Staging

By Jordan S

Staging anything in journalism is unethical.  I like how journalists are so serous about not fabricating or staging any kind of media. I have seen a lot of photos from photojournalists that were tampered to make the photos look more dramatic. A lot of those photographers get caught and usually fired. In order to maintain credibility with the viewer a media organizations must have very strict staging policies.

However, many news organizations regularly take quotes and video clips out of context. Take the Reverend Wright story for example.  Glenn Beck along with many other news hosts decided to portray Rev. Wright as a radical extremist. All media organizations need to follow some sort of journalistic ethical guide lines.