Organization of Ethical Photojournalism

Photojournalism: Keeping it real

The Organization for Ethical Photojournalism address' issues of image manipulating by a
politically propaganda driven press creating stories out of images rather than documenting the truth. Editorializing The News. Political Propaganda, Sensationalism, Fraudulently Manipulated Images.

  

In the mid to late nineties the digital camera began to change photography. As was predicted the impact on photojournalism has been profound. Digital image capture has raised many ethical concerns in the journalism industry as a whole.

 

More often than not a press photographer has little control over how their images are used, However they are the first to take the brunt of blame.

 

  The purpose of this organization is to detect and address these issues of image manipulating and what is tantamount to a propaganda driven press creating stories and slanted editorials from the images of photojournalist rather than documenting the truth. News agencies in some instances have become a political arm of a social movement all unto itself. Creating or bending the news from images either modified taken out of context. 

 

 What we do as an organization is inspect images published by the news outlets for signs of manipulation or misrepresentation, sometimes acting on tips from the public and even news insiders in order to bring these fraudulent representations to the light. Though we are no longer able to publish images and our findings on the internet we are still active.

The Organization of Ethical Photojournalism is run by an all volunteer staff of photographic industry professionals and concerned citizens.

 

 This Organization is supported by private anonymous donations and the generosity of a few volunteers. Sometimes we have to scrape up spare change to keep it all going.

 

About: The Organization of Ethical Photojournalism

 

The forces that would silence us will not win

 

 The Organization of Ethical Photojournalism is a private not for profit organization established to support and inform Press Photographers and Other Photojournalists who often have little or no say in how their images are used.

 If you are in a situation where your images have been used unethically this is the place to let the cat out of the bag. We assure you that your identity will be protected to the best of our ability and if it comes to it and you are sold down the road by your publisher we will assist you in any way we can.

 

 Our staff is comprised of all volunteers who donate their time and OEP is financially supported only by advertising sold via Google Ads on this site and whatever pocket change we can scrape up.

 

DigitalPhotojournalist.org the website of The Organization of Ethical Photojournalism has recently been reorganized. Construction of a new photojournalist's forum is underway. New Image examples will be up soon. Archived Articles Still in Legal Contention are present and will be re linked soon.

 

 The Organization for Ethical Photojournalism - Digital Photojournalist .org is comprised of Press Photographers Photojournalists image analysis experts.

 

This organization and website is 100% supported by private anonymous donations and the generosity of a few volunteers.

Photojournalist site Design and Technical Advisors:

Stephan Kind - Photojournalist

Mark Walters - Photojournalist

Tien Nygun - Image Tech.

Molly J. Wheatherby - Research

 

Special thanks to: Simple Designs of California who donated their time free of charge for help in keeping us alive, Wedding Photography Ventura County Photographer and Photojournalist in southern California.

 

 

Current Monitored News outlets:

 

AP

Reuters

Los Angeles times

New York Times

Washington Post

 

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