### Registration Info

The three enrollment levels are: Shoot ‘n Edit, Participant, and Student Participant.

**Shoot ‘n Edit** attendees bring their video cameras and their will to be challenged. Photojournalists and solo (backpack or multimedia) journalists who want a hands-on-learning experience or to take their work to the next level should register as a shoot ‘n edit. Get ready to be tested.

The **Participant** level is the best option for reporters, producers, or other journalists who do not, primarily, carry a video camera around to do their job. It is also a good option for individuals who learn better through observation than by trial and fire. You will attend all the same sessions as the Shoot ‘n Edit group. What is the difference between the two? You will not be in the hot seat and critiqued by the faculty.

College students can register at the **Student Participant** level. Like the professional participants, you will go through the same sessions, the same critiques. The only difference is you will not be put in the hot seat and grilled by the faculty. **You will need your student ID at registration. **You will gain and refine the skills and connections you need to jump-start your career.

**Two workshop scholarships are available for people needing financial assistance:**

The deadline for applying for both scholarships is January, 31, 2026.

The NPPF’s Hutchison/Wheeler Storytelling Award for the TV News Video Workshop is a $2,000 award to cover registration and other costs of attending the workshop. https://nppf.org/hutchison-wheeler-news-video-workshop-award/

The NPPF’s Gordon Yoder News Video Workshop Award is a  $1,000 award to cover costs of attending the workshop. The workshop registration fees will also be waived for the recipient of this award.
https://nppf.org/gordon-yoder-application/

Register for the News Video Workshop

Shoot n' Edit

Participant

Student Participant

### NPPA and Group Discounts

- NPPA members receive a $145 discount. NPPA student members receive a $75 discount.
- Contact Julie Jones if you have four or more people enrolling either as part of a news organization or informally among colleagues. We have group rates.
- If you are a professor or a journalism program sending four or more of your students, contact Julie as well. We want to honor your commitment with an instructor discount.

*Student rates are for the participant level only. Students are welcomed to enroll as a shoot ‘n edit, but only the NPPA membership discount applies, i.e. no student discount at this level.

Travel Details

**Flying**: [Will Rogers World Airport ](https://flyokc.com/)in Oklahoma City

**Driving**: Norman, Oklahoma is a 30-minute drive from Will Rogers Airport down I-35. If you are not renting a car, an airport shuttle can transport you from OKC to your hotel in Norman.

**Booking your flight: **The NV Workshop opens for business March 15th (Sunday) at 10 a.m. We begin our sessions at 1 p.m. sharp. The week ends on March 20th (Friday) at 1:30 p.m.

**Transportation during the workshop:** You do not need a car to attend the NV Workshop. Shoot ‘n Edit attendees might prefer to have a car for the week, but even then it is not required. For those attendees planning on having a car the campus of OU requires a daily parking pass​ per vehicle. In order to park on campus for the week long Workshop, each day a new parking pass is necessary. At registration each participant who prepays, $10, for these parking passes will receive 6 individual passes. Anyone who does not prepay for them will pay $15.00 at the door.

**Where to stay:** The faculty are staying at the Hampton Inn on Conference Drive in Norman, Oklahoma.  Holiday Inn Express and Embassy Suites are also on Conference Drive and a walking distance to the Hampton Inn. 

**Location for the Workshop sessions: **Most sessions will be at Gaylord College of Journalism on the University of Oklahoma campus (395 W. Lindsey). Gaylord has state of the art projection facilities, large computer labs, and is an Apple Distinguished Program.

Workshop Faculty

Julie Jones Phd. 

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Chair

Julie Jones has been recognized as an innovative and inclusive teacher since she landed at the University of Oklahoma’s campus in 2008. Jones is a key member of the journalism faculty at Gaylord College and is devoted to helping the next generation of journalists find their strengths. She has numerous teaching awards including two Owen Kulemaka awards for excellence in teaching and DEI initiatives in the classroom.  In 2012, she was one of ten professors nationwide named as Kappa Alpha Theta’s Outstanding Faculty. Jones earned her doctorate at the University of Minnesota in 2010.

In 2023, Jones received a Scripps-Howard grant for a project that will immerse journalism students within two communities affected by racial violence: the area surrounding George Floyd Square in Minneapolis and the Greenwood District of Tulsa. Jones's project is one of only four initiatives in 2023 to be selected by the Scripps Howard Fund. The students will be reporting from these communities in May of 2024.

Jones has created other innovative classes like the Minneapolis/Greenwood project.  Natives Deconstructing News was a podcast produced by students of the Indigenous Storytelling class. Reporting from the Pandemic students reported, with the help of family members, on Oklahomans who died from the virus. In 2012, she, along with Gaylord College professor John Schmeltzer, created one of the first mobile reporting courses in the nation with the help of an AEJMC grant. 

Jones is also the creator of The Listening Project. As part of an OU Presidential Dream Course, TLP students developed listening skills that they practiced by going out into the public with signs inviting strangers to come up and talk to them. Jones has passed along these lessons in sessions for the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) and the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA).

On the industry side, Jones is the national chair for a prestigious news training event — the NPPA’S News Video Workshop. “The Workshop,” as it is commonly referred it in local news circles, will have its 62nd year at OU in March of 2024.  The NPPA recognized Jones with the Joseph Costa award, named for one of the founders and first president of the nearly 70-year-old professional advocacy organization.

