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Journal of Media Ethics
Exploring Questions of Media Morality
Volume 35, 2020 - Issue 1
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“This is Still their Lives”: Photojournalists’ Ethical Approach to Capturing and Publishing Graphic or Shocking Images

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Pages 17-30 | Received 31 Jul 2018, Accepted 28 Nov 2019, Published online: 21 Feb 2020

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