Photojournalist Ethics at NCSU!

submitted by wilsonbrad on Tuesday, October 14 2003 at 9:54 AM

Ethics in photojournalism: The state of the media

An open and frank discussion on the issues having an impact on photojournalists today – from content to alteration. Featuring
• Hal Buell, 40-year veteran of the Associated Press; author of Moments: The Pulitzer Prize Photographs
• Pat Davison, assistant professor, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Journalism
• Robert Miller, photographer, News & Observer
• Jay Jennings, documentary photographer, WRAL
• Mark Dolejs, photographer, Durham Herald-Sun

7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22
Faculty Senate Chambers
(room 2320, second floor, D.H. Hill Library)

Sponsored by the Student Media at North Carolina State University
For more information, contact Bradley Wilson, 515-1515, bradley_wilson@ncsu.edu

posted by JAllen1127 on Tuesday, October 14 2003 at 6:27 PM

I wonder if this is a result of people saying how much they liked those cool pictures in the library. How about those photographs? I thought they it was worthwhile to look at almost all of them.

10/14/2003 11:38:31 PM

lol...."those cool pictures"....thats the first i've ever heard the pulitzer prize photographs referred to as just "cool pictures". But yeah i think this was planned well in advance of the pulitzer display. But hopefully the perked interest in photojournalism will get some people to this event.

10/15/2003 1:04:12 AM

i wish this had been posted more than a day in advance..

10/15/2003 1:23:01 AM

It was posted more than a day in advance:

Quote :

"7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22"

I think this probably is more in relation to the firing of Brian Walski for mis-representation of facts in a photograph (LA Times Story http://www.latimes.com/news/custom/showcase/la-war-1walski2apr02.story) and the stripping of Patrick Schneider of his NC POY awards for changing content with heavy-handed use of image editing tools (http://www.pdnonline.com/photodistrictnews/headlines/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1963706).

I'm not familiar with any of the panelists other than Pat Davison. He taught one day of my PJ classes at UNC (yes, I took two courses over there) when he was applying for the position he eventually was given. Up against stiff competition, he definately made a great impression on the students and faculty. His work with the Rocky Mountain News on Columbine earned the staff a Pulitzer for that work. I can't find the images right now from that story, but I'm sure a bit of searching will find them.

Pat also did an excellent story on Alzheimers entitled "Undying Love." The images are remarkable, and if you have anyone close to you who is aging, or experiencing Alzheimers, this will hit home really hard. Oh, and the subject just happened to be his mother. Much respect for Pat. http://denver.rockymountainnews.com/undyinglove/

10/15/2003 11:21:33 AM

hah next wednesday, doh

10/15/2003 5:44:37 PM

[Edited on October 15, 2003 at 5:45 PM. Reason : wtf stuipd double]

10/15/2003 5:44:37 PM

sounds like fun...

10/18/2003 4:52:19 PM