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The Chicago Sun-Times has laid off its entire photography staff, as about 20 full-time staffers were notified Thursday. The Chicago Tribune reports that the Sun-Times "plans to use freelancer going forward." But apparently not just photographers, but editors were also fired.
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The @suntimes laid off the company's entire photo staff this morning. Reporters will be shooting with their phones. Solid business decision.
— Erika Enigk Grotto (@Bewarika) May 30, 2013
Today is weird. As a reporter, I loved breaking a story. My husband's layoff from the @suntimes company was not one I wanted to break.
— Erika Enigk Grotto (@Bewarika) May 30, 2013
“@kwilkinson3: Chicago Sun-Times lays off its photo staff chicagotribune.com/business/break…” Who will call freelancers? The editors were laid off too.
— Erika Enigk Grotto (@Bewarika) May 30, 2013
The newspaper released a statement blaming the trend toward video content as the reason for letting its photographers go.
"The Sun-Times business is changing rapidly and our audiences are consistently seeking more video content with their news. We have made great progress in meeting this demand and are focused on bolstering our reporting capabilities with video and other multimedia elements. The Chicago Sun-Times continues to evolve with our digitally savvy customers, and as a result, we have had to restructure the way we manage multimedia, including photography, across the network."
