Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Come on, George - Let's keep this on the up and up. Of course journalists have opinions, and of course publications have stated editorial opinions - and often those converge. But this guy was a hired photographic publicist, paid by Greenpeace to be at their demo so that they could then make sure that everyone had photos of their demo - to promote their cause. Whole different ballgame. And the Greenpeace "newspaper" is hardly a newspaper - it is a public relations organ that exists to promote Greenpeace. George Lottermoser wrote: > abridge@mac.com (Adam Bridge)12/20/015:31 PM > > >>If this guy were working for the New York Times he'd have been >> > a journalist. > >>But he wasn't, he was an agent of Greenpeace. >> > > Does the fact that Greenpeace publishes news in a periodical make > any difference in this issue of pj qualification? > > If I get paid by a weekly newspaper which has a strong editorial > stance on certain issues and I happen to agree with these > editorials; have I ceased to qualify as photojournalist? > > Or must I work for the NYT or Magnum to qualify? > > George > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html