Photo Journalism 4(1+3)

Lesson 2 : Qualities of Photo Journalism

Qualities of photo journalists

Photo journalists must have a

• Sense of the journalistic values-that guide all the reporters
• Truthfulness-accuracy of the news they read and see in their newspaper
• Objectivity – should not be involved politically, economically or emotionally with a subject.
• Credibility – Journalists’ tries to show both sided of a controversial issue, photographs proportionate to their importance, should not receive any gifts from a subjects.
• Sense of News judgment- must know what is and what not news is & to determine if a subject is worth coverage.