December 2008
12 posts
"Shoe Tossing" - An Arab Perspective →
“One of the most troubling parts of this event to me though was, where was the Secret Service when this guy was taking off his shoes? At this point it seems that Secret Service not only won’t take a bullet for Bush, they won’t even take a size 10 loafer.”
Let it fail. →
Chrysler to close all 30 plants for one month
“I didn’t compromise my soul to be a popular guy.”
– http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081218/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_popularity
Okay, I accept that. But, I think you may have sold your sole to the devil. (Insert bad pun here about shoe throwing, and an Iraqi showing his sole.)
Thrift.
We are in the midst of a paradox of thrift. When everyone saves, no one spends, and the Federal Reserve continues to drop interest rates until they bottom out, we are in serious trouble. Insert the failure of the automotive industry, not to mention misspent bailout moneys to the tune of 700 billion dollars, and I think America is about to witness an atrocity that will impact the people more than...
Much more for much, much less. →
National Geographic’s Magazine Photography Seminar Canceled
Anyone in the business can apply this model to just about any facet of print photography:
“One photographer who’s shot for the magazine on several assignments says that it’s no surprise to him what Geographic wants from the new contract: more rights for less pay.”
Two minute warning. →
“ON DEC. 7, 2008, a date which will live in infamy, Gannett, a newspaper publisher, bombed my front steps with a fat Sunday edition of South Jersey’s Courier Post. I expected the substantial newspaper I paid for.
Instead, I got an upholstered shopper’s guide. When I turned to what used to be a complete and informative sports section to read Phillies beat writer Mike...
The end. →
In hindsight, of course, shouldn’t this have happened when the internet launched? Dave Hunke, Detroit Media’s chief executive, said in October, “It’s time for us to look at some radical departures from our business mode
WatchSearching for the Photograph of Jesus, by Laurie Hill in association with the Getty Images Short & Sweet Film Challenge
This is a very well done video — entertaining and informative. Inspiring, too!
Greenberg v. National Geographic Comes To An End →
“In these terrible economic times it will now allow publishers to create and sell electronic archives of their previously published works without infringing on the copyrights of the contributors to those works. This creates a terrible burden on the ability of photographers to earn a living.”
Will the value of photography ever be as it was a year ago, 10 years ago, or 100 years ago? When...
Time Magazine trolling for free pictures →
Hitler rants about the Nikon D3x →
Another nail in the coffin? →
Perhaps. To my knowledge, citizen journalism hasn’t been as detremental to the craft as some people originally thought. In fact, I have yet to come across CJ-generated content on or in any publication. I think one really needs to seach for CJ content to find it.
There are some things in the article I find a bit disturbing, such as: “We can’t cover everything,” said Michael...