In a recent post I mentioned that according to an article on the photography blog Petapixel, the site is actively seeking freelance Photo Writers. Less than a week later, another article has appeared announcing a search for an entire news team, or at least "a News Editor and multiple News Writers." The News Editor is a full time contract position. In contrast to the earlier search for freelance Photo Writers, the position of News Editor comes with a long list of responsibilities and job experience requirements, all of which are listed in the article. The requirements for the remote News Writers positions, on the other hand are much the same as those previously listed for freelance Photo Writers. Once again, an online application form is included in the article, Interestingly, in neither this nor the earlier article is any mention made of possible compensation. In spite of that, this could be an excellent opportunity for photographers with writing skills and/or editorial experience.
Hopefully, changes and additions to the news team will allow PetaPixel to better serve its primary mission of providing its readers with relevant photography news. That unfortunately does not always appear to be the case at present. For example, a recent post headlined the news that "Californians Can Now Use Library Cards to Visit State Parks for Free." It's not that I have anything against literacy - I'm an avid reader myself - but I fail to see what if anything this has to do with photography unless it's simply the assumption that park visitors tend to take photographs. Personally, I would much prefer if the site limited itself to informing its readers of new equipment and software releases and provided informed reviews of same. I'd also enjoy seeing expert tutorials (not the lame self-help pieces that are all to common there now), news of major photography campaigns, and interviews with top photographers in which they discuss their techniques and the equipment they use. As it is, there's far too much on site now that's simply fluff.
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