Investigating the Components and Challenges of Professional Ethics in Photojournalism

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1 دانشجوی کارشناسی ارشد علوم ارتباطات اجتماعی، واحد تهران غرب، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، تهران، ایران

2 استادیار گروه علوم ارتباطات اجتماعی، واحد تهران غرب، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، تهران، ایران

Abstract

 
The present research investigates the components and challenges of professional ethics in photojournalism. The research method is survey. The statistical population in the qualitative section consists of distinguished news photographers. 13 individuals were selected through targeted sampling. In the quantitative section, the statistical population comprises members of the Iranian Photojournalists Association. The research employs interviews and researcher-made questionnaires. In the qualitative part, around 26 indicators were identified. The binomial test confirmed all the indicators. The binomial test results indicate that the study's experts confirm all the identified indicators, including "respecting the subject's privacy", "gaining the subject's trust", "observing honesty and integrity", "protecting the subject's reputation", "spreading information and telling the truth", "investigating the unknown", "faithfully representing the event", "impartiality", "accuracy and precision", "not manipulating the photo", "respecting other photojournalists", "not receiving gifts", and "not publishing photos of the subjects without their permission", "not broadcasting disturbing photos", "being responsible", "gaining the audience's trust", " not disclosing the information's source", "not manipulating the event's scene", "not offending public decency", "avoiding stereotypes", "helping the subject", "coordination and teamwork between the journalists and the photographers", "not disclosing security issues", "mastery over the photography's subject", "not paying money to individuals and sources", and "Observance of professional ethics". One-sample t-test results indicate that all the indicators were higher than average. Finally, the Lisrel Software Package results show that the research model is a good fit

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Media Studies
Volume 17, Issue 2 - Serial Number 57
September 2022
Pages 37-54

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