Wanted: The networked photojournalist

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Wanted: The networked photojournalist

Every day, I’m inundated with friend requests on Facebook and LinkedIn from photojournalists the world over inviting me to review their portfolios. They offer to provide free photos to work with Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in th

via British Journal of Photography: http://www.bjp-online.com/british-journal-of-photography/opinion/2284469/wanted-the-networked-photojournalist

In an age when the visual image has become a ubiquitous commodity, a photojournalist’s visual aesthetic isn’t enough, writes Jason Cone, Doctors Without Borders’ communication director in the US. Instead, what NGOs are now looking for is a photographer who already has an established audience