Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/01

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Subject: [Leica] Chicago Sun Times
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2013 08:26:19 +0200
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Here are some reflections on this, from the perspective of someone who cares 
about quality journalism but also recognizes that the industry is changing:

http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/2013/06/02/chicago-sun-times/

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
Alicante, Spain
http://www.frozenlight.eu
http://www.greatpix.eu
PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/

YNWA









On Jun 2, 2013, at 7:48 AM, Sonny Carter wrote:

> 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
>>>>> 
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>>> 
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Regards,
>>> 
>>> Sonny
>>> http://sonc.com/look/
>>> Natchitoches, Louisiana
>>> 
>>> USA
>>> 
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> 
> 
> -- 
> Regards,
> 
> Sonny
> http://sonc.com/look/
> Natchitoches, Louisiana
> 
> USA
> 
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