Blurred Boundaries: Toning Ethics in News Routines. (18th November 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ferrucci, Patrick; Taylor, Ross
• Is Part Of: Journalism studies. Volume 20:Number 15(2019)
• Page Start: 2167
• Page End: 2181
• Publication Date: 2019-11-18
• Subjects: Photojournalism -- hierarchy of influences -- news practices -- in-depth interviews -- media ethics -- media sociology; Journalism -- Periodicals; 070.4
• DOI: 10.1080/1461670X.2019.1577165
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1461-670X

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This study investigates how United States-based professional photojournalists apply toning ethics in their news routines and whether those ethics vary by organization. Utilizing data collected from in-depth interviews with professional photojournalists and a hierarchy of influences framework, we found that while some ethical decisions are embedded in photojournalists' news routines, these do vary greatly by organization. These findings illustrate how journalistic norms could be potentially changing and that individual news organizations are applying ethics differently.