A former television photojournalist and producer, Jones brings a wealth of professional experiences to her academic work.  Her research has been published in Journalism & Mass Communication Educator, New Media & Society, Journal of Social Media in Society, and MediaShift. She has also authored book chapters on visual storytelling (in Focal Press’ Communication Across Media) and lessons learned from the mobile reporting class (in Regent Press’ Global Journalism Education: Challenges and Innovations). 

Jones's work in broadcasting earned her numerous awards including a national Edward R. Murrow Award, New York Film Festival medals for documentary work, twice NPPA’s Region 10 Photographer of the Year, Arizona Press Club’s Photographer of the Year, and 29 Rocky Mountain Emmys; two of which were for Photojournalism Enterprise. 



Stan Heist

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Co-Director

Stan is Sinclair’s Director of News Training and Development and chief of sUAS operations. Stan has more than 20 years of journalism experience as a chief photographer, university lecturer and in talent development at the corporate level. In his current role, Stan creates and delivers professional training programs in multiple disciplines, including reporting, producing, visual storytelling and newsroom leadership.

For more than a decade, Stan has taught journalists across the country to help become better storytellers. Outside of the US, he has been invited to speak to groups in Canada, Japan, and Denmark. Since 2006, Stan has been a faculty member of the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) News Video Workshop and serves as the co-chair in charge of curriculum development. Stan has ten regional Emmy awards for in local news and was 2005 NPPA National Television News Photographer of the Year.

Stan holds an M.A. in Journalism from the University of Maryland and is an active member of the NPPA, the Radio Television Digital News Association, and the Association for Talent Development. Stan has an active FAA Part 107 Remote Airman Certificate and completed Sinclair pilot training at Virginia Tech.

Alanna Delfino-Kopania

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Alanna Delﬁno-Kopania is a professional visual storyteller and editor based in the Baltimore/Washington D.C. region. She’s a Baltimore nave who is passionate about telling stories involving her community.  

Alanna is the lead instructor for the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism’s News Videography courses. She’s a proud mentor to many students and is the faculty advisor for UMD’s Video Club.  

Alanna’s work is nationally and locally recognized. She’s the NPPA’s 2017 and 2018 East Top Photographer of the Year and a top five ﬁnalist for their prestigious National Television News Ernie Crisp Photographer of the Year. She’s earned 13 regional Emmy awards from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and is the Chesapeake AP Broadcasters Association's 2020 Outstanding News Photographer.  

Alanna helped co-produce a full-length documentary called “Queen of the Capital,” which appeared at the 2020 Slamdance Film Festival and was eventually bought by Starz. Currently, she is a producer and cinematographer for another full-length documentary covering the creation and growth of The Baltimore Banner. The documentary is set to air by the end of 2025.

Alanna launched her career at WJLA ABC7 in 2015 as a news editor in the nation's capital.  She bounced back to Baltimore when she was offered an opportunity as a visual storyteller at WBFF. There, she quickly climbed the ladder earning Emmys along the way and gaining attention from national news outlets. 

In 2020, she made the leap into national news as a multimedia photojournalist for Tegna’s National Verify team. For the team, Alanna produced powerful stories on topics like crime, education, health, politics, societal concerns, and sports daily. She also produced long-form data-driven stories and was responsible for videos for Tegna's daily fact-checking content. 

She and her colleagues produced an award-winning short documentary called “After Shock: Inside a Year of Violence” in 2018. That same year, Alanna traveled to Puerto Rico, where she captured stories from the town of Yabucoa one year after the deadly Hurricane Maria. She was able to document stories of survivors as they received a new water infiltration system, which gave their entire neighborhood fresh water. 

Alanna was part of Sinclair’s Full Measure team which produced stories in remembrance of the Vietnam War.  While there, she witnessed Vietnam's turning over to the U.S. the remains of servicemen who had been missing in action for over 50 years. 

Alanna is a passionate speaker, a supportive team leader, and a mentor to storytellers across the country.  She is a leadership and faculty member of the News workshop in Norman, Oklahoma. She has been invited to speak at other events and organizations such as NPPA’s Educational Committee, NATAS National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter, Kentucky News Photographers Association, NPPA’s Women in Visual Journalism Conference, Sound of Life Conference, RTDNA’s National Conference and the Society of Professional Journalists FaceTime with the Pros. 

Alanna can thrive in any environment. She has – and continues to – produced stories with strong natural sounds and powerful visuals that give voice to communities. She does this work passionately whether she is working for local or national outlets, whether she is working as a solo journalist or with a team, or whether she is mentoring the next generation of journalists on the same path to excellence. 

Adam D. Vance

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Adam Vance is an incredibly accomplished and versatile individual with a remarkable career trajectory. As a co-director of the News Video Workshop and a member of the NPPA faculty, he has been instrumental in guiding and shaping the next generation of storytellers.

Adam's ability to blend creative thinking with logistical and technical expertise marks him as a problem solver, making him invaluable during your time in Norman, OK. His proficiency in using the appropriate tools for each job and his adeptness with multiple cameras during daily shoots showcase his versatility and skill set.

Currently serving as the Chief Photographer at WJLA-TV/ABC7 in Washington, DC, Adam leads a team of visual storytellers, fostering an environment that encourages excellence and growth in storytelling.

