Elements and Performance Criteria
- Identify/locate sources for potential images
- Direction from the senior reporter or editor is sought on the specific requirements as to image type and style
- A network of image sources is established and maintained
- A library of professional publications is maintained
- Trends in reader interests are identified and recorded
- Images are assessed for newsworthiness and likely reader appeal or for suitability or relevance to the story or theme being illustrated
- Captions are detailed and recorded
- Identify relevant public affairs objectives
- Manage sourced images
- Sourced images are filed and managed to preserve their value and usefulness in the short and long term
- Images are returned to the source if so requested and are packaged and handled with due deference to their value to the owner
- Authorisation is obtained in advance to pay a fee for sourced images
- Payment for authorised fee is processed
- Manipulate sourced images