Tuesday, May 17, 2011

The Lines of Protection

The State of Play and the Pulitzer Prize.

The State of Play has A list actors playing roles that represent journalists in a time of a top story scandal. A journalist is friends with the person who is a part of a recent death of a lady he had an affair with. The journalist had a choice to protect his friendship and run a story, or help his friend out. This kind of protection is rare in today's society due to newspapers wanting to be the first to publish a story in competition towards other news companies or for money. Exploiting a story on a friend is seen a lot today and the implications for loosing a close friend are not thought about.

A photojournalist was on the scene of a hostage in a small town in Pennsylvania. The scene was dangerous and graphic and he snapped photos, documenting every moment. Well, almost every moment. He put his camera down when a little girl, wounded badly from her father, walked out of the front door. He could not capture a picture of this girl because it was just to horrible. Journalists have the opportunity to capture these moments, but photos are there forever. There is no need for the public eye to see the face of a little girl who was abused. There are some boundaries that a photographer should have. A photographer can take photos that still tell a great story without hurting their audience. Visuals can make a lasting impression on someone, even if they were not there at the time. It is important for a photographer to protect the viewers.

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