Revisiting the Death of Photojournalism, Part II: THE WIRES

Revisiting the Death of Photojournalism, Part II: THE WIRES – The Digital Journalist:

The precipitous decline in budgets at magazines and newspapers is now threatening the ability of the wires to continue to service these members and clients. For photojournalists, these developments are genuinely alarming, since the wires collectively represent their biggest single employer in the industry. For society, the effects of pressures on the wires, in their unique role as the provider of first resort for our news, could be devastating.