Years ago, I had the opportunity to work with R.J. Cutler when he produced The War Room, and another project. Now, RJ has turned his documentary style on Anna Wintour at Vogue, for an amazing look behind the scenes at what goes into the most important fashion tome of every year, the September Issue of … Read more
When you don’t hire a professional, it’s not just your organization that can get a black eye, it’s the entire press corps that can. Enter the amateur photographer who arguably caused golfer Ian Poulter to lose the lead-in to the French Open, dashing his chances to win that. Poulter is quoted, in Sporting Life (Poulter … Read more
We wrote in Washington Post Sells Out about the dirty little secret of the Post Post (NYSE: WPO) selling access to its’ reporters, and to elected and administration officials. The Post today continued their own self-flagelation, in Post Co. Cancels Corporate Dinners. Well, it appears that the marketing department of the Washington Post, who, as … Read more
The Washington Post (NYSE: WPO) continues its’ downward turn. Not content to watch their own freefall, they instead turned the nose straight towards the ground and powered the engines to full, accelerating their plummet.I’ve photographed my share of “salons” in Washington over the years. Here’s how it goes, when it’s a pure event: A high … Read more
Martin Luther King Jr. once famously said “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” But, how do you measure and weigh the good and the bad that one has contributed in weighing whether or not … Read more
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The Washington Post, (NYSE: WPO) which normally sells reprints of past editions from major news stories for keepsake purposes, has stooped to a new low, faking a cover to cash in on Jackson’s death. To make matters even more absurd, Matt Schudel, in his article “Michael Jackson Obit, the Backstory” writes of the Jackson obit … Read more
In a Q&A interview, titled “Talk to the Newsroom“, New York Times Assistant Managing Editor for Photography, Michelle McNally issued an apology for freelance writer Sonia Zjawinski’s unencumbered advice to use Flickr’s photographs for interior decorating, not providing any suggestion that the potential user confirm the photographer has granted those rights. (New York Times Advocating … Read more
Freelance “independent writing and editing professional” Sonia Zjawinski (LinkedIn: Profile) has published a piece – Flickr as an Interior Decorating Tool – under the New York Times masthead that, by painting with broad stokes and no caveats, writes:And if you’re wondering about copyright issues (after all, these aren’t my photos), the photos are being used … Read more
Timing is everything. The news of the day yesterday, atleast for those of us stateside, was the passing of Farrah Fawcett. That is, until the King of Pop himself passed away. Immediately, Fawcett was eclipsed by the passing of Michael Jackson. As someone who has had a close family member pass away, I had a … Read more
