31. Who Owns My Photos -- My Publication or Me?
(Main/Business and Technology)

...ent." See #10117 USC 101. If you are not an employee of the newspaper, then you own the copyright unless you have a written agreement with the newspaper that specifies that all the copyrights to the...

32. Notes from the VisCom Classroom: Teacher Goes Back to School
(Main/Business and Technology)

...n the School of Journalism at the University of South Carolina, we're bullish on video. Under the fearless leadership of Professor Van Kornegay, our sequence head, we strive to incorporate video instr...

33. Followup: Where I Was Coming from When I Wrote the Same-Sex Weddings Post
(Main/Viewpoints)

...It's scary to answer the phone with a number that's listed private and get verbally abused. I'm a business owner. I have a family. And I try to do good work here in my community. But because of the cl...

34. Minneapolis Paper's Video Push: Innovation or Desperation?
(Main/Business and Technology)

... of thousands of our customers still want a print newspaper; we expect that to be the core of our business for many years to come. Define "many years." Five? Ten? Maybe 20, at the outside? He...

35. Here's Why to Add Your Name and Copyright Notice When Posting Photos Online
(Main/Business and Technology)

...y elect to recover an award of statutory damages for each violation of section 1202 in the sum of not less than $2,500 or more than $25,000. And the even better news? You don't have to have regis...

36. Online Tools to Stay Competitive in the Digital Age
(Main/Business and Technology)

... in 2003. His blended delivery of video and stills was a groundbreaking departure from the usual photo essays. Since picking up the video camera in 2000, David has created more than 70 short features ...

37. If You Don't Know Your Cost of Doing Business, Chances Are It's More Than You Think
(Main/Advice from the Pros)

You never really know your cost of doing business until you start doing business. No matter how thorough you are in your advance planning, it's likely that expenses you never imagined will impact your

38. The Case Against Photo Illustrations
(Main/Viewpoints)

...for embracing the photo illustration as a legitimate product of photojournalism -- rather than the profession's redheaded stepchild. Perhaps, as Michael Coyne articulated, "once we are open and hones...

39. Why Is "Photo Illustration" a Dirty Word in Journalism?
(Main/Viewpoints)

...strations)) Why the animosity? Two reasons: 1. Photo illustrations are viewed as dishonest unless the manipulation is obvious to the reader. 2. Photo illustrations are seen as the art de...

40. Is There Hidden Treasure in Your Digital Outtakes?
(Main/Advice from the Pros)

...limited by how much film I was willing to carry and how much money I was able to spend on film and processing. Even if a client was picking up the tab, there was still the issue of how much film I fel...