What is the difference between photojournalism and propaganda?

Answer 1

Propaganda is deliberately spreading ideas, rumours, or information with the sole intention of persuading others into a particular line of thought, to help or harm a person (or organization...).

Photojournalism is objectively presenting a news story using photographs.

Answer 2

Robert Capa once said: "The truth is the best picture, the best propaganda."

Photojournalism must include the intent of the photographer to objectively represent the subject, and be published in a context which encourages objectivity.

Propaganda on the other hand need only be published in a bias context.

Answer 3

Photojournalism is taking pictures to tell a story. Propaganda is spreading information around to try to get people to be on your side.

Answer 4

Photojournalism can be propaganda. The connotation of propaganda is not only negative, it can be used on both sides of an issue.

Answer 5

Photojournalism (PJ) and studio are really two ends of a spectrum. With PJ or PJ style, you are trying to capture a moment as it happens, in a studio you are trying to create the perfect moment, in many ways the studio takes a very technical approach and often lacks the dynamism. You'll notice that I have written PJ style as a distinct difference, as this emulates the ethos of PJ but perhaps for an aesthetic goal, as is the vogue style for a lot of wedding photographers these days, however at times perhaps the content is to an extent artificial recreation.

Answer 6

propaganda is to make you think in a certain way or just glitzy things that are not really that important (mainly). where photojournalism is telling a story. and u take what u feel from it and its not trying to make you think something, it just trys to make you see.