Paul Gardephe, who was hired by the Associated Press to represent Bilal Hussein, says the photographer showed strength and high spirits in prison. "I don't know why they held him," Gardephe says. "And we'll probably never know." »

Hussein: "I want to thank all the people working in AP ... I have spent two years in prison even though I was innocent. I thank everybody." »

A U.S. military commander has agreed to release Associated Press photographer Bilal Hussein, saying the imprisoned journalist "no longer presents an imperative threat to security." (Updated.) »

With this latest ruling, an Iraqi panel has dismissed all the allegations against AP photographer Hussein. Hussein has now been a prisoner for two years. »

Reuters photographer Latif discusses how he got the photograph that won the Pulitzer Prize. (Includes a multimedia interview with Latif.) »

The Associated Press photographer who was captured by the U.S. military two years ago this week has been ordered freed, the AP reports. It is unclear when Hussein might be released. (Updated April 11.) »

Remains from the helicopter crash that killed Larry Burrows, Henri Huet, Kent Potter and Keisaburo Shimamoto were interred in a Journalists Memorial at the Newseum, which opens to the public April 11. »

In his first extensive remarks on Bilal Hussein in months, Tom Curley said Tuesday that the AP photographer was arrested as part of a "strategy of information control." »

Media agencies grabbed photos from the MySpace page of the prostitute allegedly hired by Gov. Eliot Spitzer. Copyright law experts say it's a risky move, given the unclear ownership of the images. »

The talks between news agencies and Major League Baseball about coverage terms have been productive, parties on both sides say. »

On Dec. 9, an Iraqi judge successfully imposed a news blackout on the court hearing of the AP photographer accused of being a security threat. Since then, puzzling silence. »

Major League Baseball is trying to ban online photo galleries and impose other restrictions. Photographers and editors associations are objecting to the new guidelines. »

Recently a photographer's images appeared on iStockphoto without her permission, but microstock sites say this is a rare incidence. More common: Stock image infringement on Flickr. »

"It's another Getty casualty," says agency owner and director John Halsall. London Features will continue to operate in Europe. »

Violence claimed the lives of photojournalists in Iraq, Haiti and Myanmar last year, according to a new report by Reporters Without Borders. »

The New York Times is apparently the only newspaper with photographers traveling with all four likely presidential candidates. Photo editor David Scull explains why. »

VII has announced a new venture called VII Network, which represents the work of photojournalists who are not formal members of the VII cooperative. »

Seeing an interest in photojournalism- style photo shoots for corporate use, OnRequest will represent Magnum photographers for commercial assignments. »

World Picture Network will cut some of its staff as it shifts resources from its photo wire to its assignment business. »

Getty Images photographer John Moore covered the attack that claimed Benazir Bhutto's life. He was just 20 yards away when the suicide blast went off, and photographed the grisly scene that followed. »

National Geographic's David Griffin, unable to unite two rival contests, has elected to support Pictures of the Year International over Best of Photojournalism. »

John McCusker agreed to a plea deal with a light sentence, and apologized to the police officer he pinned with his car in 2006, according to his newspaper. »

Hussein was present for a seven-hour court hearing, which was kept secret. The Associated Press photographer from Fallujah has been held since April 2006. »

The U.S. military informed the AP of the date Thursday. AP's CEO has asked the Iraqi prime minister to make sure the hearing is conducted fairly. (Updated.) »