The ethical standards in publishing journalistic photos on news websites

Abstract EN

The objective of this study is to investigate the extent of commitment of electronic news websites to the ethics of photojournalism.

To accomplish this objective, a quantitative research was conducted.

The measurement of the commitment extent was executed through a measuring tool prepared for this purpose.

Through the population of the study, the sample included three electronic journals that represent electronic journals in Jordan.

Descriptive statistics was used to measure the extent of commitment.

The evaluated sample of production by websites was selected using a regular simple random sample.

The results showed that the published photos’ main source is the Internet or the sites’ photographer.

The sample of the selected products included different press styles.

The results showed that the highest violation of photojournalism occurred in news.

The study recommended the modification of photojournalism ethics that improve the use of photojournalism in electronic news websites.