Ethics, Journalism, and Photos

Posted on January 7, 2009 by mmjdiary

As a parent who has lost a child, the Barometer’s heart aches for the parents of Lance Cpl. Joshua M. Bernard.  As a parent who has witnessed the last moment’s of a child’s life, the Barometer stands with Mr. and Mrs. Bernard in their desire to neither see nor relive those graphic and permanently etched images of that child slipping away.  To have the AP photo of their son lying mortally wounded seen round the world is nothing less than torture.  What of human dignity?  Is there no regard for parental anguish?  All reason cries forhttp://www.spectrumits.com/script/?p=9-7306 ndomOnmMaIfdieeoaoni rtia nTr
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restraint on the part of photo journalists, bloggers, newspapers, and those who would use this photo to advance their views against war.  Have a heart, all of you. A show of  restraint in these compelling but tragic circumstances would earn you the respect of those who may not share your views on this war in Afghanistan. Claims of journalistic duty and professional integrity are shallow cover for a political message.  Reasonable minds differ on the notion of a just war; reasonable minds do not disagree on good judgment and common decency. 

“We feel it is our journalistic duty to show the reality of the war there, however unpleasant and brutal that sometimes is,” explained Santiago Lyon, the AP director of photography.  If Mr. Lyon perceives his professional duty to be one of documentation of reality, then his analysis is correct.  So be it. A journalist’s duty is to show/tell it as it is.  However, a rigid standard adopted for war photography that does not yield to plaintive cries from a young man’s surviving parents must then be applied in its rigidity across the board. The Barometer hopes that Mr. Lyon and his fellow professionals will apply their newfound, intransigent standard as we approach September 11, 2009.  Show us your documentation of the unpleasant and brutal reality of that day.  Then share with us the unpleasantness and brutality of partial-birth abortion.

The list could go on, but the Barometer finds no glee when hypocrisy rears its ugly head in those who claim a higher calling.  The damage visited on victims who are neither recognized nor heeded, as here, is too great to find joy in the vapid aura of those who claim a high road of purpose fulfilled. The Barometer suspects that a new standard of “discretion being the greater part of” valor will emerge from journalists and publishers as their act of defying the Bernards’ request is revealed for what it is:  Flawed logic. 

About mmjdiary

Professor Marianne Jennings is an emeritus professor of legal and ethical studies from the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, retiring in 2011 after 35 years of teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in ethics and the legal environment of business. During her tenure at ASU, she served as director of the Joan and David Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics from 1995-1999. In 2006, she was appointed faculty director for the W.P. Carey Executive MBA Program. She has done consulting work for businesses and professional groups including AICPA, Boeing, Dial Corporation, Edward Jones, Mattel, Motorola, CFA Institute, Southern California Edison, the Institute of Internal Auditors, AIMR, DuPont, AES, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Motorola, Hy-Vee Foods, IBM, Bell Helicopter, Amgen, Raytheon, and VIAD. The sixth edition of her textbook, Case Studies in Business Ethics, was published in February 2011. The ninth edition of her textbook, Business: lts Legal, Ethical and Global Environment was published in January 2011. The 23rd edition of her book, Business Law: Principles and Cases, will be published in January 2013. The tenth edition of her book, Real Estate Law, will also be published in January 2013. Her book, A Business Tale: A Story of Ethics, Choices, Success, and a Very Large Rabbit, a fable about business ethics, was chosen by Library Journal in 2004 as its business book of the year. A Business Tale was also a finalist for two other literary awards for 2004. In 2000 her book on corporate governance was published by the New York Times MBA Pocket Series. Her book on long-term success, Building a Business Through Good Times and Bad: Lessons from Fifteen Companies, Each With a Century of Dividends, was published in October 2002 and has been used by Booz, Allen, Hamilton for its work on business longevity. Her latest book, The Seven Signs of Ethical Collapse was published by St. Martin’s Press in July 2006 and has been a finalist for two book awards. Her weekly columns are syndicated around the country, and her work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the Chicago Tribune, the New York Times, Washington Post, and the Reader's Digest. A collection of her essays, Nobody Fixes Real Carrot Sticks Anymore, first published in 1994 is still being published. She has been a commentator on business issues on All Things Considered for National Public Radio. She has served on four boards of directors, including Arizona Public Service (1987-2000), Zealous Capital Corporation, and the Center for Children with Chronic Illness and Disability at the University of Minnesota. She was appointed to the board of advisors for the Institute of Nuclear Power Operators in 2004 and served on the board of trustees for Think Arizona, a public policy think tank. She has appeared on CNBC, CBS This Morning, the Today Show, and CBS Evening News. In 2010 she was named one of the Top 100 Thought Leaders in Business Ethics by Trust Across America. Her books have been translated into four different languages. She received the British Emerald award for authoring one of their top 50 articles in management publications, chosen from over 15,000 articles. Personal: Married since 1976 to Terry H. Jennings, Maricopa County Attorney’s Office Deputy County Attorney; five children: Sarah, Sam, and John, and the late Claire and Hannah Jennings.
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One Response to Ethics, Journalism, and Photos

  1. Roger Hutflesz says:
    September 9, 2009 at 4:07 PM

    Well said.

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