The document discusses ethical issues photographers may face, including whether they should intervene if witnessing a crime or human rights violation while documenting an event as a journalist. It notes examples from the past where photographers documented torture and violence rather than intervening. It also discusses the debate around whether journalists have a duty to remain neutral observers or should act to prevent harm.

1. to shoot, or not to shoot
that is the question…

2. things you never, ever do…
PHOTOSHOP
STAGING
MISLEADING CAPTION

3. March 23, 2011:
"A Libyan rebel points his weapon towards forces of Moammar
Gadhafi, after mortars were fired on the frontline near Zwitina, the
outskirts of the city of Ajdabiya, south of Benghazi, eastern Libya."

5. about the photo
- 1977
- He posed as a Rhodesian soldier and joined patrol for
two weeks
- He captured photos of the soldiers torturing
prisoners for information
- Won a Pulitzer prize and international disfavour

6. Baughman:
"I would have been able to make the soldiers feel
inhibited. I could have said, ‘Gee, fellows, do you think
this is necessary?’ ”
"If you’re going to find out if they’re really going to
pull the trigger, you have to wait.”

8. about the photo
- July-September 1990 was one of the bloodiest
clashes in modern South Africa’s history
- Over 3000 that year as violence escalated
- Thousands of Zulus were forced out of their
homes, and they fought back violently

9. Agree or Disagree
Sometimes Journalists need to leave their position on
the sidelines and intervene.
The Journalists’ duty is to their documentation, even
if someone is hurt or killed.
Journalists should be free from prosecution if they
are witness to a crime but do not prevent it.

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