Originally Posted by
RTW1
I rather disagree.... blogs are commercial ventures for most, there is no journalistic purpose there.
Anyone who labels themselves a travel hacker should not be considered a journalist... especially when they are too lazy to relabel and resize screenshots.
Originally Posted by
sbm12
Using the images published by vendors in the media packs for media-related efforts is exactly what those companies want you to do. Hyatt would much prefer my story about the inanity of launching a new brand which doesn't actually distinguish from the others it already has to at least have a pretty photo which it has perfectly lighted and staged rather than one I snapped on my way into a room I was staying in one random night.
Right, and I already understand situations like that... but I am asking about taking images from their website and re-posting them on their blog without any time of credit given. It is hard to distinguish which photos were taken by a blogger and which were "borrowed" (except in the case of the points guy who consistently takes the worst travel photos I've ever seen).