ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
REPUTATION Lester, Martin Paul. Mäenpää, Jenni. Rethinking
Photojournalism, an ethical Photojournalism: The Changing Work
approach. Routledge (1991) Practices and Professionalism of
Photojournalists in the Digital Age.
Lester is an academic in journalism. (2014)
The book published by Routledge is
well known for being an academic Jenni Mäenpää is a renowned
publisher that produces scholarly photojournalism PhD researcher. She is a
works. This book has been referenced journalist and presently leads research
by other researchers and scholars, studies on visual storytelling. Since her
which means that Lester's reputation is work is academic, she is most likely to be
highly credible. motivated by research and education rather
than profit.
ABILITY TO Lester analyses ethical issues rather Mäenpää studies photojournalism in-depth
OBSERVE than reporting first hand events. This through research, interviews, and content
means that the book is heavily based on analysis of media. She does not witness all
research and case studies to draw a the events she studies, but her research
conclusion on ethics of photojournalism relies on trustworthy sources and first-hand
questioning.
VESTED Lester seems to support ethical She does not seem to have any financial or
INTEREST journalism and wants this book to seem personal interest to be prejudiced. As a
academic and not political or for researcher, her aim is to provide correct and
commercial . useful information and not to gain personal
benefits.
EXPERTISE Lester's academic background along With a journalism degree and a PhD,
with publishing with routledge ensures Mäenpää has a solid photojournalism
that the book is of high quality and background. Her writing is research-based
valid when discussing the ethics of and academically sound, so she is a reliable
photojournalism expert source to believe.
NEUTRALITY The book aims to take an objective and It seems that Mäenpää’s studies in
ethical approach to photojournalism photojournalism highlight that photography
whilst also providing multiple must be neutral and not show any bias.
perspectives on the ethics of Therefore it would make sense for Mäenpää
photojournalism therefore being to keep a balance argument, rather than a
balanced. one sided one.
REPUTATION Harris, J. (2003). Civil Society in Dorfman, A. (2007). Globalizing
British History. Compassion, Photography, and the
Challenge of Terror.
Harris is a British historian and
professor who worked at the University Dorfman was an argentine-chilean american
novelist, academic and human right activist,
, ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
of Oxford that specialises in British producing many works in spanish and
history and politics. This book is english. His work on politics, culture and
published by the Oxford university media allows him to write about the role of
photography on global suffering as well as
press which means that this book is
his research on historical and contemporary
checked through = strengthening its photography showing reliable evidence
credibility.
ABILITY TO Since this book is a historical analysis Dorfman may not be a photojournalist but
OBSERVE Harris has been able to rely on the use of historical and contemporary case
historical documents and sources in studies and ability to analyse shows his
order for him to provide interpretations ability to observe as he is providing
of the british interpretations. interpretations rather than a first hand
experience.
VESTED It's clear that this book is written for This book checks how the western media
INTEREST academic purposes, along with her portrays suffering and terror on a global
being a historian, it really emphasises scale .
her interest that she shows in the book.
EXPERTISE Harris has a high level of expertise Dorfman has a wide range of experience of
within the field of modern history. She’s being novelist, academic and human right
been a professor at University College activist,and being able to speak two
London, Nuffield College, Oxford, and languages. This puts him at an advantage to
the London School of Economics, speak on issues of photography’s role within
overall showing her huge influence to society and its impacts being negative or
students at top performing schools. positive.
NEUTRALITY The book aims to criticise civil society Dorfman uses his own personal experiences
with Britain and depending on the within the article, which might seem one
historical evidence and interpretations sided. He does raise concerns about how the
she has used, could influence the media turns real suffering into a photograph
author’s perspective. that people just observe and not actually take
in. Therefore being subjective overall.
, ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
REPUTATION Fernández-Castrillo, C. and Kontos, I. and
Ramos, C. (2023). Social Web and Galanopoulos-Papavasileiou, I. (2024).
Photojournalism: User-Generated Photojournalism: Values and
Content of the Russo-Ukrainian Constraints, Aestheticism, and
War. Comunicar: Media Education Aftermath Photography. European
Research Journal, Journal of Fine and Visual Arts
Fernández-Castrillo is an assistant The European Journal of Fine and Visual
professor at the department of Arts is a specialized, peer-reviewed
communication and media studies at a academic journal. Publishing in such a
university in spain called ‘universidad journal indicates that the article has
carlos iii de madrid’ and Ramos is undergone scholarly review and meets
student of Fernández-Castrillo so both academic standards, enhancing the source’s
must have knowledge on what … reputation.
their article is published by
Comunicar: Media Education
Research Journal which has been
publishing journals since 1993 often
specialising in social sciences,
therefore having a huge reputation of
being respected throughout
ABILITY TO Both writers analyse user generated Both authors are actively engaged in the
OBSERVE content from the Russian and fields of fine arts and visual media. Their
Ukrainian war, meaning that they use positions as researchers allow them to
social media and secondary sources to closely observe the developments and
write a perspective on . debates in photojournalism, likely giving
them a strong ability to analyze real-world
examples and trends.
VESTED Since both writers are within the Their primary interest appears academic —
INTEREST academic approach it means that the to contribute to ongoing discussions about
source would have to be true at all photojournalism. There is no obvious
times, which I think is done well evidence that they would gain commercially
through the source . or politically from presenting biased views,
suggesting minimal vested interest.
