Category: Business & Industry

NPR is reporting that a photographer’s assistant has been shot inside the offices of Liberation. The BBC is reporting the victim is a 27 year old assistant photographer, who had just arrived to work on a fashion shoot. Police believe it is the same man who broke into the offices of BFMTV on Friday, firing several shots in the lobby.

If I ever travel to France, I now know what my favorite news organization will be – Libération last week decided to run empty boxes where photos would have been to show how important photojournalism is to them. Awesome.

Because nothing else has any value. Or so it would seem to the National Association of Realtors who wanted a photo, for free, from David Hobby.

Over at The New York Times, Tim Kreider takes on those who ask for free work.

Photo District News’ David Walker has an interview up with President Obama’s photographer, Pete Souza. Not journalism, but worth a read.