Four photographers fired 10 months ago when the Chicago Sun-Times eliminated its photography department are to rejoin the newspaper this week, reports Robert Feder.
They are expected to be rehired under the terms of a contract settlement reached in November between the publisher and the Chicago Newspaper Guild.
The quartet were among 29 whose jobs were lost in a cost-cutting move last May by the paper's owner, Wrapports. At the time, the company said it planned to rely on wire services and freelancers for photographs. It would also train reporters on "iPhone photography basics."
Company sources said the four new positions were defined as multimedia jobs in which video skills were a key requirement.
Sources: Robert Feder/Chicago Tribune