Beyond his professional endeavors, Adam's personal stories about his wife, Paulette, and twin sons, Bryce and Connor, who are passionate baseball players, reflect his dedication to both family and storytelling from the heart.

Adam's passion for storytelling extends beyond his professional life, resonating deeply in his personal experiences as well. His willingness to go above and beyond for others, coupled with his storytelling prowess, undoubtedly makes him an asset to both the industry and those around him.

Lisa Berglund

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Lisa Berglund is an award winning videographer, editor, producer and storyteller. For over 50 years, the National Press Photographers Association has awarded its Photographer of the Year to the finest in the nation. Lisa was the first and only woman videographer to receive this honor.

Lisa’s work with corporations, international news and non-profit organizations has given her powerful professional experience –
including shooting, producing, and editing news, marketing and promotional videos, PSA’s and documentaries.

Lisa specializes in working in some of the most remote corners of the world, because she feels strongly about giving voice to people who are rarely heard. She has worked in over 30 countries, including Angola, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sri Lanka, India, and Ecuador. Lisa is also a sought after teacher and coach. She has helped thousands of working journalists and filmmakers become better visual storytellers.

She is the owner of Gold Dog Media, Inc., and lives with her two amazing border collies in Washington State.

Tim Underhill

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Tim Underhill is a Senior Lecturer of Media at Ball State University. He bought his first
camera at a garage sale when he was in the 5th grade. From that point on he knew he was meant to have a camera in his hands.

Not long after he found a wind-up 8-millimeter movie camera and realized that
photography could go beyond the still image.

Tim has worked for network television affiliates in Rockford, Illinois; Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Indianapolis, Indiana. He continues to keep up to date by freelancing for various networks. Tim’s work has appeared several national and regional networks including, ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, ESPN, The Big Ten Network and FOX. He has covered the Indianapolis 500, Brickyard 400, NBA playoffs, Pan Am Games, NCAA championships, the World Basketball Championships, NFL Monday Night Football plus other college and professional sporting events.

In 1997 Tim was named to the faculty of News Video Workshop sponsored by the National Press Photographers Association. He’s worked as a room captain for the critiquesessions, campaigning against vertical video and is in charge of the lighting and sound for the annual event in Norman, Oklahoma.

Tim has served as a judge for several contests including the Emmy Awards, NPPA, SPJ
and other competitions. Tim’s work has earned awards from many of those same organizations including NPPA,
AP, and the Emmy Awards.

Tim splits his time between news and production faculty assignments, emphasizing multimedia visual storytelling. Tim serves as a senior lecturer teaching courses in visual storytelling, video production, drones, 360 video and news writing. Underhill holds two degrees from Ball State University, a Bachelor of Science degree in Telecommunications and a Master of Arts in Digital Storytelling.

When he isn’t working, he can be found spending time as a Boy Scout leader. Tim is also enjoying family life with his wife and two sons backpacking, pedaling bikes and sampling craft beers.

Mike Schuh

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Mike Schuh’s storytelling career began as a Photographer/MMJ. Soon, union rules forced him to transition to a Reporter. Now he wears many hats: Business Owner, Photographer, MMJ/Writer, Producer, Director, Podcast Host and Network TV Show Writer.  

His television news reporting in Louisville, Indianapolis, and Baltimore led to awards for stories that have brought him to Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle-East. 

Mike is now a “recovering journalist” who owns his own video storytelling company:	“MS StoryWorks.”  He says it’s the best of both worlds because he frequently accepts freelance news gigs, engages in the production, photography, writing, and editing of videos for non-profits and corporations. 

Twice he’s been flown to Iceland to produce videos.  Lately his background in news led to jobs writing an hour long documentary for Discovery, as well as writing segments for a primetime travel & food show for the PBS Network.

When shooting he uses a Canon C-70 Cinema and R6 mirrorless cameras.  Clients include: CNN, The Washington Post, PBS, Discovery+, The Food Channel, iPondr, Andersen Windows, The Baltimore Symphony, and many other local non-profits.


Joe Mahoney

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Joe Mahoney is an assistant professor of journalism at Metropolitan State University in Denver. Prior to moving into teaching, Mahoney worked at Denver’s PBS affiliate, KRMA-TV, and was a staff photographer for one of Denver's daily newspapers, The Rocky Mountain News. Most recently, he’s spent time as an editor at two digital news sites. He began his career with a ten-year-long run at the Associated Press.

Along the way, Mahoney has earned two Pulitzer Prizes for breaking news photography and a Heartland EMMY for topical documentary along with other regional and national awards.

Mahoney attended the Workshop in 2009 as a “shoot & edit,” then joined the faculty in 2011. He’s returned to teach nearly every year since.

He and his spouse, Corinne, live in suburban Denver and have two college-age children. When he’s not chasing Shiloh the Devil Dog through his neighborhood, Joe can be found at the hockey rink with his beer league team.

Evelio Contreras

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Evelio Contreras is a video producer for CNN Digital’s Original Video team. He is based in New York. Previously, he worked as a video journalist at The Washington Post, Las Vegas Sun and The Roanoke Times.

His work has been recognized by The National Press Photographers Association, Society of News Design and the Capital Emmys. He has coached students and taught multimedia at workshops including NPPA’s Multimedia Immersion in Syracuse, NY.

