The truth be toldPhotojournalism is defined by Dictionary.com as a particular form of journalism that creates images in order to tell a story. A partially unpredictable audience, in the sense that anyone can see and respond to it, sees news articles; this opens a window into the ethical issues surrounding the distribution of images in newspapers and magazines. Awareness of the moral rights and wrongs of journalism helps society better understand why certain details are censored from the public. A mutual understanding of what stories can be ethically reported is valuable for both photographers and editors. News meeting decent standards is intended to guide the moral convictions of journalists. In the article PHOTO JOURNALISM AND ITS ETHICAL ISSUES, it is stated that Paul Martin Lester's book, Photojournalism: An Ethical Approach, discussed the six philosophies believed to guide photojournalists to answer moral questions for themselves.1. Categorical Imperative – What is true for one scenario should be true for all.2. Utilitarianism- maximizes the good for the greatest number of people.3. Hedonism – “do what feels good” school of thought4. The Golden Mean – Compromise towards common ground.5. The Veil of Ignorance - asks the photographer or editor how he or she would feel as the subject of the photo.6. The golden rule: “love your neighbor as yourself”. There is also an ethical code of conduct established by the National Press Photographers Association and "intended to promote the highest quality in all forms of visual journalism and to strengthen public confidence in the profession" (NPPA Code of Ethics) . The NPPA and Lester expect a lot from photojournalists. As photojournalists return images for publication......in the middle of the paper......you'll be told. In today's society, people are on high alert to react to emotional upheavals in the lives of others. Photojournalists seek to force people to ask troubling questions. Works Cited Meyer, Michael. “One day in the war of images.” Columbia Journalism Review, March-April 2014: 39-45. Print.Mirkinson, Jack. "Muammar Gaddafi dead: have the newspapers gone too far? (GRAPHIC PHOTOS, SURVEY)." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, October 21, 2011. Web. May 7, 2014. “NPPA Code of Ethics.” » National Association of Press Photographers. National Association of Press Photographers, 2012. Web. May 6, 2014 "PHOTO JOURNALISM AND ITS ETHICAL ISSUES." PHOTO JOURNALISM AND ITS ETHICAL ISSUES. Np, June 25, 2013. Web. May 7, 2014.Rogers, Tony. "Graphic images, photojournalism - When should graphic images be published?" Journalism About.com. About.com, 2014. Web. May 7 2014.