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Re: Village eyed for part of San Jose's El Paseo de Saratoga mall

markloundy — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 20:35:51 -0000

Pau did not “take away” Lucky’s. They wanted to leave and Sand Hill let them out of the lease early.

Re: 'Could You Draw A Dot Within 50 Miles Of Your House?': Why Map Skills Are Important For Severe Weather

markloundy — Sun, 21 Apr 2019 11:35:55 -0000

“Might” not “may.” This is about literacy, after all.

Re: A photo editor's plea: Let’s be solution-based instead of an echo chamber

markloundy — Sat, 10 Feb 2018 10:38:18 -0000

Thank you, Sue. Thank you.

Re: These tools will help you find the right images for your stories

markloundy — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 01:05:18 -0000

When did Poynter toss professional photographers and picture editors over the gunwales? This is execrable.

Re: Changes on the way for the look of heraldsun.com website

markloundy — Sun, 23 Aug 2015 22:26:08 -0000

I'm sad that there was nobody on your staff knowledgable enough or assertive enough to tell you, "no, this is not going to work."

Re: Taylor Swift makes concessions on photography contract

markloundy — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 17:36:52 -0000

They don't credential wires, so that's out. The contract forbids relicensing, so if a publication did that, it would be in violation of the contract. "Getting away" with it is not good way to go through life.

Re: Taylor Swift makes concessions on photography contract

markloundy — Wed, 22 Jul 2015 19:04:23 -0000

Commercial use wasn't permitted before. That always required an explicit contract. The problem is that freelancers cannot license their images for editorial use. Future licensing revenues comprise the majority of image income for many shooters.

Just because the language is better doesn't mean that it's good – or acceptable.

Re: Taylor Swift makes concessions on photography contract

markloundy — Tue, 21 Jul 2015 17:03:31 -0000

From the above story, it appears that the contract is still a rights grab, but slightly less horrifying.

Re: 20 First Photos from the History of Photography

markloundy — Sun, 24 May 2015 18:03:44 -0000

#17 was actually of much better quality and has since been reconstructed from the original data.

http://wattsupwiththat.com/...

Re: National Press Photographers Association moving to Grady College

markloundy — Sat, 20 Dec 2014 17:33:04 -0000

What is the NPPA going to do with headquarters building it owns in Durham?

Re: Honda, Khanna spar in only 17th Congressional District debate

markloundy — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 13:53:23 -0000

Please train your people to capture audio properly. The candidate audio is nearly unintelligible and, when you turn the volume all the way up to hear it, the pre-roll ad makes your ears bleed.

Re: Some news orgs are killing comments, but not just because their commenters are terrible at being humans

markloundy — Sun, 20 Apr 2014 17:13:27 -0000

Organizations that eliminate comments don't understand how they work. Allusions to comment "systems" confirm that ignorance. There is no easy or cheap way to run good engagement. It requires hands-on work by skilled, experienced professionals. It cannot be effectively automated or scaled.

Re: Denver Post strengthens sponsored content designation on energy section

markloundy — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 17:23:57 -0000

The fact that they hadn't seen any complaints indicates that the advertorial subterfuge is working as intended.

Re: Why Getty Going Free Is Such a Big Deal, Explained in Getty Images

markloundy — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 19:18:58 -0000

Sean, This is a very old and well established principle in the publishing industry and in publishing law. The term "commercial use" in this context does not mean merely that money changes hands. It refers to the promotion of a separate product. That's how editorial use can sometimes be Fair Use and commercial use is almost never Fair Use. It's also why commercial usage rates are far higher than editorial rates and why model releases are typically not required for editorial use.

Re: Why Getty Going Free Is Such a Big Deal, Explained in Getty Images

markloundy — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 23:05:03 -0000

There is really no confusion about "commercial use" in the publishing industry. Commercial use is when an image is used with or to promote a separate product. The presence of advertising in an editorial vehicle has no bearing on that at all. Again, this is not a new concept for industry professionals and it is not a gray area.

Re: Insult to injury at PA Turnpike pile up.

markloundy — Thu, 20 Feb 2014 02:26:46 -0000

Alex, Images uploaded to Facebook are not fair game for anyone. Then FB TOS only allow them to be used by Facebook itself.

Re: God Help Me, I Just Watched 8 Versions of A Christmas Carol: Movies | KQED Public Media for Northern CA

markloundy — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 21:41:34 -0000

Alastair Sim's is, from my view, the definitive performance. I need to put on a sweater just thinking about it.

Re: Blogger vs Journalist

markloundy — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 18:07:36 -0000

I understand the desire for a binary-based surroundings. It's a lot easier to deal with things if they are fully "this" or "that." But most of reality consists of slices of continua.

Some bloggers are journalists and vice versa. What counts are the specific actions. I don't care if the originator of an important story is my local baker who just happened to be interested in local politics.

The whole attempt to qualify the work of somebody based on their needlessly assigned pigeonhole is a distraction from the more important issues raised by the stories written by bloggers/journalists.

Re: Oregonian hopes to ‘keep reporter numbers where they are today’

markloundy — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 16:56:44 -0000

Does that "90" number include photographers? Editors?

Re: The future of news, as viewed from 1993: What we got right, and very wrong

markloundy — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:55:32 -0000

According to some snap research, the cost of tablets is at the low end of the cost range for radios in the 1930s.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/H...

Re: VIDEO: Dwight Howard Loses Free Throw Contest to TJ Simers’ Daughter

markloundy — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 18:58:13 -0000

I'm told that this was a completely scripted event. True, or not?

Re: The future of news, as viewed from 1993: What we got right, and very wrong

markloundy — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 18:40:18 -0000

We've got five iPhones, five laptops and an iPad in our 2013 household. The numbers and the functionality were nearly right-on.

Re: After Failed Attempts at Nuclear Fusion, NIF Shifts Priorities

markloundy — Thu, 02 May 2013 17:06:44 -0000

Is that it? Have they given up on developing fusion at the NIF?

Re: Can a news org publish someone’s Twitter photo?

markloundy — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 23:36:34 -0000

Ironically, it might not have become Fair Use until she made an issue of it, thereby making the image itself the subject of a news story.

Re: Giant Coffee and Bagel Find New Home | KQED Public Media for Northern CA

markloundy — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 19:34:08 -0000

Picture?