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10/06/2005 07:55:38 AM · #1 |
Good idea;
Originally posted by article:
//news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4298982.stm
Site protects rights of snappers
An online marketplace has launched that lets people set prices and conditions for photos they want to sell.
Spy Media is aimed at creating a level playing field for mainstream and citizen media producers alike.
The trend to support "citizen journalism", where anyone can report events as they see them, is growing.
World events, such as the Asian Tsunami and London terror attacks showed the value of such reporting, through images taken on mobiles and weblog posts.
The site will also provide a commercial exchange market for blog entries, as well as news articles. |
Here's the site;
//www.spymedia.com/
They're doing a free introductory thing for the month of October.
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10/06/2005 08:19:17 AM · #2 |
Citizen Journalism is a farce.
I would get an exam from a Citizen Proctologist or have my house designed by a Citizen Architect before I trusted a Citizen Journalist.
How can someone who hasn't been trained in the ethics of journalism, anthropology or at least have a very keen sense of the world around them provide me with 'the real story'?
I have no problem with doing an interview with a citizen or buying their grainy cell phone photos for a spread if he/she was the only one there but let's not fall for the whole 'citizen journalism' thing...
Edit: Anyway, now that I'm done my rant, that site can cause good or bad. Good because it will keep the prices of photos fair...bad because it will encourage paparazi-like citizens showing up at every press conference or fire or car accident...or worse, every war, tsunami and flood.
Message edited by author 2005-10-06 08:30:36. |
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10/06/2005 08:27:43 AM · #3 |
| Is that like offering $10 for someone to design a business logo? |
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10/06/2005 08:31:57 AM · #4 |
Originally posted by conglett:
Is that like offering $10 for someone to design a business logo? |
Yes, exactly...except that there aren't ethics involved in the design of business logos so I would get my little sister to design it if she could do a better job than I. |
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10/06/2005 08:56:24 AM · #5 |
This is nothing new really. News media have been accepting images from private citizens for a long time. Spy Media just seems to be capitalizing on it.
I want to know what is the "token" charge to upload a photo. They do not tell you what they are going to charge YOU to upload a photo for sale after the "initial free upload program".
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10/06/2005 10:23:38 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by barndog:
This is nothing new really. News media have been accepting images from private citizens for a long time. Spy Media just seems to be capitalizing on it.
I want to know what is the "token" charge to upload a photo. They do not tell you what they are going to charge YOU to upload a photo for sale after the "initial free upload program". |
From the BBC article:
Originally posted by bbc:
Spy Media lets people upload their images for $1. Users can recoup that when they sell an image if they wish. All images are checked for validity and have to be uploaded with a full description and contextual information.
Anyone can register and upload their images, and buy them using the Paypal online payment system.
Users can browse and choose images from every member, or just those that are from "professional" photographers, journalists, citizen reporters, or anyone else, such as people who just blog for fun.
Members will be able to choose from four different types of licensing agreements. |
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