Think/Point/Shoot: Media Ethics, Technology and Global Change

Think/Point/Shoot gives students a thorough overview of the role of ethics in modern media creation. Case studies emphasize the critical issues in global media ethics today in all stages of media creation from preproduction research and development, to production and post production.

A must read for students interested in media production, documentary production, and all aspects of post production, Think/Point/Shoot is designed to introduce the topic of "ethics" to those interested in hands-on production. Containing rich and lively introductions and chapters written by Annette Danto, Mobina Hashmi and Lonnie Isabel, the volume also features practicing filmmakers, journalists, media creators and scholars who provide insight into dealing with real-world ethical dilemmas. Contributing authors include: Jon Alpert, Christine Choy, Yoruba Richen, Tami Gold, Terilyn Shropshire, Sam Pollard, Mathilde Bonnefoy, Samir Chopra, Scott Sinkler, K. Hariharan.
For this era, digital imagery, sounds, and web communication have opened doors to sharing thoughts and ideas instantaneously to potentially vast audiences. This presents exciting opportunities, but also serious ethical, legal, and social challenges. The cases and exercises found in this book are applicable to the current media field while still remaining grounded in strong ethical theory. Think/Point/Shoot explains the challenge of communicating a story to a worldwide audience while maintaining ethical standards.