My View on Photojournalism

 Option A:  A. In what manner did you respond to the images presented by your classmates? Emotionally? Intellectually? Spiritually? Viscerally? What were your cumulative impressions? There was quite a wide variety of images presented by my classmates this week. I would say, overall, the impact that they had on me was mostly emotional. When speaking and thinking in terms of whether or not a photo represents the truth, I mostly rely on the feeling that an image portrays and shares with me—the viewer. For many of my classmate's posts, I was able to see their perspective very easily, even prior to reading their reflections and explanations. This is solely because the subjects in each of the images are able to tell a story on their own if you look at it long enough.  B. Do you feel more confidence in knowing what is truth for you? Why or why not? Yes, somewhat. Although I can be hesitant or doubtful and second-guess myself sometimes, I am surprisingly very sure of myse...

  Photo by: Ed Clark What I see in Clark's "Going Home" image is an authentic expression of emotion and passion. It is clear to see when looking at his face that the man in the photo has lived through notable turning points in US history. He has been involved, intelligent and intrigued. I interpret this image as a moment of realization that Franklin D. Roosevelt was able to do heroic things during his time in office, and that without him, this man may be living a drastically different life full of uncertainty and hate. This means to me that once upon a time, people felt that they could fully put their trust, faith and love into the government to the point where they did not even realize how comfortable and safe things were beginning to feel. In Don Weber's article titled, "The Rules of Photojournalism Are Keeping Us From the Truth," there is a valuable quote from Eugene Smith; "The honesty lies in my — the photographer’s — ability to understand." ...

 In today's society, AI has made itself very easily accessible. It has gotten to the point where "the new developments in artificial intelligence (AI) have the potential to topple photography's standing as a last bastion of trustworthy reporting." This article covers the uses and abuses of artificial intelligence in sports photojournalism. The main controversy discussed here involves the SportsCenter social media accounts and what they have shared on the internet in the past. A postgame interview video of Damian Lillard—originally taken in 2020 when he was with the Trail Blazers—was uploaded recently and it stirred up quite the number of controversial reactions across social media platforms. SportsCenter did not state that the video was AI-altered to change his jersey and the court behind him from the Trail Blazers to his current team; the Bucks. Fans were immediately upset by the fact that the video was "deepfaked" and there was no mention of the use of A...