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... > contexts > named groups > persons > staff > communication personnel > journalists > photo editors
... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > media studies > media forms > journalism > journalists > photo editors
... > social science subjects > library and information science > information science > publishing > journalism > journalists > photo editors
... > social science subjects > business and management > types of industry > communication industry > book industry > publishing industry > journalism > journalists > photo editors
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health and society > cancer and society > industry > book industry > publishing industry > journalism > journalists > photo editors
... > social science subjects > library and information science > information science > publishing > book industry > publishing industry > journalism > journalists > photo editors

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photo editors  

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  • Photo editors are the “visual thinkers” for news in print or online formats. They assess and choose images for publication, assign stories for photographers to cover, administer the photographic department, and make ethical and legal decisions about the visual representation of reality. [Source: Encyclopedia of Journalism; Photo Editors]

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