Staging is untruthful

From Jennifer Galt - Wertheimer's article points out the ethical problems with staging and the effects that staging can have on the profession of journalism as a whole. As the writer suggests, there are other ways to tell a story rather than having the subject recreate a moment. I especially liked his suggestions about helping the subjects view the reporter as a person, rather than just a camera. His idea of making comments rather than asking questions would also help put people at ease and not feel like they are being interrogated. In the end, there are many interesting ways to tell a story and solve the problem of a missing shot or audio - and recreating a scene or moment is not the answer.