He grew up in Eagle Pass, a small border town on the Texas and Mexico border. It was there working at El Gram, a bilingual newspaper, where he learned about his interests in telling stories about ordinary people doing extraordinary things. He likes meeting new people and finding new ways to tell their stories.



Sharon Levy Freed

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Lots of people say they're from Colorado but most are imports…from places like Oklahoma, California, or Texas. Not Sharon Levy Freed. She is one of the few, the proud, the Colorado natives.

And she’s been there most of her professional career.   After graduating from Mizzou (mafia proud) her first shooting job was at KAKE TV in Wichita Kansas.  13 months later she was working in Denver…and has stayed there ever since.

Besides shooting news, Sharon has taught  a gazillion photographers, editors and producers  how to non-linear edit.   She doesn’t teach tape to tape on a computer.  Levy has an entire philosophy revolving around the strengths of true non-linear editing.  Ask her what she thinks…and be ready for an ear full.

And Sharon spent three years, traveling the country teaching DSLR video for Canon Cameras.   It is different than “video” and teaching brought her a whole new appreciation for still photography.  When you teach, you learn…which is why she loves The Workshop.

Along the way Sharon has spent more than 6 months of her life (in week long increments) at the NPPA NewsVideo Workshop in Norman.  She’s a recovering Workshop Director, and now enjoys being part of the Workshop Faculty.

Sharon is currently the Senior Technical Operations Manager for Daily Blast Live.  This nationally syndicated talk show airs in more than 50 markets in and out of the TEGNA family.   The show is live 4.5 hours daily.    Sharon designed, implemented and manages the media workflow as well as take feeds, monitors the satellite transmissions and does lots of other technical tasks necessary to keep a project of this magnitude on the air.

On a personal note, Sharon has produced MANY MANY things over her years but her best productions by far are her children. Eighteen year old Sam and seventeen year old Anna, along with Dad Jay and dogs Rosie and Charlie, make up the family she’s always dreamed of.

Joseph Huerta

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Meet Joseph, a seasoned Storyteller and Content Creator based in Seattle, WA, whose expansive portfolio beautifully captures a diverse array of American stories. Joseph's storytelling journey has been nothing short of remarkable, ranging from capturing the pulsating energy of the World Series to sensitively depicting the challenges posed by Hurricane Harvey and meticulously documenting the historic moments of President Obama's second Inauguration.

Joseph's dedication and talent have not gone unnoticed, earning a plethora of accolades along the way. With an impressive collection of 30 regional Emmy Awards, Joseph stands as a testament to the power of storytelling. Particularly noteworthy is the receipt of the esteemed Alfred I. du Pont Award for the documentary "Bob's Choice," a poignant exploration intimately tied to Washington state's Death with Dignity law, showcasing Joseph's ability to shed light on important societal issues.

Beyond the realm of creative pursuits, Joseph generously shares insights with emerging Content Creators. As a speaker at the "National Press Photographers Association News Video Workshop" in Norman, Oklahoma, Joseph has had the privilege of imparting wisdom to aspiring talents. Additionally, Joseph has made significant contributions to education by creating video tutorials incorporated into the curricula of esteemed institutions such as Syracuse University, Michigan State University, Fresno State, and Florida Gulf Coast University.

With an unwavering passion for storytelling that extends beyond the camera lens, Joseph continues to inspire and shape the landscape of American narratives, leaving an enduring mark on the world of visual storytelling.


Rob Collet

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Since the fall of 1998 Rob Collett has been trying to capture moments that shape lives and communities. Rob has shared stories across the Midwest, starting at KHAS-TV in Central Nebraska, on South to KSNW-TV in Wichita, KS, then to Green Country at KTUL-TV in Tulsa, OK. From 2013 to 2018 Rob was part of the KARE-TV family helping the storytelling staff to two NPPA National Station of the Year wins. Recently he left TV to join the newsroom department of fortune five company UnitedHealthcare as a Senior Content Producer.

Rob is a 2008 Norman workshop graduate. He says this is where he had a proverbial light bulb moment. Norman flipped on his passion switch for storytelling. Rob believes a week in Norman will change your life, and he’s excited to inspire future storytellers as he was inspired all those years ago.

Rob feels blessed to share people’s stories. He has a knack for anticipating, and capturing moments. He credits this to many things including hand/eye coordination skills by beating his babysitters in Pitfall, Space Invaders, Centipede, and other fantastic Atari games. He also thinks it has something to do with his skinny chicken legs. They are like camouflage. People often mistake him for a tripod.

Rob’s work has earned him twenty six regional Emmy’s, numerous regional Edward R. Murrow awards, three national Edward R. Murrow awards, and in 2016 was awarded the NPPA Ernie Crisp National Photographer of the Year Award. The honor being the ultimate career goal.

However, his greatest achievement is his family. He has been married to the beautiful Brianna for five years and is a proud Dad to his boys William and Jack.

Oliver Janney

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Oliver “OJ” Janney is the Senior Manager of Field Production at CNN based in Washington, DC, and a graduate of the 2004 News Video workshop.

As a sophomore at Goucher College by day, and as the first overnight editor at WBFF-TV when the station launched their morning news program in 2000, OJ got an early start to his career.  After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies in 2003, he joined the ranks of the photography staff at WJZ first as a freelancer then as a staffer. In 2004, he was honored with an Emmy Award for quick turnaround new production with fellow NVW faculty member Mike Schuh.

