Thomas H. Wheeler

Phototruth Or Photofiction? (eBook, PDF)

Ethics and Media Imagery in the Digital Age

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This text examines the use of images in journalistic contexts and the manipulation of these images to accomplish varying objectives. It has been developed for students and others interested in the manipulation of images.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Mai 2005
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135633318
• Artikelnr.: 41295482

Autorenporträt

Thomas H. Wheeler

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Foreword. Introduction. Part I: A History of "Phototruth." "A
Picture of Reality": Qualified Objectivity in Visual Journalism.
Old-Fashioned Fakery: Photo Manipulation in the Pre-Digital Era. Part II:
Implications of the New Digital Age. The Digital Media Landscape: Liquid
Imagery, Shaky Credibility. The New Threat: Digital Deception and the Loss
of Faith. Rationales and Excuses: Justifying Staged and Manipulated Photos.
Part III: Groundwork: Toward a Protocol. Ethical Foundations: Doing the
Right Thing. Taking Journalistic Photographs: Traditions and Techniques.
Processing Journalistic Photographs: Keeping It Real. Publishing
Journalistic Photographs: Context and Viewer Preconceptions. Part IV:
Developing a Protocol. The "Nonfiction Photographic Environment": A Range
of Implied Authenticity. Introducing the Reader's "Qualified Expectation of
Reality": The Quote Standard. Previewing the Guidelines for Photo
Assessment: Defining "Photofiction." Photofiction Tests 1 and 2: The
Viewfinder and Nonfiction Photography's Process Tests. Photofiction Tests 3
and 4: The Technical Credibility and Obvious Implausibility Tests. The
Wording of a Disclosure. The Prominence of a Disclosure. Test 5: The
"Essence of Image." Cosmetic Retouching: Skin Deep? Applying the
Guidelines: Case Studies. Journalistic Photography Online: A Possible
Future. A Fragile Fortress of Credibility.