Reuters Denies Ethical Allegations, While Some Syria Photographs Still Questioned

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Reuters Denies Ethical Allegations, While Some Syria Photographs Still Questioned

In response to a story last week in The New York Times that raised serious ethical questions about the practices of some news photographers in Syria following the death last year in Aleppo of an 18-year-old Reuters freelancer, the news agency issued a sta

via NPPA: https://nppa.org/news/reuters-denies-ethical-allegations-while-some-syria-photographs-still-questioned

Back in September when Khatib’s photographs hit the Reuters picture network there was a stir among photographers and editors who were tasked with covering Syria’s war. Many questioned the credibility of the images at the time. Reporters and photographers were sent out to find “Issa.” They came back saying they were unable to turn up the young boy.

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