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| The picture that caused resentment |
Readers
of the Chronicle have once again condemned the newspaper for publishing a
graphic image on its today’s front page (Tuesday 15 April 2014).
Speaking
on condition of anonymity, a group of residents who were today gathered at
Sekusile Shopping Centre said the picture was not appropriate for the front
page of such a paper.
“I-Chronicle layo isesuhluleka (the
Chronicle is now missing the point here). The use of this picture was uncalled
for and it was better for it to be left out than to be included here,” said the
people. According to professional journalism ethics, graphics showing dead people
are suppose to be left out as they can cause resentment and fear within the
public.
“This
will not even add to the fact that they are now accurate. Accuracy does not
translate to posting pictures of dead people on the front page,” said Mpumelelo
Moyo, another regular reader of the Chronicle. The Chronicle seems to now have
developed a way of using maps and graphics to buttress accuracy. Most of these
elements are however compromising journalism ethics.
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