March 30, 2020
A critical look into the concept of Photojournalism – A democratic participant approach
By: Sheku Putka Kamara It is my assumption that in this day and age, the importance of photojournalism is not shrouded in secrecy. The emergence of digital photography offers whole new realms of opportunity for the manipulation, reproduction, and transmission of images. It has inevitably complicated many of the ethical issues involved. Photojournalism works within the same ethical approaches to objectivity that are applied by other journalists. What to shoot, how to frame and how to edit are constant considerations. Photographing news for an assignment is one of the most ethical problems photographers face. Photojournalists have a moral responsibility