Controversial Photos: J. Ross Baughman

This video was made for a Media Ethics class (taught by Howard Good) in the Spring 2008 semester at SUNY New Paltz. Credit can be given to: Steven Casale, Samantha Henkin, Raizza Reyes, and Alison Stevens.

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Education

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• Media Ethics
• J. Ross Baughman
• Pulitzer Prize
• Photos
• Controversial Photos
• 1978
• Howard Good
• 2008
• SUNY New Paltz
• Rhodesia
• Rhodesian War
• Africa
• Zimbabwe
• Deni Elliott
• John Long
• As Life Passes By

[chartreuseshoes]

The point of this video is not to propagate or talk about the war itself. The point is about the ethical principles behind the actual taking of the photographs. Whether or not it was a good thing or a bad thing for Baughman to take these photographs is up to the viewer to decide. So for all of you who are just commenting on the war itself, find a more appropriate forum, because your opinions have a right to be heard and this isn't the right place for it. Thanks.

[timespinner88]

How come he didn't take any photos of what Mugabae's savages did? sort of one sided isn't it?, and one sided views are propganda!

[pyrotek40]

Past is the past OR IS IT? photos taken of  Salisbury of the past and photos taken of present day Harare. whats different the amount of pepole on the street in the old compaired to today, its almost no one on the streets. So they had more FREEDOM under so called rascist then under their own rule! plus it hasn't expanded any in how many years? While the rest of the world pays thugs to run the place wow! we should have NEVER TURNED OUR BACKS TO Rhodesia!

[bwworld]

Well done video. I studied photojournalism under J. Ross Baughman in 1980 and the many issues brought up in this video were indeed discussed in depth in our class. I found Ross to be a thoughtful individual who truly cared about using his camera to affect positive change. Unlike most photojournalists today who tend to run with the pack, he went places others didn't dare and got more effective images as a result.

[snatwan]

These blacks were not innocents. They were murderous communist terrorists, child killers. Rough measures against such people, are morally legitimate. You should inform yourselves of the complete story, rather allowing yourselves to be brainwashed by propagandists.

[Skelm49]

@chartreuseshoes I wiish that the people who made this video would speak proper English, They even speak lousy American. It is a bad thing to make photo's and don't write the right contest of the situation. He also made a photo that was set in scene. Of the man with a rope around his neck. He was a soldier of the RAR and was persuaded to do this, thinking it was a joke. Not knowing the photo was used with a propaganda purpose.

That is bad journalism.

[BPLionberger]

The photographs are interesting, but the filth these stupid children are reciting on behalf of liberal academics from low-budget US universities is nothing short of shameful. I love it when these kids take their politics from Fidel and their money from Daddy, raging against the injustices of the world while getting a Jamba Juice on Hollywood Blvd.

[whiteozzie1]

@chartreuseshoes , i understand what you are saying, freedom of media ect, however it might be a good idea to get another view to even this one out, pros/cons of the media ect.

[johndoulgeris]

This Is the biggest load of bullshit that I have ever watched and heard. There was A war journalist by the name of Lord Salisbury who reported on the war many times and subsequently lost his life by the terrorists that this un informed person claims to be the truth are utter lies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[balistae]

PLease, tell the truth behind this photo. My father was a Fuzileiro Naval in Angola and Guiné Bissau during 12 years, yes i repeat 12 years, and during that period he testify the best and worst of a war.  Today it's very simple, for those who never have to live a war, to point there finger. I imagine what kind of life have the african people now under the little man and person Mugabe. Publish that!

[induna7]

Such absolute bullshit! I see you bear no mention to the mass graves containing the bodies of Matabele slaughtered by Mugabe. Say what you want I would rather live under the Smith government than the Mugabe government

[RhodesianBok]

This is absolute rubbish. There is no shred of evidence anywhere to substantiate this. It is crude, extreme left wing propaganda.