Only but a day ago in Aucklands CBD, circa Elliot Street, did a young female lose her life in a battle with height and the footpath. The disaster of such event is not totally understood without analysing the hordes of people videoing and photographing the incident. It begs the question of whether citizen journalism has gone too far. Alexandra Le Tellier of the LA Times argues "that as a culture, we need to adopt some ethical parameters before we go about uploading videos and photos onto social media sites for all to see." In relation to this comment I would have to whole heartedly agree. As a culture we have to think about our actions before we candidly shoot and broadcast! Le Tellier further comments that "It's morally reprehensible. That's what distinguishes journalists, who have to follow ethical guidelines and think about consequences, from the everyday Joe with a camera and a YouTube account."
What do we, borrowing Mark Prensky's term, the digital natives think about this consideration? Thoughts?
No comments:
Post a Comment