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Thursday, July 23, 2009

William B. Carter's Photo of the Arrest of H. Louis Gates, Jr was Distributed by Demotix

Demotix

The Boston Globe reports that William B. Carter's Photo of the Arrest of H. Louis Gates, Jr has been seen "on television, including CNN, NBC, and CBS; and in such newspapers as USA Today, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, and the Guardian in England" and "earned more than $4,000."

Carter used the site Demotix, to distribute the photo. Demotix shares the revenue with Carter 50/50.

This is the first I've heard of Demotix.

Congratulations to both.

Update from Demotix:
Why is this photo important?

Without citizen-journalism, it would not exist. A member of the public, witnessing a story unfolding, reached for his digital camera and captured the story. This is different to the Twitpic of the plane on the Hudson river – then, the world's media was just a few minutes behind. During Mr Gates' arrest, no professional photographer was present. This was a true exclusive, by a true citizen-journalist.

And without this photograph, a valuable insight into the episode would be lost.