BBC News Turns to Its Readers

BBC News is planning on turning to its readers for stock photography. Read about it here.

We will keep using numerous pictures from agencies and other professionals, as I acknowledged last week, but anyone can help if they think we have a problem with our "stock pictures" - the cow, gay couple, woman having scan, odd dog, person looking cross, child on doorstep, police car door etc.

Each week I'll pick a topic and you can send in your picture best illustrating it. We'll show you the top ones, put them in a gallery, and then use some of them on reports when appropriate in the months and years to come.

Interesting, eh? This is a huuuuge news agency reaching out to the masses for content. Interesting.