Gracie Crawford

The death of photojournalism contains information on the ethics within the photography
industry shedding light on the negative aspect of new media today and how technology has
influenced the viewer and photographer to demoralise certain types of people. The discussion
of this dissertation is written in the form of a literature review to create a dialogue between
the author and reader. It has been considered through many photographer’s eyes that
photojournalism and ethics have been overly communicated and in respect to the refugee
crisis.

In the later part of the twenty first century, it seems that photographers prefer to discuss
anti-photojournalism rather than question ethical standards. If the question is what defines
ethics, the impact on the viewer and the effect on their behavioural responses towards
photography. For example, the place of object of photographs and the refugee crisis.
It is believed that the ethics behind photojournalism and the existence / impact on the
refugee crisis has been a manipulation of storytelling within photography. As many times as
this subject has been spoken about, not a lot has changed within the community. This
dissertation therefore replicates the many points spoken before. Consistent messages and
repetition of the points, however, maybe the key to success in creating a fairer and more
educated guess on how the public view images within this industry.

KEYWORDS: photojournalism, photography, ethics, refugee crisis, community, existence

Conclusion of findings... 

In conclusion the dissertation discusses the negative traits of dehumanisation and ethics
within photojournalism and photography. What has been learnt in recent years is that the
research behind such topics of ethics has been talked about throughout the centuries has a
complicated past, but this does not mean that we cannot learn from it. However, the research
of ethics has created awareness and hopes to strengthen what is right. This dissertation
emphasis is on the negative to show the progress we as a community need to overcome and
to be accountable for the action caused by photographer whether they are for or against
ethical photojournalism.

Finally, it tackles concerns too from photographers more concerned with anti-
photojournalism than ethical studies and standards. Maybe because there is so much
research on ethics without picture outcomes. This research is unfinished due to the
inconsistency of research about refugees and the ethics surrounding photojournalism is
broad so opinions will certainly differ.

The remains of the structuring and methodology was an attempt to respond to the question
in an orderly way. The methodology helped in the structure of the dissertation revealing
areas where the issues commonly discussed became headings and alternative ideals or
ideas as sub chapters.

The dissertation materialised from looking at previous studies and relevant articles which
considered both positive and negative aspects of the refugee crisis in the present day.
Additionally, the resources were sourced through journals websites, eBooks, books, and
contacts in the industry. This gave a mixture of reviews although the findings in general give
a biased opinions since the main emphasis of the research found had negative outcomes,
instead of positive solutions. This however proves the point of damaging reports although
some may say realistic portrayals of the fight between good and evil.