Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/03/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That makes sense. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 3/22/2016 1:44 PM, Howard Ritter wrote: > Some of you will recall that I posted a query to LUG and MUG asking why > the New York Times did not credit the photographer behind the large, > full-color photo spread on Cuba in last Sunday's Times. I received several > possible explanations. One of them was correct. > > In response to a suggestion, I wrote to the NYT Public Editor asking why. > Today I received this very prompt and surprisingly direct and forthcoming > answer to my query. The deeper explanation I can imagine is that the > photographer was working at or beyond the margins of what he was or would > be permitted to do by the regime and wanted to avoid persecution (if a > Cuban citizen) or being barred from entering the country in the future. > > ?howard > >> Begin forwarded message: >> >> Dear Dr. Ritter, >> >> Thank you for taking the time to write to us. We appreciate your concern. >> I shared your email with the public editor and she then spoke with a >> ranking International photo editor. He told her that the photographer is >> a freelancer, and that he requested that his name not be attributed to >> the photographs for this specific piece. The Times's policy is to adhere >> to such requests. >> >> I hope this helps. Please do not hesitate to write to us if you have any >> additional questions or concerns. >> >> Thanks again for writing, and for reading The Times. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Evan Gershkovich >> Office of the Public Editor >> The New York Times > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >