If you use any images that are not your own work, it is imperative that you cite the image with links. Use the following format, which is consistent with citations in other Murrow courses:
[Title of image], by [Author], [License]
(Omit the brackets when you replace the categories with your specific information.)
Title of Image: If there is no clear title for the image, write a descriptive title of 3-6 words. This should be linked to the image itself, at the location that includes license and authorship information.
Author: This is however the author is listed online, linked to their profile or collection if possible.
License: This is the specific Creative Commons license name or other licensing information, linked to the source explaining that license if possible.
If it is not possible to link the text of your attribution (such as in print), include the main image URL at the end of the citation.
If you do not have this information for the citation, you cannot be confident the image is legal to use, and you should select a different image.
What happens if the photo is removed later and the link no longer works? Creative Commons licenses are irrevocable, meaning any work released that way can be used forever. But it’s more difficult to verify the license if the original post is gone, which is why it’s important to include the specific license type in your citation. Usually images are removed by the owner for personal reasons, but it's also possible the image was removed from the platform because it was a stolen image or misrepresented. A reverse Google image search can check for that possibility.
Example 1
Polaroid J33 Land Camera, by Jeff Slinker, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
OR
Polaroid J33 Land Camera, by Jeff Slinker, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, https://flic.kr/p/98FWUL
Example 2
Zeiss IKON camera on piano, by Nicola Perantoni, Unsplash license
Example 3
