News Updates from NPPA.org http://www.nppa.org/ 2009-11-07T20:10:01+01:00 FeedCreator 1.7.2-ppt (info@mypapit.net) 2009-11-06T15:54:25+01:00 2009-11-06T15:54:25+01:00 http://nppa.org/news_and_events/news/2009/11/shield.html

A letter signed by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and the Director of National Intelligence, Dennis C. Blair, sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday is the Obama administration's first public presidential endorsement of a federal shield law for journalists.

2009-11-06T15:19:23+01:00 2009-11-06T15:19:23+01:00 http://nppa.org/news_and_events/news/2009/11/webinar.html

NPPA has partnered with PhotoShelter to bring its members and exclusive series of five free Webinars for visual journalists, and the second Webinar is coming up on November 18. "Get Found: Search Engine Optimization for Photography Web Sites" will be hosted online by PhotoShelter founder Allen Murabayashi.

2009-11-03T13:11:55+01:00 2009-11-03T13:11:55+01:00 http://nppa.org/news_and_events/news/2009/11/downturn.html

An NPPA "Navigating The Downturn" panel discussion will be held at the University of Texas in Austin on Wednesday, November 11, 2009. The panelists, who are former newspaper and magazine staff photographers, will talk about maintaining a client base during an economic downturn. The event is free and open to the public.

2009-11-01T23:22:54+01:00 2009-11-01T23:22:54+01:00 http://nppa.org/news_and_events/news/2009/11/election.html

NPPA's new national Board of Directors will be elected during a month-long period of online voting that will run through November, and the candidates biographies and campaign statements are online and available for review and voting is open. At the same time, members in NPPA's six odd-numbered regions will elect local leaders to the re-named and slightly re-tasked positions of Regional Chair and Associate Chair.

2009-10-29T14:06:49+01:00 2009-10-29T14:06:49+01:00 http://nppa.org/news_and_events/news/2009/10/obama.html

The president who just this April lifted an 18-year-ban on photographing the dignified return of the flag-draped remains of soldiers killed in battle overseas himself stood this morning, on a dark and cold tarmac, at Dover Air Force Base and was photographed saluting the body of U.S. Army Sgt. Dale R. Griffin, 29, as it was carried off an Air Force C-17.

2009-10-28T13:08:05+01:00 2009-10-28T13:08:05+01:00 http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/apple-shops-tablet-around-australia-20091027-hih9.html

Rumors about a new Apple device that's a "tablet" which could bring new online life to magazines and newspapers continue, this time from Australia where the Sydney Morning Herald claims that Apple has contacted Australian media companies. Their story also cites New York Times executive editor Bill Keller's recent comments to the paper's digital staff about developing content for the "impending Apple slate."

2009-10-28T12:30:44+01:00 2009-10-28T12:30:44+01:00 http://nppa.org/news_and_events/news/2009/10/webinars1.html Donald R. Winslow

NPPA has partnered with PhotoShelter to bring its members an exclusive series of five free Webinars for visual journalists, and the first Webinar is today. PhotoShelter founder Grover Sanschagrin will demonstrate how Web sites must evolve to support photographers’ online business goals, as well share with members what the global image buyers and photography editors at newspapers, magazines, book publishers and advertising agencies are looking for in a photographer's Web site.

2009-10-28T11:42:16+01:00 2009-10-28T11:42:16+01:00 http://nppa.org/news_and_events/news/2009/10/film.html Donald R. Winslow

"An Unlikely Weapon: The Eddie Adams Story," a documentary about the life of the Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist who shot probably the most iconic war photograph of all time, makes its Austin premier tonight during a free screening at the Blanton Auditorium at the University of Texas.

2009-10-27T15:20:12+01:00 2009-10-27T15:20:12+01:00 http://nppa.org/news_and_events/news/2009/10/flu.html

The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard has launched a comprehensive online guide to covering pandemic flu. Written by and for journalists, the Nieman Foundation says that www.coveringflu.org is a one-stop resource designed to help reporters, editors, producers and other media professionals understand the complexities of the flu story. It also offers guidance and best practices for reporting on the topic.

2009-10-26T22:14:16+01:00 2009-10-26T22:14:16+01:00 http://nppa.org/news_and_events/news/2009/10/webinars1.html

NPPA has partnered with PhotoShelter to bring its members an exclusive series of five free Webinars for visual journalists, and the first Webinar is this Wednesday. PhotoShelter founder Grover Sanschagrin will demonstrate how Web sites must evolve to support photographers’ online business goals, as well share with members what the global image buyers and photography editors at newspapers, magazines, book publishers and advertising agencies are looking for in a photographer's Web site.