Is Photojournalism Dead? We Almost Hate To Ask
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by Claire O'Neill
To be honest, the debate is pretty stale. We've been brooding over this for months (or even years). What's worse: No one really has an answer. But a few prominent voices have recently resonated on the topic, so perhaps it's time to rekindle the fiery debate — or at least poke it. A truculent Neil Burgess, former head of the prestigious Magnum Photos agency, said this in The Guardian:
by Claire O'Neill
To be honest, the debate is pretty stale. We've been brooding over this for months (or even years). What's worse: No one really has an answer. But a few prominent voices have recently resonated on the topic, so perhaps it's time to rekindle the fiery debate — or at least poke it. A truculent Neil Burgess, former head of the prestigious Magnum Photos agency, said this in The Guardian:
We should stop talking about photojournalists altogether. Apart from a few old dinosaurs whose contracts are so long and retirement so close that it's cheaper to keep them on, there is no journalism organization funding photographers to act as reporters.Read more