Spot News & General News

On Sept. 4, 2012, these masked men show the likeness between Barack Obama & Mitt Romney embrace as they march through the streets of Charlotte, NC.
Photo Taken by John Carroll

SPOT NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY- is a current (in that time) important news event that you happen to catch on film or digital camera, that may be happening in that area.

The Johnson C. Smith University Homecoming Parade on Beatie's Ford Rd, Oct. 27, 2012
Photo taken by Glenn H. Burkins

GENERAL NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY- is just basic news that happens everyday. It can be anything from the score on a high schools last football game to President Obama winning the election.

Conclusion
There isn't really much of a difference between the two different types of photojournalism. I could hardly find out any information online about "Spot News", so this was kind of hard to do. To find the right picture & not have any knowledge on whether or not it is the right image. But I did learn that when you take a news type of photo, you either get general news or spot news because they are the major types you find in any newspaper or magazine.

First Photo is from, http://cognoscenti.wbur.org/2012/09/05/no-reality-2012-john-carroll for the Boston's NPR news station.
Second photo from, http://www.qcitymetro.com/ for the Charlotte's African American Community News, QCity Metro.