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[edburke]

That information changes the dynamic.  The photos are absolutely yours, and credit should have been given.  I'm sure the  news director assumed that they were department photos, since they were on a department Facebook page (is it official?  Is there a disclaimer about it being run by a member?)   As I mentioned above, a government entity cannot hold a copyright, which places any photos taken by any person while being paid by said entity in the public domain.  As such, the news probably wrongly assumed that the photos were public domain.  I'm sure an email will get an apology.