Death by Photography: A Kevin Carter Case Study

Four Media Ethics students take on the ethics case of Photojournalist Kevin Carter and his infamous and award winning photograph "Sudanese Girl". We take a look at Carter's life as well as taking his case through Garry Bryant's Photojournalism Ethical Model. Finally, we come up with a decision on whether or not Carter was ethical in taking that heart wrenching photograph.

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• Kevin
• Carter
• Media
• Ethics
• Sudanese
• Girl
• Photojournalism
• Case

[Shinigami232]

dnt you knw dat wht kevin did, letting d whole wrld see the pic and mde dem aware of d very dsturbing poverty is greatr dan helping dat helpless child?if he helped d child, he could have only helpd 1 prson but wat about d others who suffers as d child did or more dan it? by shwing d wrld d pverty experiencd by dat child, d wrld responded greatly to it & did things dat gave hope to these pipol.thru it he didnt only helped d child but also d countless people who also suffers pverty. thnk about it.

[dontbecutk]

He could not take the baby they told him not to touch any because they said they had diseases R.I.P Kevin Carter.

[Pi3C35]

I read some comments online that the Sudanese girl in the picture was actually pooing. Can anyone confirm or deny that claim with evidence?

[sanzibar76]

@lee3nfi3ld460 African says thanx for the help, the starvation and the bombs!!!!

[sanzibar76]

Stop protecting this luceferian scum! He chose the child because it was alone.. Read why he got a Pulitzer, and if you know about his kind of journalism, than he should not have received it because he said he did not want to ruin the journalistic approach to his photography. You take up for the scum, why else do you think he won a million dollars as prize, read more about this asshole.. IM DONE......

[ieeen]

@sanzibar76 i have read a book The bang bang club wrote by silva and what u are talking about is not certain. He describe IN BOOK that many mothers has had left their children to get food. But Silva never refer that this child has been in same situation. That was one of possibilities. And Silva dont really know what happend with her. BTW this guy who claim he had an interview with SIlva is that a joke ? i could not find a single one good sours for it.People just copy/paist same text. its a joke.

[lapmarty]

@ieeen it on the web on several source i dont remember the exact one, try wiki, first and they probably got the reference

[ieeen]

@lapmarty where did u get this information? i am writing an dissertatnion about it i would use that kind of info.

[lapmarty]

@sanzibar76 actually teh story is simpler,the parent of the child were just on the side, awaiting food from the red cross, he didnt let her to dye or stage anything, the child isnt a girl but a boy he survive and died 14 years later, againt one good exemple on how people dont go seek the information, and beleive urban legend,