Category Archives: documentary

Code of Ethics Step One: Define Who It’s For

The headline of this post is rather pointed and confident. That’s because I taught media ethics at Missouri State University for 18 years and have my way of thinking about these things. But… A code of ethics is a guide … Continue reading

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Documenting Public Expressions Known as Street Art

When I was first becoming interested in photography at about the age of 15, I happened upon a book of documentary photography. The Family of Man fascinated me. I was coming to photography from drawing and painting. My earliest career … Continue reading

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Can AI Be a Source of Good Documentary Story Ideas?

My fascination with the whole AI thing, so far, has mostly led to no good. Or, perhaps, not much good. I asked it some questions about documentary filmmaking and got back mediocre, freshman-level dreck. There were some interesting moments that … Continue reading

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Rhetorica Update: Branding, Filmmaking, and Social Media

I think I mentioned earlier that I’ve been working on branding. I’m too lazy right now to go back and look 🙂 In any case, I’m likely to publish a lot of these things in the coming weeks because I’m … Continue reading

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Fun With AI: Ethical Responsibility

Not long ago I mentioned creating my own code of ethics for documentary filmmaking — a task I’m still thinking about. So that got me to thinking perhaps I should ask ChatGPT: What is the most important ethical responsibility for … Continue reading

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