[Leica] 2010 Yearbook NOW NEWSPHOTOGRAPHY.

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (tedgrant at shaw.ca)]

kyle cassidy on the LUG offered:
>>Reporting news, photographing news, and videographing news are all very 
>>different disciplines and the public isn't being served by asking one 
>>person to do it all simply because there is now a small device capable of 
>>everything.<<<<,

Hi Kyle,
You are absolutely correct! However no matter what is right or wrong it 
matters not to the Publishers who make decisions without any concept of 
being a photographer and what it entails in capturing the most story telling 
moment in a still photo. Let alone three elements?

THERE CONCERNS??? There's always and only one! The dollar bottom-line and 
what's in the bank! Whether their patrons like it or not! And the staff who 
must perform three tasks for the price of one? It matters not to the brass 
and the bean counter managers!

Do it or be gone!! However it's quite simply advancement in the digital era 
and high speed super communications. Either move with the high speed new 
world or be left behind dying thirsty in the street! No different than many 
industries about the world who didn't move quickly with the times. I wont 
mention any photo industry corporations. ;-)

Eventually there will be robots sent to the streets to take pictures! They 
will be programmed from the photo department and an editor will be looking 
at a screen through the "camera eyes" of the robot and a control stick for 
the photo editor to manipulate direction and camera clicking. People think 
not? They did say we'd never fly to the moon! remember? :-)

cheers,
ted