Vol 2 Issue 17
news
NC Photographer, Registered Sex Offender, Arrested After School Assignment
A news photographer on assignment at a middle school while working for the Burlington (NC) Times-News was arrested after a teacher allegedly..more

Most Families Say "Yes" To Dover Coverage Now, AP Reports
On Monday afternoon, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Phillip A. Myers will be buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery..more

100 Days In Pictures
NPPA member Pete Souza, who is the official White House photographer for President Barack Obama, and the White House photography staff..more

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announcements
NPPA Partners With Media/Professional Insurance
Affordable insurance coverage designed specifically for freelance photographers is now available exclusively to members through Media/Professional Insurance. PhotoInsure protects against claims of invasion of privacy, copyright infringement, defamation and much more. Additional coverage is also available for freelance writing, self-publishing and blogging activities. Find out more here!
Visual Journalism Workshops June 11 - 13
Three days of workshops and training covering among other topics Storytelling, Interviewing, The Edit Foundry-a day long hands on Avid workshop, Multimedia Editing Theory, Final Cut and Avid Training, Adobe CS4, Multiple Freelance Business Practice sessions, Wedding Photography Business Practice, Panoramas, Photoblogging, Intro to Multimedia, Multimedia Coaching, Reentering Academia, Sound and Audio Landscapes, and several Video and Still equipment demonstrations.
Women in Photojournalism, June 10, is in its 20th year of providing educational programming for all visual journalists and the NPPA is proud to make it a part of the most exciting week in visual journalism, Convergence 09. Speakers will include Kym Yancey, President and CEO of the eWomenNetwork, White House Staff Photographer Samantha Appleton, and REDEYE Founder Maren Levinson. Topics will range from surviving layoffs to storytelling to becoming a one-man-band.

MNCC Region 1 : 1st Place General News 01/09, Bridget Brown / Bangor Daily News, top left:
Wilson "Bill" Fletcher (top) says goodbye to his son Patrick Harris at Harris' Bar Harbor apartment on..more


TVQCC National Winner 3rd Quarter 08, 1st Place Feature, It Would be Nice, Christopher Wood, News12/Norwalk, CT, top right:
Click here or image to view clip.
contests
Women in Photojournalism Contest Deadline
The Women in Photojournalism Contest's deadline for entry is midnight May 1st 2009. This year's theme is "Honoring our Past Looking Towards the Future". To enter click here, or for event information visit the event web page.

MNCC Region 7: 1st Place Sports 02/09, Sarah Phipps / The Oklahoman:
Carl Albert's Jared Porter celebrates his Class 5A 145-pound match win over Ryan Bilyeau of Guthrie with coach..more




MNCC Region 9, 1st Place Feature/Single 01/09, Mark Johnston / Daily Herald: Pleasant Grove's drill team huddles before taking to the floor for their second performance during state..more
forums/blogs



regional
Region 11
"Navigating The Downturn," A Free Upcoming NPPA Workshop

The National Press Photographers Association will host the first of several free upcoming workshops,..more

Region 3
Farkathon on May 8th at the Maryland Film Festival

Please come together to enjoy a mini-Farkathon at the Maryland Film Festival next month.  The timing is not ideal -- the afternoon of Friday, May 8 at 4:30 pm at the University of Baltimore -- but we hope many of you can make it.  It will be a 90 minute session that will include some of Ray Farkas' favorite work as well as commentary. Click here for more information.
calendar
Convergence ’09
June 6-13, 2009
Las Vegas, NV

Women in Photojournalism
June 10, 2009
Las Vegas, NV

Visual Journalism Workshops
June 11-13 2009
Las Vegas, NV

The Edit Foundry
June 12-13, 2009
Las Vegas, NV



Member Benefits



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