Re:Why don't aid agencies like to hire local talent?
by ed25519FUUU on Monday September 28, 2020 @10:51AM
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I think a large motivation is that the media they create at these locations are vital to the organizations survival. It’s not meant to accurately capture the ground experience, and certainly not meant to improve the local economy. It’s used for fundraising.
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Re:Why don't aid agencies like to hire local talent?
by throwaway0a5e on Monday September 28, 2020 @10:53AM
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Yup. The point of the photographer is to showcase whatever they are doing for consumption by 1st world audiences. A first world photographer is going to have a better idea of what those audiences want to see so that's the kind they hire. The Australian, or whatever, has a leg up on the locals long before you even consider the other potential biases.
Re:Why don't aid agencies like to hire local talent?
by jjoonathan on Monday September 28, 2020 @11:04AM
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Yep, charity has an enormous gap between "people who pay" and "people who use the product" so market forces provide little to no accountability compared to typical businesses. Strategies like "spend first on advertising, second on administration, third on the actual task" are viable and successful to an even greater degree than one is accustomed to in business.