ABSTRACT
This chapter reports on the findings of a three-month study of the use of photography in routine, everyday reporting. It offers a definitive answer to the question of who is being given the task of bearing witness in the Australian news media and, along with the findings. The chapter addresses the first objective of this book to map contemporary practices in the sourcing of news imagery by Australian news media organizations. It focuses on the news photography that the staff-employed press photographer would traditionally be tasked to produce. It is interesting to note that on a daily basis, both ABC News and News Corp Australia publish more news photography than Fairfax Media. The much lower number of photographs collected from Guardian Australia reporting reflects the fact that it is a much smaller operator and produces fewer stories that originate in Australian events.