REPUTATION Lester, Martin Paul. Mäenpää, Jenni. Rethinking
Photojournalism, an ethical Photojournalism: The Changing Work
approach. Routledge (1991) Practices and Professionalism of
Photojournalists in the Digital Age.
Lester is an academic in journalism. (2014)
The book published by Routledge is
well known for being an academic Jenni Mäenpää is a renowned
publisher that produces scholarly photojournalism PhD researcher. She is a
works. This book has been referenced journalist and presently leads research
by other researchers and scholars, studies on visual storytelling. Since her
which means that Lester's reputation is work is academic, she is most likely to be
highly credible. motivated by research and education rather
than profit.
ABILITY TO Lester analyses ethical issues rather Mäenpää studies photojournalism in-depth
OBSERVE than reporting first hand events. This through research, interviews, and content
means that the book is heavily based on analysis of media. She does not witness all
research and case studies to draw a the events she studies, but her research
conclusion on ethics of photojournalism relies on trustworthy sources and first-hand
questioning.
VESTED Lester seems to support ethical She does not seem to have any financial or
INTEREST journalism and wants this book to seem personal interest to be prejudiced. As a
academic and not political or for researcher, her aim is to provide correct and
commercial . useful information and not to gain personal
benefits.
EXPERTISE Lester's academic background along With a journalism degree and a PhD,
with publishing with routledge ensures Mäenpää has a solid photojournalism
that the book is of high quality and background. Her writing is research-based
valid when discussing the ethics of and academically sound, so she is a reliable
photojournalism expert source to believe.
NEUTRALITY The book aims to take an objective and It seems that Mäenpää’s studies in
ethical approach to photojournalism photojournalism highlight that photography
whilst also providing multiple must be neutral and not show any bias.
perspectives on the ethics of Therefore it would make sense for Mäenpää
photojournalism therefore being to keep a balance argument, rather than a
balanced. one sided one.
REPUTATION Harris, J. (2003). Civil Society in Dorfman, A. (2007). Globalizing
British History. Compassion, Photography, and the
Challenge of Terror.
Harris is a British historian and
professor who worked at the University Dorfman was an argentine-chilean american
novelist, academic and human right activist,
, ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
of Oxford that specialises in British producing many works in spanish and
history and politics. This book is english. His work on politics, culture and
published by the Oxford university media allows him to write about the role of
photography on global suffering as well as
press which means that this book is
his research on historical and contemporary
checked through = strengthening its photography showing reliable evidence
credibility.
ABILITY TO Since this book is a historical analysis Dorfman may not be a photojournalist but
OBSERVE Harris has been able to rely on the use of historical and contemporary case
historical documents and sources in studies and ability to analyse shows his
order for him to provide interpretations ability to observe as he is providing
of the british interpretations. interpretations rather than a first hand
experience.
VESTED It's clear that this book is written for This book checks how the western media
INTEREST academic purposes, along with her portrays suffering and terror on a global
being a historian, it really emphasises scale .
her interest that she shows in the book.
EXPERTISE Harris has a high level of expertise Dorfman has a wide range of experience of
within the field of modern history. She’s being novelist, academic and human right
been a professor at University College activist,and being able to speak two
London, Nuffield College, Oxford, and languages. This puts him at an advantage to
the London School of Economics, speak on issues of photography’s role within
overall showing her huge influence to society and its impacts being negative or
students at top performing schools. positive.
NEUTRALITY The book aims to criticise civil society Dorfman uses his own personal experiences
with Britain and depending on the within the article, which might seem one
historical evidence and interpretations sided. He does raise concerns about how the
she has used, could influence the media turns real suffering into a photograph
author’s perspective. that people just observe and not actually take
in. Therefore being subjective overall.
, ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
REPUTATION Fernández-Castrillo, C. and Kontos, I. and
Ramos, C. (2023). Social Web and Galanopoulos-Papavasileiou, I. (2024).
Photojournalism: User-Generated Photojournalism: Values and
Content of the Russo-Ukrainian Constraints, Aestheticism, and
War. Comunicar: Media Education Aftermath Photography. European
Research Journal, Journal of Fine and Visual Arts
Fernández-Castrillo is an assistant The European Journal of Fine and Visual
professor at the department of Arts is a specialized, peer-reviewed
communication and media studies at a academic journal. Publishing in such a
university in spain called ‘universidad journal indicates that the article has
carlos iii de madrid’ and Ramos is undergone scholarly review and meets
student of Fernández-Castrillo so both academic standards, enhancing the source’s
must have knowledge on what … reputation.
their article is published by
Comunicar: Media Education
Research Journal which has been
publishing journals since 1993 often
specialising in social sciences,
therefore having a huge reputation of
being respected throughout
ABILITY TO Both writers analyse user generated Both authors are actively engaged in the
OBSERVE content from the Russian and fields of fine arts and visual media. Their
Ukrainian war, meaning that they use positions as researchers allow them to
social media and secondary sources to closely observe the developments and
write a perspective on . debates in photojournalism, likely giving
them a strong ability to analyze real-world
examples and trends.
VESTED Since both writers are within the Their primary interest appears academic —
INTEREST academic approach it means that the to contribute to ongoing discussions about
source would have to be true at all photojournalism. There is no obvious
times, which I think is done well evidence that they would gain commercially
through the source . or politically from presenting biased views,
suggesting minimal vested interest.
