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<blockquote data-quote="Browncoat" data-source="post: 27719" data-attributes="member: 1061">Helene raises some very good points.&nbsp; When it comes to journalism and the news, many people do not believe what they hear or read.&nbsp; However, nearly everyone believes what they see.There is bias in the media.&nbsp; Whether you buy into that or not, it's a fact.&nbsp; Many news outlets are owned by large mega corporations who push an agenda in the form of written and visual news.&nbsp; They own TV stations, networks, radio, billboard companies, magazines, and even publishing houses that specialize in children's books and school textbooks.&nbsp; It's well documented that journalism-type jobs attract the liberal thinker.&nbsp; The AP is not exempt from any of this.&nbsp; I think it is vitally important that photojournalism retain its integrity at all costs...which is increasingly difficult in the digital age.&nbsp; Consider the hundreds of military photographers who are laying their lives on the line documenting conflicts, or those who work for National Geographic who provide those incredible Pulitzer Prize winning photos from 3rd world countries.&nbsp; What would happen if those photos lost their value due to integrity?Read this from the <a href="http://www.ap.org/newsvalues/index.html" target="_blank">AP Statement of News Values and Principals</a>:AP reporters are also bound by this statement, though obviously not held to its standards.&nbsp; I, for one, am glad that the photographers are.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Browncoat, post: 27719, member: 1061"] Helene raises some very good points. When it comes to journalism and the news, many people do not believe what they hear or read. However, nearly everyone believes what they [I]see[/I]. There is bias in the media. Whether you buy into that or not, it's a fact. Many news outlets are owned by large mega corporations who push an agenda in the form of written and visual news. They own TV stations, networks, radio, billboard companies, magazines, and even publishing houses that specialize in children's books and school textbooks. It's well documented that journalism-type jobs attract the liberal thinker. The AP is not exempt from any of this. I think it is vitally important that photojournalism retain its integrity at all costs...which is increasingly difficult in the digital age. Consider the hundreds of military photographers who are laying their lives on the line documenting conflicts, or those who work for National Geographic who provide those incredible Pulitzer Prize winning photos from 3rd world countries. What would happen if those photos lost their value due to integrity? Read this from the [URL="http://www.ap.org/newsvalues/index.html"]AP Statement of News Values and Principals[/URL]: AP reporters are also bound by this statement, though obviously not held to its standards. I, for one, am glad that the photographers are. [/QUOTE]

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