The Cutting Edge is an NPPA educational seminar with emphasis in the craft of editing. Everyone in the newsroom that’s involved in the edit can benefit from The Cutting Edge Seminar.

September 8th, 2007; 8:00am to 9:00pm
New Century Journalism Program
is Chief Photographer at WTVD in Raleigh, North Carolina. In the course of his 11 year news photography career, Lou Davis has won 56 AP, NPPA, Emmy and RTNDA awards, including being named a Finalist (3rd) for the National Press Photographer of the Year in 2000, the 2003 Region 9 Television News Photographer of the Year, and an honored recipient of a 2004 National Edward R. Murrow Award.
won the prestigious Alfred I DuPont Award. In his two decades in broadcast TV, he has been honored with many awards, including 10 Emmys and the 2004 NPPA Cutting Edge Video Editor of the Year. Since 1992, Rafferty has been a Video Editor at WJW in Cleveland, prior to that he worked at CNN and TV stations in Allentown, PA and Atlanta.
is the Director of the Cutting Edge. Shawn was the 2001 NPPA Television Editor of the year. In addition he's won numerous National NPPA editing awards, 3 Emmys, a regional Edward R. Murrow Award and 2 Colorado Broadcasters Association Awards. He works at KCNC-TV, Denver.Call 615-883-9500 by August 17th and ask for NPPA Room Block rate of $90.00.
Meet in the Hotel Lobby at 6pm on September 7th for ‘Meet and Greet’
Check out the Cutting Edge IX blog to find out about the faculty, the program, and more.
Matt, Lou and Shawn will all be involved in each presentation. We'll each share some insight on each topic.