REPORT: Photojournalists in the digital age

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What are the new risks being faced by photojournalists? Will there even be professional photojournalists in the future? These and other important questions concerning photojournalism are presented in a new report of Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism by Adrian Hadland, David Campbell and Paul Lambert.

Data from 1500 professional photojournalists from over 100 countries are analyzed. The results indicate a high degree of risk is experienced among professional photographers with a very strong correlation to the country in which they are based.

The report can be read online from the RISJ website.

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