Besides the obvious fact that good photography is hard, and that you can't just give a reporter a few lectures and a phone without noticeably worse results, I think you're spot on with this: I think now more than ever it is essential that newspapers absolutely nail their content creation, and be firing on all cylinders, -especially visual. When you take into account that newspapers are being attacked by users who prefer more pictures and less lengthy articles divided up into smaller and smaller bits for easier consumption, this just seems like a bad play as you said.Reporters, when they look at something, have to detach themselves away from the scene and get the facts and dig for details. Photojournalists, on the other hand, have to feel the atmosphere and take the right picture that conveys that. Articles should be objective. Photos should be engaging.