Abstract

A study of the impact and influence of Digital Photography on the Press Documentation Departments. The photographic archives of the Documentation Departments of the Spanish daily newspapers Abc, El mundo, El país, La razón, La vanguardia and of the EFE news agency are used as reference. The following aspects are analysed: the increase in the number of images, changes in their handling and cataloging, the supply and the demand, profitability and problems. The information has been obtained from the heads of the respective departments based on a questionnaire especially drawn up for this purpose.