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I studied photojournalism in Hannover and got to meet a lot of people covering war both at the front lines as embedded photographers, covering the aftermaths or the consequences of war at home.
I've seen every setup: Digital for the everyday work, film for fun, instant pictures for portraits. People use DSLRs, mirrorless, point and shoots, their phone (see Michael Christopher Browns great book Lybian Sugar), whatever, usually everything mixed, depending on the situation. I know one guy that shoots with his kit lens only.
Gear usually is only an issue with amateurs. Professional journalists know that every modern camera will give them sufficent results. They care for reliabilty, speed and whatever gear they get sponsodered and not about image quality at 100% or at the very edges of the frame.