That is an irrelevant argument. If a news outlet wants to rely on images taken by the public, they are free to do so. And many outlets have moved towards that.

That is an irrelevant argument. If a news outlet wants to rely on images taken by the public, they are free to do so. And many outlets have moved towards that. That doesn't mean that they should be free to take images a professional photographer has taken at an event and use them willy-nilly. 247 Sports likely used Tannen's photos because they were better than ones that could be gotten for free from fans in the crowd. If you want the better photos, pay up.