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Evaluating the Ethical content of news photographs in mainstream and social media
Abstract
Evaluating the Ethical content of photo news in mainstream and social media is a study on the relationship between objectivity, responsibility and Ethics in journalism profession. This study set out to ascertain the conformity of news photographs in mainstream and social media, and to find out which of these media (mainstream and social media) conform the most to ethical standards in photo news reporting.
The study adopted the qualitative content analysis research design in evaluating news photographs published in five mainstream and social media platforms on ten purposively selected incidents. The study was based on Digital Darwinism hypothesis and social responsibility theory of the press.
Findings show that main stream media conform to ethical standards in photo news reporting more than the social media.
Chinenye Nwabueze, Ph. D
Department of Mass Communication
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University
Igbariam Campus
&
Peter Ikegbunam
Department of Mass Communication
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University
Igbariam Campus
Key words: Ethics, Mainstream media, social media, and photographs, photo news
(Source: Media and Communication Review, Vol. II, No1. May, 2016).
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