Phototruth or photofiction?
Subtitle: ethics and media imagery in the digital age
By: Tom Wheeler.
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Mahwah, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 218
Subjects: Photojournalism -- Moral and ethical aspects.; Image processing -- Digital techniques -- Moral and ethical aspects.; Mass media criticism.
Description: "The use of electronic technology to digitize, enhance, and manipulate photographic images has provoked many ethical questions and raised doubts about the public's ability to trust photographs as representations of 'truth' or 'fact' ... Wheeler tackles these issues, providing a critical analysis of image manipulation and considering the repercussions of the digital age not only on photojournalism but also on nonfiction imagery in general ... provides a framework for critical discussion of photo enhancement and alteration"--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.