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How United States's news publishers score for photo metadata, October 2026

United States ranks #4 of 34 countries for keeping photo metadata. IPTC Metawatch, October 2026.

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How United States's news publishers score for photo metadata, October 2026. 1 Politico (18 photos) 85; 2 PBS NewsHour (20 photos) 78; 3 NPR (10 photos) 70; 4 Yahoo! News (12 photos) 50; 5 Observer.com (20 photos) 45; 6 Chicago Tribune (19 photos) 25; 7 ProPublica (20 photos) 20; 8 The Atlantic (20 photos) 8; 9= CNN (2 photos) 0; 9= Buzzfeed (20 photos) 0. United States ranks #4 of 34 countries, average 18.1. 13 of 21 publishers scored zero.

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