I think I found a way to preserve metadata/IPTC... we just have to ALSO upload the original image to an asset.
Under the Other tab, Miscellaneous properties, scroll down to the bottom and Upload Hi-res image. The original image can then be Viewed/downloaded with intact metadata/IPTC.
It's ANOTHER additional step in the sea of never-ending steps to preserve this data, which is crucial to journalism, but might be the work around.
I think I found a way to preserve metadata/IPTC... we just have to ALSO upload the original image to an asset.
Under the Other tab, Miscellaneous properties, scroll down to the bottom and Upload Hi-res image.
The original image can then be Viewed/downloaded with intact metadata/IPTC.
It's ANOTHER additional step in the sea of never-ending steps to preserve this data, which is crucial to journalism, but might be the work around.