Vol 2 Issue 4
news
NPPA Offers To Work With Amtrak To Resolve Photography Issues
In January, NPPA asked Amtrak to stop harassing photographers and "unconstitutional treatment of law-abiding photographers." Amtrak's lawyer..more


Photo Editors Voice Access Concerns To White House
After President Barack Obama took the oath of office for a second time in a "do-over" at the White House..more

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announcements
January 30 Deadline For Best Of Photojournalism Still Photo, Editing, Web Categories
The entry deadline for NPPA's 2009 Best Of Photojournalism competition for still photographs, photo editing, and Web-based entries is midnight,relative to your location, January 30, 2009. Enter now at bop.nppa.org.
Regions 2 and 4 Election Results
The winners in the Region 2 elections were Todd Maisel for regional director and Mark Dye for associate director. The winners in Region 4 were Chris Howell for regional director and David Couch for associate director. Thank you to all who voted and congratulations to the winners.
Northern Short Course 09 Register Now
Registration is open for this years’ event, March 19-21, 2009, featuring workshops in multimedia, video, business practices, and a full visual educators track.  For up to date speakers and workshops go to www.northernshortcourse.com.
NewsVideo Workshop Register Now
The NewsVideo Workshop, April 5-10, in Norman, OK., register today and come learn from the best. The NewsVideo Workshop is a week long, intense immersion into the world of moving pictures and sound, visit the website to learn more.

MNCC National Winner: 1st Place General News 03/08, Gilbert Arias / Seattle Post-Intelligencer, top left: Laska Lane of Seattle draped herself in an American flag..more

TVQCC National Winner 2nd Quarter 08, 1st Place Feature, They Call Me Hammer, Dan Bolsem / KCCI, top right: Click
here or image to view clip.
contests
January 30 Deadline For Best Of Photojournalism Still Photo, Editing, Web Categories
The entry deadline for NPPA's 2009 Best Of Photojournalism competition for still photographs, photo editing, and Web-based entries is midnight,relative to your location, January 30, 2009. Enter now at bop.nppa.org.

MNCC National Winner: 1st Place Sports 03/08, Terry Pierson / The Press-Enterprise:
USC's Taj Gibson battles Kansas State's Fred Brown for a rebound..
more



MNCC National Winner: 1st Place Spot News 03/08, John Badman/ The Telegraph: Alton Police searched an area of Upper Alton for a man they described..
more
forums/blogs



regional
Candidates for Regions 6,8,10  Elections Announced
Elections for Regions 6,8, and 10 will open next week. Below is the list of candidates for each region.

Region 6:
Director
Jim Michelowski; Freelance, Ormond Beach, FL

Greg Smith; Freelance, Bluffton, SC

Associate Director

Josh D. Weiss  staff photographer, Gwinnett Daily Post; Lawrenceville, Ga.

Mike Hotz   IT director, Quality Systems, Inc.; Thompsons Station, Tenn.

Region 8:

Director
Kevin Martin; Photo Editor, The Advocate, Baton Rouge, LA

Associate Director

Tim Jones; Prof. of Journalism, Texas Christian University, Ft. Worth, TX

Region 10:
Director
Sandy Huffaker; Freelance Photojournalist; San Diego, CA

Associate Director
Timothy Hart; Photojournalist, CNN; Los Angeles, CA

calendar
BOP Call for Entries
Jan 2-Jan 30 2009 (Still,Web,Editing Divisions)


Northern Short Course
March 19-21 2009
McLean,VA


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



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