RE: A photo contest run by Focal Press

[herschel <herschel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 

Image veracity or for that matter news veracity is not a requirement of law.

There was a huge precedent set when a reporter tried to sue a giant news agency for misrepresenting a story they worked on (Toxic chemicals used in cattle feed). The network won on the grounds that there is no law that says that news must be accurate. There are laws to protect innocent people from being misrepresented but news people can fill in gaps with fiction as long as nobody gets offended.

 

Herschel

 

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From: owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mark Blackwell
Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 8:21 AM
To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students
Subject: Re: A photo contest run by Focal Press

 

But look.  You do get your name on TV.   Shouldn't that be pay enough?  :-)  Not only do they get free photographers but often free reporters too.  They haven't figured out that more often than not that the free item someone gives you is usually worth what you paid for it.   Someone once told me years ago.  The rich didn't get that way spending money..

Trevor Cunningham <tr_cunningham@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Ah yes...getting something for free.  My favorite is the iReporters that CNN is currently spouting.  Send us your picture, and we might put it on the air!  How do they regulate image veracity?

 

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From: "mlent@xxxxxxxxxxx" <mlent@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: PhotoRoy6@xxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, March 6, 2008 10:10:22 AM
Subject: Re: A photo contest run by Focal Press

This is SO typical, and what trolls they are for doing this. It should be illegal. Thanks for making their true intent known, Roy... They just don't want to pay for the photos they use. Everyone here should write FocalPress and protest this.

 

Cordially,

 

Mark Lent

 

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