Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]LUG, I read some sad news this morning. The Chattanooga Times will close their doors permanently on Jan 4 1999. I have many friends at this paper. It is where my photo career began many years ago with an internship. People who were writers and street photogs like me are now editors there and they are understandably in limbo in the midst of this holiday season. This is the paper Alfred Ochs started his newspaper empire with before he moved on to New York and bought the New York Times in the late 1800's. I saw my first Leica while interning at the Times. George Baker, one of the old timers there shot with M's. He was a character. Rushing into the office every day to be the first to read the "Far Side" then spend the rest of the day bitching about how he did not get it. Anyway I wanted to point out that yet another newspaper is closing. I think it is time we all realize that with the closing of every newspaper a little more of us all is lost. There are very few 2 paper towns anymore. This means only one perspective is given the readers and the people are less well informed. Of the 4 newspapers and 1 wire service I have worked with over my career 3 newspapers and 1 wire service are memories only. Doors closed permanently due to lack of money and readership decline. Oh well I guess we can get all the indepth news and information we need from CNN..........WRONG!! If any of you know of any jobs for some great news photogs let me know and I'll forward the leads on to my friends. May you all have a happy Thanksgiving and please keep my friends in your thoughts. Best regards, Harrison McClary http://people.delphi.com/hmphoto preview my book: http://www.volmania.com mailto:hmcclary@earthlink.net Everyone has a photographic memory, some just don't have film.