need advice

[hotpen]

Hi
Firstly I must state that I am not a freelance writer. I was asked to write an article by a magazine.
I have just written an article with photo's for a magazine, which they have published amazingly without changing a word. I followed the brief to the letter but unbeknown to me; they have added photo's to my byline, which I did not supply, this gives the article a biased slant. My question is can they add photo's without informing me.

[Lupita]

If they're not your photos I'd be more worried about an aggrieved photographer knocking at my door, but only after the snapper has firebombed your client's premises!

If material not supplied by you is pinned under your name then it's proper that they amend/ write a few lines in their next edition making clear there was an error, by stating that the photos are not yours/ connected with you. The writer/photographer has the legal right to be identified as the creator of their work.

In terms of photos colouring the impartiality of the article you wrote, that's not really you're judgement to make. I'm not bein' nasty, but that's what the Ed would say.

So, I wouldn't use this approach - namely 'you've prejudiced my article Ed' to get a resolution. Instead, you could push for them to rightly recognise UK law, namely they should acknowledge the photographer/supplier of the photos and the writer of the article - you!

I'm unsure if there's any 'legal position' you can take re: them publishing something you said they couldn't, which perhaps you were hoping for!?

What does the freelance panel think, Mickey, Rizzo, Sharp, anyone!?