Former Mercury News Photojournalist Len Vaughn-Lahman, 55
Len Vaughn-Lahman, who spent nearly three decades as a San Jose Mercury News photojournalist after shooting for a number of newspapers and magazines, and whose favorite motto about life was "Drive it like you stole it," has died after battling cancer for a year. He was 55..more

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

The Virtual Video Workshop is Coming to a Computer Near You
This exciting new approach to providing a workshop online is being developed by the NPPF, The Poynter Institute, and the NPPA. Mark your calendar for Saturday, September 19th.  Each session will be an hour long and will take you =93behind the curtain,=94 with practical discussion of the skills and techniques used by each presenter in creating their award winning work. Between sessions, participants will be able to ask questions and carry on conversations with the speakers through online text chat sessions. The program starts at 10:15 a.m. ET and the last speaker will finish about 4:00 p.m. ET. If you can=92t commit to the entire day, don't despair -- presentations will be recorded and as a benefit of registration you'll have free online access to all sessions at your convenience. Visit www.newsu.org/virtualvideoworkshop to register or for more information.

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.

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

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Getty Images' John Moore to speak at BVJW