In 2007, OJ took a position with CNN NewSource based in Washington D.C. As one of two dedicated NewSource photojournalists, he traveled the country covering breaking news stories and the 2008 Presidential race. In 2009, he joined the CNN Image+Sound Field Production department where he travelled the world covering news stories, crafting documentaries and honing his skills on higher end productions including marketing and promotional material for the network. In 2013, he and his team took first place honors in the NPPA’s Best of Photojournalism contest for, “Operation Hope”, an hour long CNN Freedom Project documentary seen world-wide on CNN International.  Notable assignments include the search for Malaysian Air 370 in Malaysia and Australia, coverage of the terrorist attack on the offices of the Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris, the Boston Marathon Bombing and the ensuing manhunt for the perpetrators, network pool coverage of the Secretary of Defense’s travels across the Middle East, a week at Guantanamo Bay, the 2012 Presidential Race and coverage of the death of Freddy Gray in Baltimore and the riot and citywide-curfew that followed, the events of January 6th 2021 in Washington and coordination of the network’s coverage of the 2016 and 2020 Presidential campaigns.

In 2015, OJ was promoted to management and now oversees the 28 photojournalists based in the network’s Washington bureau, 10 Directors of Photography across the country and the DC field Production management team.

**CNN sponsored faculty*

Tawanda Scott Sambu

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Tawanda Scott Sambou is an award-winning senior producer and experienced leader for CNN International’s features team based in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.  From long-form to short-form stories in tv and digital, her expertise is focused on content creation that starts conversations and evokes emotion.  She has pitched and produced stories reaching millions of viewers around the world.

As a veteran in the business, she traveled domestically and internationally, covering some of the biggest news stories in recent history including Hurricane Katrina, the earthquake in Haiti and the Boston Bombing.  With a unique path for her career, she worked as a photojournalist during the early years and was director of photography for some of CNN’s most high-profile documentaries such as “Black in America” hosted by Soledad O’Brien.  She was also the lead producer and director of photography for CNN’s groundbreaking project, “The First Time I Realized I was Black.” Most recently, the senior producer for CNN’s half-hour show, Inside the Middle East: Egyptian Women in Film.

Tawanda has a breadth of experience and is the recipient of multiple awards including a Peabody, Emmy Award for News and Documentary, NABJ Salute to Excellence Award, NPPA Awards and an Eppy Award as Finalist for Best Investigative/ Enterprise Video with more than 1 million unique monthly visitors.

Tawanda got her start in Macon, Ga. as a photojournalist for WMAZ-TV, her hometown station.  In 1999, she moved across the country to Las Vegas, NV. joining the photojournalism team at KVBC-TV.  In 2004, she joined CNN's photojournalism team in New York, NY.

When she’s not digging for the next story idea to pitch, Tawanda enjoys traveling, cooking, and spending time with her family.  With a passion for giving back, she’s also an associate board member for Oliver Scholars, a non-profit organization based in New York City.  The organization prepares high-achieving Black and Latino students from underserved communities, for success at top independent schools and prestigious colleges.

Carmaine Means

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Carmaine Means is currently a CBS National Network News photographer and commercial drone pilot at the Los Angeles bureau. 

Prior to accepting the network photographer position in LA, she was a Emmy award winning television news photojournalist at CBS 2 News in Chicago(WBBM-TV)where she worked in the news and production departments for WBBM -TV.   She received her B.A. from Columbia College Chicago in television/film production. Her career began in Rockford, IL, at WTVO, ABC 17 in August of 2002, after spending a week as a student observer in March or 2002. From that point, she moved on to work at WVTV, WB 18 in Milwaukee, WI, in May of 2003. In December of 2003, she accepted a position at the Tribune owned, CLTV/WGN 9 broadcasting back in her hometown of Chicago. In 2005, she started working at ABC 7 Chicago and until moving across town to CBS 2 Chicago in 2014. 

Since then, Carmaine won several Emmy’s for CBS Chicago and while working for ABC 7 Chicago from 2005-2014. Those stories include Coal City/Washington, IL tornado coverage, Bob and His Devices, CBS’ The Chicago Auto Show, 190 N, Windy City Live and At the Movies for ENG/EFP photography. 

Some of her career highlights include being asked to be a judge for prestigious National Press Photographers Association(NPPA), "Photojournalist of the Year" in 2015 l, on the campus of Michigan State University. The White House National Press Association in sponsored by National Geographic and Nikon in February of 2015 & 2018. 

Since the emergence of UAS/UAV's in television & cinema,  Carmaine has been on the forefront of this innovative and expolosive use of drone technology in the the media industry. She set up the CBS 2 Chicago drone program in November of 2016 working alongside with news operations manager. This year since joining CBS Network, she has spoken on a panel sponsored by NPPA on the campus of CUNY(Colleges and University of New York). Presented and trained students at U of Nebraska for the FAA Part 107 preparation test. 

She was recently asked to start and lead CBS Network News drone program. Her career path has been featured in Drone 360 Magazine, Chicago Woman, Women And Drones Blog, WGN Radio & Chicago Tribune's,  DNA Info and most recently in Columbia College’s DEMO Magazine. 

