UPoC - United Photojournalists of Canada

Freelance photojournalist labour org standing together to improve working conditions and best serve the public. insta: @united_photojournalists

[UPoC - United Photojournalists of Canada @PhotojsUnited]

1 Happy May Day! Did you know most photojournalism labour in Canada is freelance? It’s incredibly precarious work that’s in danger of vanishing. Imagine what your news would look like without photojournalists 🧵 #DemocracyUnseen #DemocracyUnderThreat

[UPoC - United Photojournalists of Canada @PhotojsUnited]

A good example why pubs should limit use of handout pics. Too many CAN pubs use HO photos too frequently, with big risks. Harming trust in them and Journalism as a whole. Serious Journalism means hiring trusted photojournalists and experienced photo editors.

[Reuters @Reuters]

Several leading news organizations withdrew a photograph issued by Kensington Palace of Kate, Britain's Princess of Wales, after post-publication analysis showed it did not meet their editorial standards https://t.co/g18zGOTj7B

[UPoC - United Photojournalists of Canada @PhotojsUnited]

https://t.co/QqES2kB6ZR

[UPoC - United Photojournalists of Canada @PhotojsUnited]

For immediate release—Israel must protect journalists.

Gazan journalists are documenting events under unthinkable conditions and being killed at an unprecedented rate.

[UPoC - United Photojournalists of Canada @PhotojsUnited]

https://t.co/qCR3PX4IXl

[UPoC - United Photojournalists of Canada @PhotojsUnited]

If you're in Vancouver this Friday at 5 p.m. come find us in Stanley Park and say hi!

[Dustin Patar @DustinPatar]

Earlier this week I had the pleasure of being able to chat with the one and only @mattgallowaycbc about the photo I took in Milne Fiord last July that won the first-ever @cjffjc/@EdwardBurtynsky award for climate photojournalism. You can listen below! https://t.co/vh6rMETiOX

[UPoC - United Photojournalists of Canada @PhotojsUnited]

The misuse of AI is so harmful to public trust.

[Steve Russell @SteveRussell]

OMG!
@anthonyfurey just released his platform today!
If everyone had 3 arms, I’m sure they would increase their prosperity, but it might reduce the number of jobs.
This ad shows that they should have hired a photographer!
#TOpoli #photographymatters

[Matt Frehner @mattfrehner]

Like pretty much everyone, @globeandmail has been thinking *a lot* about generative AI over the last few months.

Here’s a memo I sent to our newsroom recently on how we are navigating these waters

https://t.co/eME5QURM0J

[UPoC - United Photojournalists of Canada @PhotojsUnited]

We are happy to see leaders in Canadian media @globeandmail are considering the looming impacts of AI on credibility. And that there is a hard line against using AI for news photography.

From head of visual journalism @mattfrehner: https://t.co/AJ1kjRQF2F

[Robyn Doolittle @robyndoolittle]

The @globeandmail's campaign to fix Canada's broken Freedom of Information regime has merch. How big of an FOI nerd are you? Would you pay $10 or $15 for a tote? DM me if interested. #SecretCanada #ItsYourRightToKnow

[Jessica Lee @Jessicaology]

I always worry when I receive mail from @cityofwinnipeg because my first thought is that it’s a parking ticket but this was really nice and thoughtful. Thank you Mayor @ScottGillingham !

[UPoC - United Photojournalists of Canada @PhotojsUnited]

If 🌲🔥&🚨 agencies let us in, work with us, we can help combat mis- & disinfo during climate crises & disasters. We can help keep public informed & safe by showing them what’s happening. It is literally our job #wildfire #climatechange #MediaFreedom #PressFreedom

[UPoC - United Photojournalists of Canada @PhotojsUnited]

🧵Critical reporting via @FawcettAtkinson - one of best ways 🔥 & 🚨agencies can combat mis- & disinfo is let pro journalists have access. Yet in Canada, they often contribute to info vacuums by barring press. The public can’t understand what it can’t see https://t.co/71A1XxmV6B

[UPoC - United Photojournalists of Canada @PhotojsUnited]

In polarized times, relying only on gov & handout photos degrades public trust. It’s happening right now - conspiracy thinking, “something else is going on here,” etc. 🚨 gov comms folks work hard trying to keep public informed & safe, but it’s not enough for scale of disasters