Vol 2 Issue 27
news
New York Times Pulls Digitally Altered Photo Essay
A photographic essay by Portuguese photographer Edgar Martins published in The New York Times Magazine on Sunday and posted on the newspaper's Web site was discovered by bloggers to contain images that had been digitally altered. The essay has been pulled from the Times' Web site and editors have released two statements about the breach..more
Photojournalist Teru Kuwayama Wins Lange-Taylor Prize
Photographer Teru Kuwayama and writer Christian Parenti have won the 19th annual Dorothea Lange and Paul Taylor Prize..more

Photographer Helps Rescue Man Swept Over River Dam
Kennebec Journal photojournalist Andy Molloy is being credited with helping to rescue a swimmer who was swept over a river dam and fell some 15 feet to the rocks below..more
announcements
NPPA Offers New Personalized Photo ID Card
The National Press Photographers Association has announced the availability of a new inexpensive Photo ID Membership Card that can be purchased online by NPPA's active professional and Life members..more
Former AP Photo Editor Norman Welton, 81
Norman Welton, who worked for the Associated Press for 44 years including 31 years as a photography editor covering New York City, died July 1 at a Port Jervis hospital after battling colon cancer, AP reports..more
Dart Center Ochberg Fellowships in Journalism and Trauma
Applications are now being accepted for the 2009 Dart Center Ochberg Fellowships, a unique seminar program for mid-career journalists who want to deepen their knowledge of emotional trauma and improve coverage of violence, conflict, and tragedy. The deadline for applications is July 24, 2009. For more information please visit the website, www.dartcenter.org/fellowships.
Independent Photographer's Toolkit Updated
Greg Smith, chair of the National Press Photographers Association's Business Practices Committee, has updated the Independent Photographer's Toolkit on NPPA's Business Practices Web page..more

MNCC Region 4: 1st Place Feature/Multiple  01/09, Kelly Mackey / The State Journal: Callie, short for California Rose, was found as a puppy near Interstate 65 guarding the body of another dog hit by a car..more

Multimedia Contest 06/09, 1st Place Individual Audio Slideshow, On the Way to War, Jay Janner, top right: Click here or image to view slideshow.
contests
Enter NPPA Contests
As a member you are allowed to particiapte in NPPA sponsored contests so enter now. To read more about our contests please visit the competitions web page.

MNCC Region 4: 1st Place Sports  01/09, Barbara J. Perenic / Springfield News-Sun: Justin Sloan of National Trail reacts as he is bitten by Cody Fields of Springfield while wrestling at 140 lbs. during the Shawnee Invitational wrestling meet on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009..more
forums/blogs



regional
Regions 9,10,11: John Moore Joins Line-Up At Bellingham Visual Journalism Conference
John Moore of Getty Images, whose gripping photographs of the assassination of Pakistan's former prime minister Benazir Bhutto..will be among the presenters at this year’s Bellingham Visual Journalism Conference..more
calendar
Bellingham Visual Journalism Conference
Jul 17 - 18, 2009; Bellingham, WA





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