s ethical obligation to represent communities comprehensively. Feature photographs allow photojournalists to capture human interest moments that are not driven by hard news values, and therefore might serve as a representative reflection of a community. Through an analysis of demographic similarities in gender and race between the photographer, the photographed and the community population, we contribute to the ongoing discussion of photojournalism ethics and the importance of diverse representation in media.
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