I think that a photojournalists ethics should be absolute. Photojournalists jobs are to give the truth to the people through photos and if you are changing a photo even in the slightest you are lying to the people. Some people rely on photos of Iraq to inform them about the news and if the photojournalist changes the photo then people are going to be lied to and start thinking differently about the world.
I believe that a photo can capture truth because people are often not believed when they are actually telling the truth and a photo can be the one thing that helps them out. But on the other hand, a true photo can easily be interpreted differently then the truth so its not always helpful.
The only editing I have done has been fixing scratches and spots with little editing of the levels. I believe that i haven't edited the reality though by doing that.
Its important that there is a set rule about ethics because if there isn't, people are going to be lying to us left and right and they aren't going to have any consequences for it either. Its their job to report the truth but they aren't.
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