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<blockquote data-quote="Michael J." data-source="post: 508544" data-attributes="member: 13861"><p>Just saw this on Facebook, so I clicked on Reuters </p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Reuters Issues a Worldwide Ban on RAW Photos</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong>Reuters has implemented a new worldwide policy for freelance photographers that bans photos that were processed from RAW files. Photographers must now only send photos that were originally saved to their cameras as JPEGs.</p><p></p><p>The announcement was made to freelance photographers this week via this short email from a Reuters pictures editor:</p><p> A Reuters spokesperson has confirmed this policy change with PetaPixel, and says that the decision was made to increase both ethics and speed.</p><p> “As photojournalists working for the world’s largest international multimedia news provider, Reuters Pictures photographers work in line with our <a href="http://handbook.reuters.com/index.php?title=A_Brief_Guide_to_Standards%2C_Photoshop_and_Captions" target="_blank">Photographer’s Handbook</a> and the <a href="http://thomsonreuters.com/en/about-us/trust-principles.html" target="_blank">Thomson Reuters Trust Principles</a>,” Reuters says.</p><p> “As eyewitness accounts of events covered by dedicated and responsible journalists, Reuters Pictures must reflect reality. While we aim for photography of the highest aesthetic quality, our goal is not to artistically interpret the news.”</p><p>Restricting photographers to original JPEGs will also reduce the time it takes for photos to go from camera to client, Reuters says.</p><p> “Speed is also very important to us. We have therefore asked our photographers to skip labour and time consuming processes to get our pictures to our clients faster.”</p><p> RAW photos do allow for a greater degree of post-processing flexibility, so based on the new policy, it appears that Reuters found that photos processed from RAWs are more likely to distort the truth.</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://petapixel.com/2015/11/18/reuters-issues-a-worldwide-ban-on-raw-photos/" target="_blank">Reuters Issues a Worldwide Ban on RAW Photos</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Michael J., post: 508544, member: 13861"] Just saw this on Facebook, so I clicked on Reuters [B]Reuters Issues a Worldwide Ban on RAW Photos [/B]Reuters has implemented a new worldwide policy for freelance photographers that bans photos that were processed from RAW files. Photographers must now only send photos that were originally saved to their cameras as JPEGs. The announcement was made to freelance photographers this week via this short email from a Reuters pictures editor: A Reuters spokesperson has confirmed this policy change with PetaPixel, and says that the decision was made to increase both ethics and speed. “As photojournalists working for the world’s largest international multimedia news provider, Reuters Pictures photographers work in line with our [URL="http://handbook.reuters.com/index.php?title=A_Brief_Guide_to_Standards%2C_Photoshop_and_Captions"]Photographer’s Handbook[/URL] and the [URL="http://thomsonreuters.com/en/about-us/trust-principles.html"]Thomson Reuters Trust Principles[/URL],” Reuters says. “As eyewitness accounts of events covered by dedicated and responsible journalists, Reuters Pictures must reflect reality. While we aim for photography of the highest aesthetic quality, our goal is not to artistically interpret the news.” Restricting photographers to original JPEGs will also reduce the time it takes for photos to go from camera to client, Reuters says. “Speed is also very important to us. We have therefore asked our photographers to skip labour and time consuming processes to get our pictures to our clients faster.” RAW photos do allow for a greater degree of post-processing flexibility, so based on the new policy, it appears that Reuters found that photos processed from RAWs are more likely to distort the truth. [url=http://petapixel.com/2015/11/18/reuters-issues-a-worldwide-ban-on-raw-photos/]Reuters Issues a Worldwide Ban on RAW Photos[/url] [/QUOTE]
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