The weekly newsmagazine add some unique working conditions that include :
National and international news orientation
Exclusive use of color
Extensive travel
Weekly deadlines and more time on certain stories
More possibility for interpretation
Work for one of these newsmagazines is a glamorous job and takes years of experience to attain. Photojournalists on a weekly newsmagazine use 35mm cameras and lenses. Many assignments require one photo, so the ability to “tell it all in one shot” is an advantage. But weekly deadlines offer a chance to shoot an occasional photo essay. Certain stories receive a special treatment that calls for photographs.
Competition at the newsmagazine is fierce because each story is of national importance. The newsmagazines photojournalist has to produce work that is different from theirs. Also, editors often hire freelancers for extra coverage of the same assignment.
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