Reading- controversies

I found the articles extremely interesting as they really evoke strong feelings within the reader. They challenge morals, laws and the global media frenzy that we now live in today. Are we more educated about what is now happening in our society or had the arts gone a moral step too far? Are the boundaries set by the law? or a an individuals ethics?

GARRY GROSS

This case study in this article I feel is extraordinary the fact that brooke Shields has no rights over an image that was taken of her while she was a minor i think is horrendous. The fact that her mothers signature is what kept Gross his right to publish the photo again if he pleased is staggering. This image contains Brooke shields at a very tender and vulnerable age. Once she had became of an age where she was old enough to understand the impact of these images would have on her she then decided she would like to revoke them. The fact that it went through three court cases and still did not receive any of  the rights to ban the republishing I feel is a let down in the laws that surround this issue. As a parent they are responsible for the child but I feel that this should then be removed once the child then becomes an adult,  so they are then mature enough to manage images of themselves positive or negetive.

This article supports my argument for the images that Sally Mann uses of her children. These children will be bounded to these images for the rest of their lives, something that was not in there control due to there young age and lack of understanding.

FRANK FOURNIERF, Omayra Sánchez, Armero, Columbia, 1985 

This article records a moment in media that sparked worldwide controversy that even causes the photographer to question his judgment of the situation that he'd captured and how he handled it at the time. As the article states reporters are always trying to 'out do' one another, in this case the more shocking the images the bigger the audience. For the reporters this means there will be a bidding war for the images which will bring them more money. Should images of young people suffering be published just to fund someones lifestyle? Or should the public be informed of situations like these? In this article it states that broadcasting situations like this is the utmost importance to keep the public informed, which i agree with. However I believe it should be practiced with some sensitivity especially in a situation as distressing as this one.  If i was personally present I would not be able to stop myself from getting involved if I thought that I could be of some help. To be surrounded by journalists in your last agonising moments of life is like being left to the vultures.