The conclusions being drawn about the state of journalism, photojournalism, and print media, as well as the impact that this is having on the victims of severe humanitarian, animal rights, and social issues, is being increasingly discussed by a broader group of industry professionals, mostly as individuals. 

The One Life Foundation is starting to bring cohesion to these individual but similar thoughts, in order to gain the strength required to effectively make a difference.

Here is a selection of quotes from the past few months:

"While analysing patterns of web clicks on media images, I've noticed that photos of heroic or tragic moments in war receive much less interest than I would have predicted."  Telegraph blogger, Flossie Waters.

"Human kind cannot bear too much reality."  Photojournalist, Martin Parr.

"Put another way, we look at events in photographs and feel relieved that they're not happening anywhere near us."  British Journal of Photography interview with 2008 World Press Photo award judge Adam Broomberg.

"It's frustrating that there is more money for celebrity photographs than photojournalism...it's the world we're in..."  British Journal of Photography interview with photojournalist Brent Stirton.

"The paradox of all these announcements is that newspapers and magazines do not have an audience problem - newspaper Web sites are a vital source of news and growing - but they do have a consumer problem.

Stop and think about where you are reading this column. If you are one of the million or so people who are reading it in a newspaper that landed on your doorstep or that you picked up at the corner store, you are in the minority.

This same information is available to many more millions on newspaper Web sites, in RSS feeds, on hand-held devices."  David Carr, International Herald Tribune.
The One Life Foundation makes a point of emphasizing issues with hunger, poverty, disease, and homelessness not only in third world countries, but right here in the United States.

“It would cost the world less than two-and-a-half-day’s worth of military spending to save the lives of 6 million mothers, newborn and children every year."  Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, Executive Director, UNFPA.

"In 2006, 35.5 million Americans lived in food insecure households, 22.8 million adults and 12.6 million children."  Feeding America, formerly Second Harvest.

"More than 1.1 million seniors skip a meal each day because there is no food."  Cooking celebrity, Paula Deen.

"Since the Fort Stewart-based 3rd Infantry Division deployed 19,000 troops to Iraq in January, animal control officers took in 321 abandoned dogs and cats. Of those, 119 have been euthanized."  MSNBC/Associated Press.