So many of our civil rights have been broken or construed, not just by our government but by those who post it! Our journalists and photojournalists have taken it upon themselves to play a game that has NO real winner! American citizens as a whole should begin to rethink their trust in the NEWS, mine is wearing thin, day after day the NEWS/MAGAZINES have tried to captivate our hearts and numb our minds to the real problems! They enhance, stretch the truth, cover up, and ultimately LIE to secure an extra bit of money for themselves and their ratings. The american people are SMART, we are educated enough to know right from wrong. This so called monster is more than likely nothing more than a prank, hosted by someone who is thriving for attention and in need of some extra income. So I say to you in the press - - - - - keep up the OUTRAGOUSNESS of your profession, but soon enough No one will read it watch it or listen when we can just zoom in via satelitte and watch for ourselves, your profession I fear is being erased.
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How can photojournalists regain the faith of the public, convince them that the photographs they see are truthful and unaltered?
We already did something similar years ago with words and reporters. You can lie with words, but our society evolved an expectation that the reporter would tell the truth as accurately and fairly as they saw it. That's what you do in the business of journalism. We used to believe in the photograph, but now we're going to have to believe that the photographer, like the reporter, is trying to present the moment honestly and accurately.
In the face of better, more advanced photo technology, how do you stay hopeful?
The same way we remain hopeful with writers. We trust people of integrity to be honest in their reporting. So now instead of trusting the photograph, we have to start trusting the photography. We have to trust people who work in this industry to be portraying what they see honestly, in both photographs and in words. That's the only hope we have.
You teach a class in photojournalism at Syracuse University. What do you see among younger photojournalists, in terms of whether or not it's OK to alter photographs?
I see the kids coming up and they do have a desire to be honest, and I think they'll find a way. Kids who are coming up in our profession are going to have to find a way to report honestly, but it's going to be different than what we've done in the past.
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