5/22: Digital camera journalism

elSicomoro · 05-22-2001, 03:26 PM

A photographer from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch came in to speak to my photography class during my last semester in college (fall 1998). He happens to cover the Cardinals. He was telling us about how he can snap his digital pics, go into the press office at Busch Stadium, send his photos over to the Post via e-mail (which is about 9 blocks from the stadium), and they do the rest. He was also showing us the actual process of it--taking the pics, putting the photo card into his Mac, and voila! It was rather fascinating.

The internet allows just about anyone to be a photojournalist. Look at how the news stations encourage folks to send their pics in during major news (i.e. snowstorms). With news stations cutting their staffs, they're essentially relying on people with e-mail tips and their own photos to create some stories...especially during sweeps I would think.

05-22-2001, 03:26 PM	#1
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	A photographer from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch came in to speak to my photography class during my last semester in college (fall 1998). He happens to cover the Cardinals. He was telling us about how he can snap his digital pics, go into the press office at Busch Stadium, send his photos over to the Post via e-mail (which is about 9 blocks from the stadium), and they do the rest. He was also showing us the actual process of it--taking the pics, putting the photo card into his Mac, and voila! It was rather fascinating. The internet allows just about anyone to be a photojournalist. Look at how the news stations encourage folks to send their pics in during major news (i.e. snowstorms). With news stations cutting their staffs, they're essentially relying on people with e-mail tips and their own photos to create some stories...especially during sweeps I would think.

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