Apparently we struck a really raw nerve today in the photojournalism community when we published a piece about free photo sites and tools for newsrooms that are strapped for resources. (Thread)
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We’re not advocating illustrating news stories with stolen images at the expense of hard-working photographers.
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From the feedback we’re getting, we know that this message will just scratch the surface of a deeper conversation that probably needs to happen on this topic. But we wanted you to know that we heard you and we’re listening.
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Some of you have advocated taking the article down or issuing a retraction. We don’t feel either is warranted. But let’s keep the dialogue going, because as one of the writers on the piece said:
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“One of Poynter's biggest roles is to serve as a hub for conversation about journalism. I think if we're seeing things one way and they're seeing things another, it's probably only going to help us to host both sides of that conversation.”
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"web and social media editors" -- where? at content makers or at journalistic institutions? I fight this battle every day in my newsroom and we fight to make the visuals RELEVANT and DISTINCTIVE - not rehashes of stock imagery.
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Oh cry me a river. Yea I understand they feel pressure but thus doesn't justify contributing to the misery of a whole profession. Know what takes pressure of them too? Hiring a photoeditor.
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The article isn't offering a solution: It is enabling the lowering of standards. This quote is indicative: "Looking for an image is a near-final step for me.... but I suspect that most people think about it somewhat later in the publishing process, if they do at all"
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It’s a terrible solution that shortchanged many professional journalists.
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Perhaps we need to talk again about the value of visual journalism. If a web or social media editor is being paid to lay out a story, or the writer was paid to write it and they want the story to have a visual component, they need to pay for it.
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Absurd and pathetic response. “Just that and no more” Really? Maybe you need to re read your own article.
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You could say sorry you fucked up and leave it with dignity, but here we are.
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