How important is it to have images with a news article?

In the modern journalism industry, often the print journalist is asked to photograph and the photographer is asked to write. The crossover between the two mediums has been expedited and simplified with the rise of modern technology and now we see both trained journalists and citizen journalists using mobile devices to report and distribute news.

But is this causing photographs in the news to suffer without the proper training to make good images or grow with the expanded accessibility? Is the value of good images being undermined or supported by the use of modern technology and the abandonment of the trained photojournalist?

Alternative publishing websites for photographers – A list of crowd-sourcing, self-publishing, training, and resource links

Photography is about seeing. Therefore, seeing more options of where to publish your work expands the possibilities of success.

This is a list about alternative online platforms to publish photo essays/multimedia, find resources, and just look at incredible images.