World Entertainment News Network (WENN) has announced that it will cease current operations and dissolve as a business entity, blaming the pandemic and social media for its demise. It plans to relaunch as the newly-named Meta Images later this month.
The largest and national news agency of the United Kingdom and Ireland is switching from DSLR cameras to Sony mirrorless cameras.
A Lisbon, Portugal-based photographer who worked for the news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) is attempting to regain control of the copyrights for his images. To block him, AFP is stating no photojournalist deserves protection under copyright law, which could upset the entire industry.
Reuters is combining its photography and video news staff into a single team of visual journalists. The international news agency is also expected to cut jobs in the process of combining the operations.
Reuters photographers and reporters have been banned from the Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea, next month after the international news agency leaked photos of the rehearsal.
When it comes to major Photoshop alterations, serious news organizations have a zero-tolerance policy, as AP freelance photographer Narciso Contreras recently discovered. After admitting that he had cloned out a piece of a Syrian conflict image, the news agency was forced to 'sever ties' with the Pulitzer Prize winner.