On Fri, 31 May 2013 07:28:14 -0400, Bowser wrote:

http://www.dpreview.com/news/2013/05...ff-photo-staff

Short sighted, and stupid.

" Newspapers that see photo departments as service organizations -
meaning pictures are an accompaniment to a story, versus something
that stands on its own - see that service as something that can be
provided by anyone."

I've noticed an increasing tendency for stories to be accompanied by
images which have little to directly do with the story. If the story
is about a car accident, there will be a photograph of a smashed car
but probably not the car in the accident. If the story is about the
accident blocking the freeway, all you need is a photograph of a
blocked freeway. Any freeway will do. If the story is about a fire,
all you need is a stock photo of a fire appliance.

Who needs photographers? You can do it all with an Internet search.
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Regards,

Eric Stevens