In a recent court ruling, Ken Burns (PBS) organization prevailed in an attempt by the New York City attorney to access the outtakes from THE CENTRAL PARK 5, the story of five people unjustly accused of a horrendous crime. New York argued that the documentary producer had crossed the line that separates journalism from advocacy, which is one reason they wanted access to Burns raw materials and unused interviews from that compelling film. Burns and his attorneys argued that journalism does indeed take a point of view at times and a judge agreed. The outtakes were protected from discovery. Journalists cannot avoid the biases they develop by nature and nurture, (or by their employers) but most attempt to be fair. If you are a photojournalist working directly for the White House, what is your obligation to portray your point of view from what is deemed real? And should the White House photographers have more access to events than those working for mainstream media? As the landscape of journalism is shifting with each available processor, now more than ever, the greatest challenge of the Information Age is choosing what to ignore.
Posted on: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 04:32:55 +0000
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