Editorial Archives

2009

December - Let's Abolish the Term 'Citizen Journalists'
December - From Bad to Worse
October - The Time for Triage
September - How to Start to Save Photojournalism
August - It's Time to Build the Bloody Wall
April - Surrender? No! Double Down!
January - Don't Blame the Platypus

2008

October - The Challenges of the Economy
July - Reputation
June - Orphan Works?
May - How Not To Do Newspaper Video
April - Stolen Images
February - The Perfect Storm Hits Newspapers

2007

October - On Friday, July 27, five news helicopters in Phoenix scrambled to cover a car chase.
September - Celebrating 10 Years of The Digital Journalist
August - Get Ready to Lead or Get Out of the Way
June - Say Goodbye To Your Broadsheet
April - The Coming Earthquake in Photography

2006

Editorial: The 100th Issue (More or Less)

2005

September - Eight Years of The Digital Journalist
May - The High Definition Revolution is Upon Us

2004

April - The Case of the Missing Limb

2003

December - Teaching the Wrong Lesson at Berkeley
September - The Digital Journalist Survey On The Impact Of Digital In Photojournalism
May - Assessing the Embeds
January - Lessons Learned in Photojournalism School

2002

December - PHOTOJOURNALISM: A LOVE STORY
November - Revising the History of Freelance Photojournalism
October - Photographs or Burgers?
September - How the Picture Agencies Are Destroying Freelance Photojournalism
August - Henry Luce, You May Lie More Peacefully in Your Grave
July - Looking For Solutions
June - The Revolution in Photo Marketing - Part Two
May - The Revolution in Photo Marketing - Part One
April - The Devaluation of Dreams
March - Nightline on the Line
February - The Icon and the Statue
January - Saving the Press: Has Anyone Seen One Lately?

2001

December - Fear in New York
November - The State of Magazines and Photojournalism
October - The Return of Photojournalism
September - Keeping the Faith
August - The Reality of Our Recession
July - Some Truths About Photographers and War
May - Archives, Photographers, Researchers and the Cave
April - The Bloody 20%
March - Survivor Island is Looking Pretty Good
February - CNN: The Platypus is a Friend of Mine, and You're No Platypus
January - Digital Photojournalism Turns a Corner

2000

December - Big Questions, Few Answers
November - Banging on the Closet Door
October - Saying Goodbye to Sygma
September - Reinventing the Wheel
August - Publisher's Face the Realities of the Web
July - Getting to Know You, Part II
June - Getting to Know You
May - Broken Promises
April - The Last of LIFE
March - The Vanishing Photographer
Response from Peter Howe of Corbis
February - The Death of Print? by Dan Okrent
January - Revisiting the Death of Photojournalism

1999

December - Why We Chose Alfred Eisenstaedt as "Photojournalist of the Century"
November - The End of History and Photojournalism
Sept/October - Some Thoughts on Our Second Anniversary
August - The Platypus Meets the Blair Witch
July - The Challenge of Broadband Digital to the Media
June - Why Staff Photographers Should Care About Photographers Rights
May - Breaking the Waves
April - Reversing the Tide, Part II
March - Reversing the Tide
February - Show Me The Money
January - Trekking Towards the Millenium with the Platypus

1998

December - Listening to the Inner Voices
November - About The Platypus Workshop
October - Looking Ahead to PJ 2001
September - What Publishers Don't Understand
August - The Monica Lesson
July - Are Picture Editors An Endangered Species? Conclusion
May/June - Are Picture Editors An Endangered Species? Part II
April - Are Picture Editors An Endangered Species?
Feb/March - Photojournalists and Responsibility for History
January - Specialization in the Age of the Platypus

1997

December - Paying the personal price
November - Requiem
October - Diana and the Paparazzi