Title
What are Shaping the Ethical Bottom Line?: Identifying Factors Influencing Young Readers' Acceptance of Digital News Photo Alteration
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-2017
Abstract
While most research on digital ethics has focused on professional codes or case studies in manipulation, there has been little formal research on what the readers thinks about what is and what is not visually ethical in a digital age. This study examines what affect young readers’ acceptance or rejection of digital alteration of news images. The major finding is that the perceived prevalence of photo alteration, media credibility, and personal Photoshop use and knowledge are the major influencers of “non-professional” standards of acceptance of photo alteration. The study implies the necessity of intervention from scholars, media professionals, and ethical activists to discuss photo alteration and advocate ethical standards for it.
DOI
10.1016/j.tele.2016.04.010
Publisher
Telematics and Informatics
Repository Citation
Yao, Q. J., Perlmutter, D. D., & Liu, Z. (2017). What are shaping the ethical bottom line?: Identifying factors influencing young readers’ acceptance of digital news photo alteration. Telematics and Informatics, 34(1): 124–132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2016.04.010
Publication Information
Telematics and Informatics