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<blockquote data-quote="riverside" data-source="post: 166589" data-attributes="member: 14054">I think the future of most newspaper photography not directly supported by advertising revenue lies in &quot;stock&quot; shots, independents and wire services. Labor costs, often unionized, include not only photographers but editors, production layout and materials. When operating revenue declines (circulation in that sector) the first thing any competent manager looks at (in the US) is labor cost.&nbsp;Up until about five years ago there were three local newspapers in my general area that solicited and published quality photos of local interest submitted by readers. When the financial crunch really hit, all were returning submissions with the message of no longer accepting same.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Just so we still photographers don't feel isolated by economic reality, local TV has the same financial problems in reduced advertising revenue. We do charity work and before the crunch when the Xmas holidays rolled around it was a simple matter of calling one's favored station and requesting a human interest segment to stimulate public interest in donations to a worthy cause. Yep, they sent a reporter and a video operator, did the interview and ran it several times during local prime time news. That's also history.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="riverside, post: 166589, member: 14054"] I think the future of most newspaper photography not directly supported by advertising revenue lies in "stock" shots, independents and wire services. Labor costs, often unionized, include not only photographers but editors, production layout and materials. When operating revenue declines (circulation in that sector) the first thing any competent manager looks at (in the US) is labor cost. Up until about five years ago there were three local newspapers in my general area that solicited and published quality photos of local interest submitted by readers. When the financial crunch really hit, all were returning submissions with the message of no longer accepting same. Just so we still photographers don't feel isolated by economic reality, local TV has the same financial problems in reduced advertising revenue. We do charity work and before the crunch when the Xmas holidays rolled around it was a simple matter of calling one's favored station and requesting a human interest segment to stimulate public interest in donations to a worthy cause. Yep, they sent a reporter and a video operator, did the interview and ran it several times during local prime time news. That's also history. [/QUOTE]

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