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News of the Week. Jacqueline Dell. IPV. Intimate Partner Violence; describes physical, sexual, or psychological harm by a current or former partner or spouse. Photographer as Witness: A Portrait of Domestic Violence.
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News of the Week Jacqueline Dell
IPV • Intimate Partner Violence; describes physical, sexual, or psychological harm by a current or former partner or spouse.
Photographer as Witness: A Portrait of Domestic Violence • http://lightbox.time.com/2013/02/27/photographer-as-witness-a-portrait-of-domestic-violence/#1
Objectivity. • Can photos of domestic violence be objective? • Can the photographer be completely detached and able to eliminate all bias in this kind of story?
Ethical Dilemmas/Witnessing • Is it better to try and intervene and help, or is it better to just report on what is happening without stepping in? • What kinds of exchanges need to happen in order to document someone's life for 2 months or more?
Media Coverage • Are these images inappropriate? • Is it unethical to publicize this kind of abuse? • How do images of IPV differ from articles about it? • Are images of it helpful to women who have experienced this?