SunTimes/DarkTimes blog highlights effect of Chicago Sun-Times layoffs
A new Tumblr blog, SunTimes/DarkTimes is documenting the effects of the recent layoffs at the photo department of the Chicago Sun-Times, as the paper shifts to greater use of multimedia, and smartphone images for its news coverage. The blog is posting comparisons highlighting the difference between photo coverage in the Sun-Times to that of the Chicago Tribune.
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| The Chicago Blackhawks parade the Stanley Cup around Chicago on Tuesday June 25th. The Chicago Sun-Times’ front page image is on the left, and the Chicago Tribune’s treatment is on the right. |
The results certainly seem to reinforce the views of many commentators who warned that the Sun-Times’ photo coverage would suffer as a result of the cost-cutting. We’ve included a couple of examples here, and there are plenty more on the SunTimes/DarkTimes blog.
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| Another image from the Chicago Sun-Times’ coverage of the Blackhawks win. |
Click here to visit the SunTimes/DarkTimes Tumblr
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Source Article from http://www.dpreview.com/news/2013/06/28/new-tumblr-documents-sun-times-layoffs
Started out doing photography at the age of 6 using an uncle's old 1940 kodak brownie box camera. At 15 years of age, I decided to buy my very own 1975 Praktica SLR camera. I now shoot with a Nikon D850. I do unpaid TFP and commercial paid work.