Supernatural Season Eight

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Blog Rec

Laid Off From The Sun Times. About two weeks ago the Chicago Sun Times decided to fire all its professional photojournalists, and train its journalists to take pictures with their iPhones instead. This blog documents the life of one photojournalist who was laid off, using an iPhone like the one that replaced him.

thanks copperbadge for link!

Corporate World vs the Artist: Chicago Sun-Times lays off entire photojournalism department

“after the Marathon bombings, there were thousands of people around with cell phone cameras. But where are those pictures? Did any of them resonate with anyone? Do they have lasting value? No. The photos that are seared in our memories were taken by John Tlumacki of the Boston Globe and Charlie Krupa of the AP, seasoned professionals who knew what to do. No matter what the training, there is no replacement for that kind of talent, skill, and (forgive me) courage. Corporate people who can eliminate an entire photography staff and absurdly claim they can be replaced by amateurs with cell phones are an existential danger to something far more important than just the people who hold those staff jobs. They are a danger to something vital, something that has brought the world closer to each of us for many, many decades. That can’t be laid off and replaced.”

http://blogs.nppa.org/ethics/2013/06/03/chicago-sun-times-lays-off-photo-staff/