Teaching Journalists Where To Find Photos

Posted on 2/15/2018 by Jim Pickerell | Printable Version | Comments (1)

The Poynter Institute, headquartered in St. Petersburg, FL, is considered by many to be a global leader in journalism education. Poynter claims to be “the world’s leading instructor, innovator, convener and resource for anyone who aspires to engage and inform citizens in 21st Century democracies.” In a recent article formatted as a conversation between two Poynter employees -- Kristen Hare and Ren LaForme -- the two took the position that it’s hard to get anyone to read an online article if it is not accompanied with an image.

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Dale Wilson Posted Feb 15, 2018
The last time I checked -about three minutes ago- the Pulitzer was still being awarded for "excellence" in photography.

Poynter president Neil Brown writes in a follow up "Poynter does not have an editorial employee dedicated to visuals." Yet, their masthead pronounces "a global leader in journalism" and a little deeper exclaims " It is the world’s leading instructor, innovator, convener and resource for anyone who aspires to engage and inform citizens in 21st century democracies."

How unfortunate for the reader of of the 21st century if this is how narrow sighted journalism has become.

Perhaps Poynter should review their inhouse direction before expounding feeble defences. They are, after all, a global leader.

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