Where We Live: Photojournalism's Uncertain Future

When WNPR’s news photo of Attorney General Richard Blumenthal was stolen – three times – by opponents for negative ads, it got us thinking about images.

Not just the ownership of images – the picture in question by Chion Wolf was clearly labeled “rights reserved” when posted online – but their use, their misuse and the ethics around photography in 2010.

In the heyday of newspapers and large-format magazines, iconic photographs told the story  - sometimes better – than the words that surrounded them.  But the history of photojournalism has also been filled with fakery and forgery.  And in a new world inundated with high-quality images, the source of these images is often shady.

Today where we live – the current state and the future of photojournalism.  We’ll talk about what makes a powerful image – and what governs the use of these images when everything seems up for grabs on the web.

Is traditional photojournalism is dead – or just changing?  We think it’s still up for debate.