Research On Ethical Issues In The News Photography

Abstract:Since the reform and opening, is the history of photography in China news photography during the golden age of practice and theory.Photography great changes have taken place in our country, on the one hand, news photography travel entertainment and news supervision rights, on the other hand photography infringement cases are often happen.China is in the transition period ", the complex social environment makes part of the "rules" media for private interests and raise awareness lost their own professional quality,News media business has become increasingly corrupt, the spread of fake pictures, lack of humanistic care photos appear constantly, makes the public credibility of declining, news photography of the contradiction between freedom and news photography ethical questions constantly upgrade. It is realized that news photography is now in a "transitional period" for the current Chinese society plays a major role, ethical questions was studied for the news photography has a unique significance. In this paper, the concrete from the following three aspects to this problem.First, based on relevant concepts defined and clear, the ethics of journalism has clear and intuitive understanding, news photography ethical questions with news photography has appeared, the beginning of the new image processing technology development and the emergence of the ethical questions created the new soil.Secondly, through the analysis of classic case to show the specific construction form of news photography ethical questions, and the deep reasons for these. Under China’s current social "transition" unique reality journalism appeared some phenomenon beyond the boundaries of the ethics, laws and regulations, under this big background influence, news photography in the prohibition of deviant phenomenon also, under the micro level at the same time also reflected the lack of some photographers and photo editor’s professional ethics.Thirdly, according to China news photography ethical problems of complex reasons, starting from the journalists themselves put forward constructive solutions. From cartier-bresson decisive moment in the discussion of practical significance in theory, such as looking for ideas, hope to be able to press photo of the contradiction between freedom and news photography ethical questions put forward practical and feasible reference.