BAPLA will be honouring the best national daily and Sunday newspaper that credits content supplied from image agencies and freelance photographers.
The top four national dailies and top four national Sundays were nominated for the annual Credit Where Credit Is Due award, which is sponsored by IDS – Image Data Systems, and media sponsor Press Gazette.
The nominees are: Dailies – The Independent, The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times; Sundays – The Observer, Sunday Independent, Sunday Telegraph, and the Sunday Times. Last year’s winners were The Telegraph and The Sunday Times.
“In many cases, images may make up 40 per cent of news and features content in print. Without the services our members provide, the media and publishing could not possibly operate effectively.”
BAPLA surveys picture usage in the UK newspapers, tracking images and noting whether they have been correctly credited. Under the Copyright and Design and Patents acts, it is a legal requirement to acknowledge sources of material. On average, just 39% of images appear in the national press with credit information.
The Best Picture Agency Award – as voted by image buyers chosen - will also be awarded at the Picture Buyers Fair’ at London’s Business Design Centre on May 7 and 8.
BAPLA Chief Executive Linda Royles said: “Unfortunately, the tabloids are notable through their absence in the nominations list. They regularly use pictures without crediting or by-lining the source.
“Many agency photographers and freelancers risk life and limb, for example in front-line duties, supplying the media with material they otherwise would not get.
Visit the show - BAPLA/PictureBuyersFair
Posted by Will Carleton