On Jun 4, 2013, at 1:45 PM, Matthew Hunt <m...@pobox.com> wrote: > On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 1:31 PM, Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> > wrote: >> On Jun 4, 2013, at 11:11 AM, John Sessoms <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> wrote: >>> Too bad I don't have a subscription to cancel. >> >> Why, might I ask? Does it matter how the paper gets their photos? Not much >> resolution is required for reproduction on newsprint stock. > > Not to answer for John, but my concern wouldn't be the camera used, > but the firing of the photojournalists and the loss of their > expertise. > A good point. The jobs of some photographers will go away. I provide both copy and photos for all of the pubs I work for, but that's not common. However, it might have to be if newspapers are to survive. They can't make ends meet on the old model. That's been proven. Cost cutting is essential, and if a quality product can be delivered at less cost by combining photographer and journalist roles -- even at larger pubs -- it's going to happen. The other choice is no newspaper and no jobs.
BTW, most newspaper staff photographer jobs are already gone. The vast majority of pubs depend on freelancers at minimal rates when they have to and use stock photography much of the time. Training reporters to generate their own photos might actually be an upgrade. > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
