Photojournalism is no longer about being just a good photographer, but entails being a “Swiss Army Knife’ in the field. This means taking video, knowing geography, writing a good story and caption, taking notes, recording interviews and being active in social media including Twitter, Facebook and other mediums. By becoming proficient at various skills, the photographer becomes more essential to the newsroom and an indispensable force in providing content. As aggregation becomes more common-place for some newsrooms, editors realize more than ever that providing original quality content retains readers and makes the individual more necessary in a more competitive environment. Todd Maisel, Senior Staff Photographer, New York Daily News, will give some secrets to his success in the face of reductions in staff and cuts to photographic budgets in a challenging media.
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