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Title: “Where the hell is Dubois County"
Post by: Andy Clark on April 04, 2012, 01:34 PM

 Interesting piece.....and something other newspapers might think about in this visual growing age...but they won't.

http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2012/04/small-paper-prioritizes-photography-wins-awards/?pid=2095&viewall=true

favourite quote.....and ohh so true.

“At many other newspapers the photography department is treated like a service department. The word side comes up with an idea and then it gets handed to the photo department,”

Title: Re: “Where the hell is Dubois County"
Post by: David Chidley on April 04, 2012, 09:15 PM

good one Andy, I am so beyond shaking my head at the studity of many of those who are in charge of newspapers, (I already shook out all my marbles) it is quite refreshing to see that one small town paper gave some thought to making their paper have a longer shelf life by emphasizing good image play.  Many good simple ideas.  Not rocket science.

Title: Re: “Where the hell is Dubois County"
Post by: Jack Simpson on April 04, 2012, 09:59 PM

Great find Andy ... to paraphrase Dave, "Keep it Simple"  :)
and, of course, find some stories and work 'em.

Cheers,

Jack

Title: Re: “Where the hell is Dubois County"
Post by: Stacey Newman on April 05, 2012, 01:13 AM

I liked reading about this small town newspaper too. I came across this piece on wired.com earlier this week and really enjoyed the photo essays they produce.

Title: Re: “Where the hell is Dubois County"
Post by: Jeff Wasserman on April 05, 2012, 11:53 AM

Incredibly refreshing. The editorial side of the newspaper industry is almost exclusively run by "word people" with limited understanding or the power of photojournalism. They seem to get design - too much so -  but not the photo side.