Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Of course good journalism gets done, Eric - at smaller papers and at the larger ones as well. The point I was making is that "the good old days" weren't nearly as good as people suggest they were. In fact, they were little different from the present in terms of motivations and what was presented to the public. You are preaching to the converted. ;-) B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Eric Welch Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 10:32 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] PHOTOGRAPHY; PHOTOGRAPHERS; Leicas On the whole, in every-day medium sized newspapers, some serious photojournalism gets done that has nothing to do with commercial gain. I know about it because I used to do it, and I knew a lot of photojournalists who were doing it. Fortunately, at the smaller papers, there wasn't the commercial agenda. A lot of garbage got done at the same time. It's the price we paid to do the good work we loved. For me the ratio wasn't enough to keep doing it. But for many, who had more enlightened editors, it's worth the lousy pay, no benefits and lack of respect from people who can barely read. On Friday, September 5, 2003, at 03:40 PM, bdcolen wrote: > Come on, Jerry - Life, Colliers, etc., presented in their photo > journalism a picture of the ideal America, that fat cats such as Henry > Luce wanted Americans to see and buy into. Yes, there were exceptions. > But on the whole... Eric Welch Carlsbad, CA http://www.jphotog.com Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier'n puttin' it back. - - Will Rogers - -- 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