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Re: Another Reason to Hate the News Media
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"One of the sad things about the large-scale ownership of media is that if you can sell one of your photos to one of these multi-newspaper, multi-TV-station conglomerates, you have it made in the shade." |
No kidding. Do you remember Patty Hearst? A friend of a friend delivered her first child. For that he was paid roughly $1600 for 7 months of office visits, delivery, and a post-delivery visit or two. His girlfriend grabbed her camera and talked Mrs. Weed into letting her take a couple pictures of her with the baby, instead of dealing with all the reporters. That was the picture that ran on the news and in all the papers. For this incredible effort and the education/training that went into it, she made $5000 within a month. She probably still gets the occasional check. |
4/8/2003 10:17 PM