The primary ethical responsibility of a photojournalist is to capture accurate and truthful images that accurately represent the events or subjects they are documenting.

Photojournalism is objective, factual, and ethical, while propaganda is subjective, fictional, and unethical.

Photojournalists may face ethical issues such as invasion of privacy, misrepresentation of facts, and sensationalism.

Photojournalists can balance the need to capture accurate images with the need to protect the privacy of individuals by obtaining informed consent, avoiding photographing individuals in private settings, and blurring the faces of individuals in photographs.

Photojournalists have a responsibility to document sensitive or traumatic events accurately and truthfully, respect the privacy of individuals involved, and avoid sensationalism and exploitation.

News reporters may face ethical issues such as plagiarism, fabrication, and bias.

News reporters can avoid plagiarism by citing their sources, using quotation marks when quoting someone directly, and paraphrasing information instead of copying it word-for-word.

News reporting is objective, factual, and based on evidence, while commentary is subjective, opinionated, and based on speculation.

News reporters can avoid bias in their reporting by presenting all sides of an issue, avoiding making generalizations, and using neutral language.

News reporters have a responsibility to report sensitive or traumatic events accurately and truthfully, respect the privacy of individuals involved, and avoid sensationalism and exploitation.

Media organizations may face ethical issues such as conflict of interest, sensationalism, and bias.

Media organizations can avoid conflict of interest by disclosing any financial or personal relationships that could influence their reporting, avoiding accepting advertising or sponsorship from organizations that could influence their reporting, and having a clear policy on conflicts of interest.

Media organizations can avoid sensationalism by avoiding exaggerated or misleading headlines, avoiding graphic or disturbing images, and avoiding using sensational language.

Media organizations can avoid bias by presenting all sides of an issue, avoiding making generalizations, and using neutral language.

Media organizations have a responsibility to promote ethical journalism by setting high ethical standards for their journalists, providing training on ethical issues, and creating a culture of accountability.