Should the Media Use Official Portraits When Reporting Misconduct?

Should the Media Use Official Portraits When Reporting Misconduct? – PhotoShelter Blog

Two police officers in Georgia were fired after videos showing them brutally beating a motorist spread like wildfire on social media. A criminal investigation has been initiated over their conduct, and photos of the two officers have emerged in the media.

via PhotoShelter Blog: https://blog.photoshelter.com/2017/04/media-use-official-portraits-reporting-misconduct/

Of course, in the rush to meet the news cycle, the media reaches for the photos it can easily obtain. Few news outlets have created specific policies for the use of photography in abuse of power caes, as there is often neither time nor access to take a photo. But the New Yorker provides us an example of what could be.