Truth or fiction? : photography and ethics /

"Photographs have the potential to present powerful truths--or to create convincing fictions. This program uses case studies involving Iwo Jima, Elian Gonzalez, and O.J. Simpson to show how images can be manipulated to influence the way viewers perceive events. The ethics of photography and the...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Other Authors:	Nikpour, Kaveh, Cadigan, Sheila, Mueller, Eric, King, Sean
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [2003]
Series:	Language of photography.
Subjects:	Documentary photography. Mass media > Moral and ethical aspects. Journalistic ethics. Mass media > Influence. Photography. Photography > Moral and ethical aspects. Photojournalism > Moral and ethical aspects. Documentary television programs.

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Summary:	"Photographs have the potential to present powerful truths--or to create convincing fictions. This program uses case studies involving Iwo Jima, Elian Gonzalez, and O.J. Simpson to show how images can be manipulated to influence the way viewers perceive events. The ethics of photography and the positive and negative impacts of digital technology, which is steadily eroding the border between artistic and documentary photography, are covered"--Container.
Item Description:	Title from disc surface. Originally broadcast as a segment of: The language of photography. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 27 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD-R.
Production Credits:	On-line editor, John Hall ; content consultant, Deborah Klochko.