Controversy #2
About who is involved
1. Who were the people criticizing Kevin Carter?
2. Who are the photojournalists under similar criticism?
3. Why did the Pulitzer panel chose this photo?
4. What are the values of each?
5. Who stands to benefit from increased social support for photojournalism?
About what is up for debate
1. The morality of shooting and publishing photos depicting violence, war, etc.
2. The duty of the media to report such incidences.
3. The current level of advocacy for photojournalists
4. Whether or not the current level is adequate.
5. The line separating information and exploitation.
About when the controversy unfolded
1. The state of Sudan during the 1990s.
2. Which type of photographs tended to be award-winners during this time.
3. What other cultural debates were going on at the time.
4. What social values were being lauded at the time.
5. What was considered obscene or unfit for publication.
About where the controversy unfolded
1. The location of the photo.
2. Where within the political arena.
3. Where were the criticisms coming from?
4. Its position in the cultural zeitgeist.
5. Where the controversy wasn't considered at all.
About how this controversy had unfolded
1. Over long distances .
2. How it was sustained.
3. What is the medium it developed in the most?
4. It took place before the ubiquitous use of the Internet emerged.
5. What are the differences in the opinions of the different sources of information containing which sides of the debate?
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