Thursday, August 11, 2005
Poynter Online - E-Media Tidbits
Poynter Online - E-Media Tidbits: "the UK Chartered Institute of Journalists sent a letter to the Press Gazette, vehemently opposing media organizations inviting the public to report. In their letter, the CIJ highlights ITV, CNN, and the BBC as instigating a new trend in broadcasting that pushes the public to 'go out and get' pictures of breaking news.
In the words of the CIJ: 'The use in newspapers, and on television, of pictures by amateur photographers who have coincidentally been at the scene of a major news story in the past, has always been acceptable. However, attempts by television channels to actively encourage their viewers to go out and get news pictures and then transmit the results direct to them, are totally unacceptable and border on the irresponsible. These TV companies deserve condemnation for their outrageous demands and their disregard for the danger they may be subjecting their viewers to in their attempt to obtain picture material.'"
In the words of the CIJ: 'The use in newspapers, and on television, of pictures by amateur photographers who have coincidentally been at the scene of a major news story in the past, has always been acceptable. However, attempts by television channels to actively encourage their viewers to go out and get news pictures and then transmit the results direct to them, are totally unacceptable and border on the irresponsible. These TV companies deserve condemnation for their outrageous demands and their disregard for the danger they may be subjecting their viewers to in their attempt to obtain picture material.'"
