Vol 2 Issue 13
news
House Passes Shield Law For Journalists
The House passed by voice vote a bill to protect journalists from being compelled to reveal..more
Injured Cameraman Receives Navy's Distinguished Public Service Award
Photographer Chris Jackson remembers the IED blast that tore apart the Humvee..more

Walter Astrada, James Gregg, Picked As BOP's Photojournalists Of The Year
Freelance photojournalist Walter Astrada is NPPA's Best Of Photojournalism 2009 Photojournalist of the Year (Large Markets), and James Gregg of the Arizona Daily Star was picked as the Photojournalist of the Year (Small Markets)..more

Multimedia Immersion Blog Started
The faculty of the Multimedia Immersion Workshop have started a blog. For more information and to view the blog click here.
announcements
NPPA Partners With SocialDocumentary.net
SocialDocumentary.net, a new Web site that uses the power of photography to raise global awareness of critical issues facing the world, has partnered with the National Press Photographers Association to offer NPPA members a 20 percent discount on exhibits created and maintained on SDN for one year..more
Convergence 09 Registration Open
The Convergence 09, in Las Vegas, features the Multimedia Immersion Workshop, Women in Photojournalism, The Edit Foundry, and Visual Journalism Workshops. For more information and to register please visit the website.
Last Day to Pre-Register for NewsVideo Workshop
Advance online registration for the 2009 NewsVideo Workshop closes today. Walk ins will be welcome at the door. This year's Workshop runs April 5-10, at OCCE in Norman, Oklahoma. Visual Journalists: If you shoot for a TV station, newspaper or other web entity, Production Company, freelance, church, the military… if you shoot video, this is the event for you..more
Advanced Storytelling 09 Begins Sunday
Only a few spots remain for the 2009 ASW April 5-10 Texas State University. Package and one day rates available for experienced TV/Newspaper photographers, reporters and video journalists. This event picks up where the News Video Workshop leaves off...more

Best of Photojournalism Still Division, 1st Place Best in Show, Walter Astrada / AFP: Monday Lawiland, 7 years old, screams as he sees kenyan policeman with a baton approach..more

Best of Photojournalism Web Division, 1st Place Documentary Video-INDE,  "Trapped: Mental Illness in America's Prisons", Jenn Ackerman:
Inside the Correctional Psychiatric Treatment Unit of the Kentucky State Reformatory..more
contests
Women in Photojournalism Contest-Call for Entries
The entry period has opened for the the WIP Contest. For more details on the contest please go here. To enter the contest or for more information on the conference please visit the Convergence09 site.

TVQCC New Rules

Please check the TVQCC page for the new Quarterly Contest category rules and entering procedures. Please encourage the back-pack journalists and one-man-bands at your station to enter the new Solo Video Contest.

Judges Ready To Pick Best Of Photojournalism Picture Editing
Judges are ready to start picking winners in the final categories..more

Best of Photojournalism Still Division, 1st Place Photographer of the Year-Small Market, James Gregg / Arizona Daily Star: Ken Cummings, 82, has been feeding the pigeons in his back yard for..more



MNCC Region 1: 1st Place Spot News 1/09, Tim Cook / The Day:
A man identified by eye-witnesses and neighbors as James Perkins of James Ave. in Waterford is..
more
forums/blogs



regional
Region 6, 8, 10 Election Results Announced
Denise McGill, national secretary of the National Press Photographers Association, has counted the votes and determined the winners in Region 6, 8, and 10's month-long online Director and Associate Director elections..more
calendar
NewsVideo Workshop
April 5-10 2009
Norman, OK

Advanced Storytelling
April 5-10 2009
San Marcos, TX

Convergence 09
June 6-13 2009
Las Vegas, NV






SocialDocumentary.net is offering a 20% discount to NPPA members to create and maintain a documentary photography exhibit for a year. NPPA members can upload images with descriptive text, captions, and resources to raise awareness, encourage action, and increase support for the issues documented.



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