Stringer (journalism)

Getty Images credits this photograph of Bonnie and Clyde to "Hulton Archive/Stringer".[1] The Library of Congress version comes from the New York World-Telegram & Sun collection, which in turn credits the photo to the Associated Press.

In journalism, a stringer is a freelance journalist, photographer, or videographer who contributes reports, photos, or videos to a news organization on an ongoing basis but is paid individually for each piece of published or broadcast work.[2][3]

As freelancers, stringers do not receive a regular salary and the amount and type of work is typically at their discretion. However, stringers often have an ongoing relationship with one or more news organizations, to which they provide content on particular topics or locations when the opportunities arise.[4]

  1. ^ "Portrait Of American Bank Robbers And Lovers Clyde Barrow… News Photo | Getty Images | 3248806". Getty Images. 1933-01-01. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  2. ^ "Handbook of Journalism: Dealing with stringers". Reuters. Retrieved 2012-09-07.
  3. ^ Kent, Ruth Kimball (1971). The Language of Journalism: A Glossary of Print-communications Terms. Kent State University Press. ISBN 978-0-87338-091-1.
  4. ^ Bank, David; Peter Leyden (October 1991). "Be A Stringer See The World". American Journalism Review. Retrieved 2012-09-07.

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