Brigette Waltermire

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Brigette Waltermire is a visual information specialist with the Colorado Bureau of Land Management and award-winning public affairs specialist in the Oklahoma Air National Guard. For more than ten years she has told the stories of the people with whom she works, and the multifaceted ways they help serve the public, through writing, photography, graphics and video, as well as managed organizational social media and web presences. In public affairs she experiences the best parts of every other job in the organization, and this offers her many opportunities to seek creative ways to tell a story through a variety of media.

Waltermire is a graduate of University of Oklahoma, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in online journalism in 2017 and her Master of Arts in Journalism in 2018. During her time as a master’s student, she was an Oklahoma Newspaper Foundation intern at the Enid News & Eagle, the executive producer for OU [UNFILTERED], an OU student coverage partner initiative with KWTV News 9, and Carnegie-Knight News21 fellow.

Some of her favorite memories related to Gaylord College come from her time as an NPPA minion. She volunteered as a student for three years starting with #Y55, then acted as minion coordinator for #Y58 before joining the Workshop as a faculty member for #Y59. She has found over the years that the tools taught at the workshop have translated to all aspects of her work and encourages every Workshop participant to think about how they can transform the way they tell stories no matter what medium.

Elizabeth Sims

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Elizabeth Sims is the Social Media and Content Manager for the Gatlinburg Convention and Visitors Bureau, or Visit Gatlinburg for short, where she combines photos, videos and the latest TikTok trends to share stories from "the gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains."

Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, the mountains called Elizabeth to Knoxville, Tennessee in 2018 when she was hired to create the Digital Storyteller position at WBIR after graduating from the University of Oklahoma. During her time there, she garnered three Emmy nominations, four Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, a National Edward R. Murrow Award and a Gracie Award from the Alliance for Women in Media. After five years with the station, she decided to embark on a new adventure with Visit Gatlinburg in 2023.

Elizabeth got involved with the NPPA News Video Workshop in 2015 as a student volunteer while she was at OU before being invited back as a guest speaker for the Virtual Workshop in 2020 and officially joining the faculty for Y60 in 2022. 

When she’s not on the job, she enjoys gaming, cooking and being outdoors, especially paddleboarding, hiking and camping.


Tomas Hoppough

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Tomas Hoppough is an award-winning Solo Video Journalist, and National Correspondent for E.W. Scripps. He has covered extensive breaking news stories on the George Floyd Protests in Minneapolis, the Uvalde shooting and Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas.

Tomas specializes in long form documentary style storytelling and produces in depth packages and documentaries for E.W. Scripps. Tomas has used the basics he’s learned and transitioned it to his long form produced content. He has also innovated his own style of storytelling to get to the heart of hard news topic — all at the speed of news.
Tomas believes in telling stories that have journalistic impact, and speaking with those directly affected by the story. He also believes in mastering the basics and foundations of storytelling on deadline to transition it to long form.

He’s earned multiple regional Emmys, a national Murrow, a Telly Award, a Communicator Award, 2020 NPPA General SVJ of the year, and multiple NPPA Best of Photography awards.

Kevin Hartfield

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It was nearly 4 decades ago that I first walked into a television station as an employee. It was a time just after film cameras, and a time of new video cameras and video tape. That was in Pueblo Colorado. I remember my first camera, it was a TK 76, and a 1 inch over the shoulder tape player/recorder. Those were the good ole days, tape editing, one live shot a day, and local news meant, news down the street. Now it's a new time, digital tape, HD cameras, and tape less cameras.

I currently work at KCNC TV, where I have worked for the past 39 years. I started out on the over night shift, later moved to a night shift. I thought I would be there forever. So I changed my way of thinking. I started to think more 'out da box', I started to look at video differently, I started to look at my role as more than just a photographer. So what happen? I made my way to become Director of Photography for a nationally syndicated kids program called “News for Kids.” While there I introduced a 'MTV' style of shooting and editing. The shows won an Emmy for Best Kids Program. I later moved to sports where I became a producer. I shot and produced collage coaches shows. I was all ways a restless  photog. I returned to the news department where I worked general assignment, and special projects. I earned a Murrow for “Use of Video” for a photo piece that I shot and produced. This was a time before photogs were ever receiving Murrows. I also have produced ½ and 1 hour news and sport programs. I am a 3 time Photographer of the Year, given to me by the Colorado chapter of the National Association of Black Journalist. I have a number of Emmys as well as hundreds of Emmy nominations.

I am now the Chief Photographer at KCNC-TV in Denver. I also work with the investigative unit. In 2005 we received the prestiges Peabody  award for a series of stories on Army recruiting.  I learned a great deal about undercover cameras and working undercover. I have even built a few undercover camera rigs. Stop me and we'll talk about undercover gear.

My words of wisdom to you is to do your job to the best of you ability, and continue in this industry because you love to be a story teller. Take a step back and think “out the box”. And   lastly, Life is about opportunity and challenges, you look for opportunities that challenge you, if you not challenged, look for new opportunities.

Have a great week!!

Hank Cavagnaro

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Hank Cavagnaro is an award-winning MMJ who is now helping lead a team to become better storytellers at News9 in Oklahoma City. Hank’s job as the Multimedia Storytelling Supervisor is informed, in part, by his time at the Workshop. He originally came to Norman as a college student and then returned as a professional journalist and is a graduate of Y55 and Y56. 

Hank works every day with the MMJs and traditional two-man crews to help improve his station's storytelling. He mentors News9’s journalists in finding people, create memorable characters and moments in day-turn situations.  He also helps them survive the day. He is joining the workshop this year to help you do the same and help you to take your storytelling to the next level. 

