In a pandemic, many photojournalists face an impossible choice: Stay safe or get out there to pay the bills? – Poynter

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In a pandemic, many photojournalists face an impossible choice: Stay safe or get out there to pay the bills? – Poynter

Many photojournalists are still on their own with procuring protective gear they need to keep safe. But the NPPA is helping. And so are some news outlets.

via Poynter: https://www.poynter.org/newsletters/2020/in-a-pandemic-too-many-photojournalists-face-an-impossible-choice-stay-safe-or-get-out-there-to-pay-the-bills/

“Being a photojournalist right now, covering coronavirus is incredibly challenging,” Akili Ramsess, executive director of the National Press Photographers Association, told me. “Right now, that’s our main topic of conversation and concern. How are we keeping safe? How can they do their jobs and stay safe?”