CNN photojournalists given the axe
By Shawn Low on Dec 02, 2011 SharePrint
50 positions in CNN--which includes photojournalists and media editors--have been deemed redundant due to the growing trend of citizen journalism.
Citing that today's cameras are capable of "high broadcast quality", the popular news network (in a three year review) believes that user-generated content would have a big impact on its site. Its iReport portal for instance, is meant for accessibility for readers to contribute stories, videos and images of events as they unfold.
While citizen journalism can be a powerful tool to new companies, some examples we spotted on the iReport site gave us pause. Some examples we saw was of a users reporting about her homemade dinner or a child covering random news in the rain.
CNN has also been criticized for not paying for user-generated content that it has used for its global broadcasts.
We think there are two sides to this. Citizen journalism does provide more "up close and personal" and timely news coverage, such as protestors at a parade who are able get into the thick of the action, capturing compelling images. However, photojournalists do have the edge in determining what's newsworthy and usually have years of experience which could help them provide better coverage.
Do you think CNN's actions were justified? Let us know.
Via Hollywood Reporter
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