Before OKC he worked at KVUE in Austin, Texas as a special projects MMJ and a general assignment MMJ. There he earned several statewide and national awards for stories he did as an MMJ and a reporter. 

Forrest Sanders

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Forrest Sanders is a solo video journalist at NewsChannel 5 in Nashville.  Forrest is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University and started his career at WBKO in Bowling Green, KY. He's covered the stories of Nashville since 2009. He’s the recipient of 38 Emmy Awards for work he wrote, shot and edited. He is an active member and strong proponent of the National Press Photographers Association. He was named NPPA’s national Solo Video Journalist of the Year in the quarterly contest twice. He was named Solo Video Journalist of the Year in NPPA's Best of Photography competition in 2022 and 2023. He's a two-time runner-up for the national Ernie Crisp Photographer of the Year and one-time nominee for NPPA's Award for Reporting.
Forrest believes in visual, emotion-driven storytelling that emphasizes the uniqueness of the person and situation at the center of the story. A somewhat unconventional path to news, Forrest decided he wanted to write, shoot and edit stories after watching 'The Evil Dead' in high school (it's a long story). He thanks the Kentucky News Photographers Association for arranging for the governor to officially bestow him the title of ‘Kentucky Colonel.’ This designation has made him, yes, Colonel Sanders.

Josh Hinkle

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Josh Hinkle is KXAN’s Director of Investigations & Innovation, leading the station’s 12-person duPont and IRE Award-winning investigative team on multiple platforms. He also leads KXAN’s political coverage as the executive producer and host of “State of Texas,” a weekly program – and companion podcast – focused on the Texas Legislature and elections, seen in 14 markets statewide. His work on the show has been honored three times with the national Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Television Political Journalism in 2015 for coverage of the women’s health debate, in 2017 for an exposé on border security funding, and in 2019 for an investigation into financial questions surrounding Texas’ oil and gas regulators. The show has also earned ten Emmys for politics and public affairs programming.

In 2018, the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) selected “Fallen,” an investigative documentary Josh produced about fatal police shootings and officers’ mental health training, as the recipient of the national Sigma Delta Chi Award for Best Documentary. The same year, “DENIED,” an investigative project he produced about police transparency during in-custody death cases, won an Emmy for investigative series. In 2019, he launched the station’s first podcast series, “Catalyst,” which accompanies the multi-platform investigations “Mayberry Texas” about flaws in the state’s missing persons system, “A History of Mass Violence” about four decades of mass shootings in Texas, and “Dead & Undone” about people dying in police custody – the latter of which earned an Emmy for journalistic enterprise and was recognized nationally with a special citation among the News Leaders Association’s First Amendment Awards in 2021. “Mayberry Texas” was also a national finalist for an Online Journalism Award and Emmy winner for journalistic enterprise in 2019. The inaugural season of “Catalyst” won a National Edward R. Murrow Award from the Radio Television Digital New Association (RTDNA) in the podcast category in 2020, while a collection of “KXAN Investigates” digital projects Josh led also won a national Murrow in the multimedia category that same year. One recent season – part of a collaboration with ClearHealthCosts – provides expert analysis for KXAN’s “Medical Debt Lawsuits” project, which sparked a new law in 2023 requiring greater billing transparency from Texas hospitals. That same year, the project won a National Murrow for “Excellence in Innovation.”

In 2020, Josh and his team also debuted a digital-first investigation called “Locked in Limbo,” which highlights mental competency challenges among Texas inmates. It was honored with two Emmys that year for investigative series and journalistic enterprise and was named a Scripps Howard Award national finalist and a Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting national semi-finalist. In addition to its own podcast season, that project featured a solutions journalism approach to storytelling – a concept Josh has helped implement at KXAN and Nexstar through initiatives like 2019’s “Save Our Students: Solutions for Wellness & Safety” – which was the national recipient of Mental Health America’s Media Award and was a finalist for the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Leadership Foundation’s Service to America Award – and 2020’s “Pandemic PASS or FAIL: Solutions for Education Equity” – a nationwide project focused on the coronavirus and its disproportionate impact on some students. Both projects were collaborations with the Solutions Journalism Network (SJN).

In 2021, Josh and the investigative team continued their research into mental health issues in Texas jails, launching “Mental Competency Consequences” after receiving a national fellowship and partnering with the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism. The project highlighted untracked deaths on the state hospital waitlist, prompting officials to begin re-examining how they collect information and the impact of a record backlog. It was honored with a National Murrow in 2022 for “Excellence in Innovation,” along with two other wins – another collection of “KXAN Investigates” projects in the digital category and an update episode to the fourth season of “Catalyst” in the podcast category, which featured Josh testifying before state legislators about law enforcement transparency challenges. That same year, a multi-platform collaboration, “Justice for Some,” Josh produced with the Texas Observer to examine public corruption won an Emmy for journalistic enterprise.

