Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You don't get it Jay. It is not about keeping your job. It is about Newspapers forgetting what they are about. I was a photo journalist when my boss cared that I got a good story. I was called before a grand jury and refused to divulge my source, and my station stood by me. You don't understand that, because you are just a photographer. I was a photo journalist when it meant something in America. Just don't get me started. (I guess you did) On Sun, Jun 2, 2013 at 12:27 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com>wrote: > Sonny, > They would go bankrupt sooner. The news media universe is changing, that is > all there is to it. Either you accept it and develop new skills to survive, > or keep denying it and get laid off. > Cheers > Jayanand > > > On Sun, Jun 2, 2013 at 10:30 AM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Gee mehrdad. > > Poor newspapers. > > > > What if they did their job instead of trying to "monetize" every story > > > > > > On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 11:36 PM, mehrdad <msadat at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > jon, times are changing, even though there are a lot more photographs > > being > > > taken, the pro needs have changed, if look @ cnn u can see a lot of > > > ireports shot by ordinary people and in general newspapers r having > tough > > > times > > > > > > ------------------------------------- > > > regards, mehrdad > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 5:45 PM, Jon stanton <Jon.stanton at > > > comcast.net> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Any thoughts about Chicago's "Oldest" Newspaper firing all 28 of > their > > > > photographers and then training their reporters to use iPhone 5's as > > > their > > > > cameras? > > > > > > > > Olympia, WA > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Leica Users Group. > > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Regards, > > > > Sonny > > http://sonc.com/look/ > > Natchitoches, Louisiana > > > > USA > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana USA