Photo rights for journalism students: a cautionary tale

Using Creative Commons licensed images is a way for journalism students to illustrate written articles for free. But they must follow the rules — or the lesson could be expensive.

Digital journalism requires technical skill as well as regulatory and legal knowledge. Photo by Steinar Engeland on Unsplash

I run undergraduate journalism courses in the UK, and I’m careful to ensure that one of the first lessons our students learn is all about copyright. We teach them how to source images they…