Methodology
A survey of full-time photojournalists of North India with a minimum circulation of 10,000
was conducted. The list of photojournalist was compiled by cross-referencing the 2012 Press
Information Bureau list and Public relation department of different states. Corresponding
email addresses of photojournalist were compiled from the various public relation department
directories. An invitation to participate in the survey was emailed to 300 photojournalists in
March 2012, followed by two email reminders and personal calls on the mobile phone. The
survey was completed by 101 respondents (33.6%), majority were working with influential
publications like The Times of India, Hindustan Times, The Indian Express, Daink Bhaskar,
and The Tribune. The majority of the sample worked for English newspapers (56.4%), and
the remaining worked for vernacular papers (43.6%).