Josh was named Reporter of the Year by the Texas Associated Press Broadcasters (TAPB) in both 2012 and 2013 and also earned an Emmy as Best General Assignment/Spot News Reporter in Texas. Before coming to Austin, Josh worked as a reporter, anchor and producer in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Columbia, Missouri; and Oklahoma City. In his career, he has received multiple Edward R. Murrow Awards and Emmys, plus several other honors from: Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE), SPJ, National Headliner Awards, Columbia University, Harvard’s Shorenstein Center, the Scripps Howard Foundation, the News Leaders Association, the Online News Association (ONA), the NAB Leadership Foundation, the Constructive Institute, the Headliners Foundation of Texas, the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas (FOIFT), the State Bar of Texas, the Dallas Bar Association, the Texas State Teachers Association, the Texas Medical Association, TAPB, the Texas Association of Broadcasters (TAB), the Iowa Associated Press, the Iowa Broadcast News Association, the Missouri Broadcasters Association, Suicide Awareness Voices of Education, Mental Health America, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the Education Writers Association, the Association of Health Care Journalists and the National Institute for Health Care Management.

He serves on the board of directors for both IRE and FOIFT, the former of which he also currently serves as vice president. In his first two years on the IRE board, he also chaired its training committee and led a recurring master class on managing investigators. Additionally, he sits on SJN’s advisory council and the board of governors for the Lone Star Emmys, serves as a journalist of color fellowship mentor for the Maynard Institute and is a member of SPJ and the Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists (NLGJA). Josh earned his bachelor’s degree with honors in journalism and Spanish from Oklahoma State University, then his master’s degree in journalism and public policy from the University of Missouri – where he was also a graduate assistant in the political radio reporting program. Josh teaches broadcast journalism at St. Edward’s University in Austin. He has also guest-lectured at the University of Texas and the University of Missouri, in addition to hosting multi-platform, investigative and political coverage workshops for TAB. He has also spoken at conferences and other events for IRE, the National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting (NICAR), the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA), RTDNA, SJN, ONA, NLGJA, and the Constructive Institute.

Originally from Oklahoma, Josh loves spending time with friends and family, especially his two nieces. When he is free, he enjoys watching movies, traveling and exploring the Austin area with his Boston Terriers – Betty Blue and Bonnie Blue.

Frequently Asked Questions

**Do I need to bring gear?**
 Shoot ‘n Edits need to bring: a video or DSLR camera that shoots video, batteries, tripod, and any other support gear (steady bags, SD cards, chargers, etc.). It is helpful to have a laptop and editing software, but not necessary. If you shoot on any standard format, we can accommodate. Please email Julie Jones or Adam Vance with if you are wondering about other formats.

**What's the schedule?**
 Daily sessions run from 8:30 in the morning until 8, 9, or 10 p.m. at night. Be prepared to have your days and nights full!

**I am thinking about registering as a Shoot ‘n Edit. What should I expect?**
Shoot ‘n Edits are given three assignments during the week. Your raw and edited work will be critiqued by some of the best journalists in the business. We are here to help you become stronger in your storytelling and video skills. So, check your ego and open your mind. You will be tested but it will be worth the challenge!

**I am thinking about registering as a Participant. What will I miss by not being a Shoot ‘n Edit?**
Participants live through the same week as the Shoot ‘n Edits. You will be doing the assignments side by side the Shoot ‘n Edits and you will learn from the critiques as well. Only difference? You are not sitting in the hot seat.

**Who should I contact if I have more questions? **
Contact Julie Jones at theworkshopnppa@gmail.com

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**March 15 – 20, 2026, Norman, OK**

###### Calling all video journalists!

 Are you ready for a transformative journey that will set your storytelling skills and in-the-field knowledge to a new level?  The NPPA News Video Workshop is an unparalleled, immersive learning experience that will empower you to capture the most compelling stories through your camera's lens. 

Why Attend the NPPA News Video Workshop? 

 **Masterclass Instruction:** Learn from the best video storytellers who have a passion for teaching. The faculty comes from every kind of industry to depends on video stories. Each person has a different skill set, background, and job.  Here is what they have in common:  A deep connection to compelling storytelling.   

**Hands-On:** The assignments are hands-on, fun, and designed to sharpen your technical skills. From storytelling fundamentals to advanced editing skills, you'll gain a comprehensive understanding of the art and science behind impactful visual storytelling from the knuckles up.  
 
**Feedback and Networking:** Ever feel like you are alone out there?  Come connect with incredible people both on the faculty and sitting beside you.  The people you meet will be one of the best benefits of the week. Pair that up with formal and informal critiques, “how-to-do that" or “how-to-survive this" type of breakout sessions and you have a powerful boost to your confidence to handle any situation.  

We stand by that promise because we, the faculty ready to greet you, have seen this week change hundreds of journalists minds, skill set and careers. You will gain a depth of knowledge whether you are a photojournalist or a reporter; whether your work lands on the 10 o’clock newscast, in a documentary, or online; whether you are a student or professional.

If you are a journalist who uses any video in your reporting, the News Video Workshop is for you. You will learn from an award winning faculty who shoots with DSLRs, HD video cameras and, in some cases, the smart phones in their pockets. These are some of the best storytellers working today. We volunteer our time at the workshop to help you and the journalism industry we love get better and grow stronger.

You will leave Norman, Oklahoma (home base for the Workshop) a better journalist, a stronger storyteller and with a renewed commitment to journalism.

News Video Workshop

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Enroll now! $145 discount for members, $75 discount for student members. 

If you are a journalist who uses any video in your reporting, the News Video Workshop is for you. You will learn from an award winning faculty who shoots with DSLRs, HD video cameras and, in some cases, the smart phones in their pockets.