#visual ethics

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The New York Times’ graphic front page photo puts the Gaza conflict into stark relief

5 questions to ask before publishing graphic images

When are news photos too disturbing too share? http://wapo.st/1zOnSIN 

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Tony Schwartz Tribute by Joe Slade White (by Joe Slade White & Company)

Schwartz -- who made the Daisy Ad -- has been described as a "media guru," a "media genius" and a "media muscleman." The tobacco industry voluntarily stopped their advertising on radio and television after Schwartz's produced the first anti-smoking ad to ever appear (children dressing in their parents' clothing, in front of a mirror). The American Cancer Society credits this ad, and others that followed, with the tobacco industry's decision to go off the air, rather than compete with Schwartz's ad campaign.

See also: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/02/magazine/get-out-of-my-subconscious.html?ref=theethicist&_r=0

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A fake photo published by a citizen onto a gallery on NBC-affiliate WTHR’s website. The photo shows a a fake tornado and UFO, neither of which were present in the original photo posted on an Instagram account.

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This photo ran on the cover of a local magazine. It shows two women in wedding gowns that are touching foreheads with one woman’s hand on the other’s waist. After a customer complained that the photo depicts a same-sex couple, the store covered the magazine with a blackboard. The manager said it was the store’s policy to censor any magazine if even one customer complains. After several customers complained that it was being covered, the manager removed the blackboard.

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Reuters on Sunday withdrew an image of smoke rising from burning buildings after an Israeli airstrike Saturday on the suburbs of Beirut after evidence emerged that it had been manipulated to show more smoke. The manipulated image is shown on the left. The unaltered image, shown on the right, has since run.