Help train others, even if it's for selfish reasons. If you persuade others, you will be a pioneer in a better way. If you become an elite group, others will figure out a way to destroy the group. This new assignment system will essentially redefine the roles of participants. This may be traumatic, but these roles were designed long before today's information world.
Present roles are an antiquated, unrealistic mesh with today's world.
The photojournalist's role was defined when newspaper photographers were not educated to news. They were mostly self-taught photographers, not photojournalists. They knew how to operate the camera like a mechanic knows tools. These early photographers needed direction on content. Today, photojournalists are college trained journalists.