NPPA Blogs

David Y. Lee is the Creative Director for The Waiting List, an online multimedia storytelling project introducing the stories of people waiting for an organ transplant. Lee covered the 2004 Presidential campaign for Time and Newsweek.  In October 2007, the U.S. Department of State contracted Lee as Secretary Condoleezza Rice’s official photographer to.. (Read More)

It was about the same time Region 8 Director Kevin Martin asked me if I would like to run the Region 8 blog. My name is Anita Baca and I am a multimedia team leader and picture editor at the San Antonio Express-News. While I was wondering what on earth.. (Read More)

The story for this post is We're Going into Their World on The Edit Foundry Youtube Page I continue to edit the series 'Extreme Kellie' for News on the Deuce. .. (Read More)

For the first time in NPPA history, members (both professional and students) are electing the Board of Directors nationally. This is an important time in the NPPA and I want to encourage you to look at the candidates running for the Board and cast your vote for the two.. (Read More)

In the sensory overload world, eliminating clutter and streamlining work flow can be a challenge. You can't have that big picture success without an attention to detail. I have two good examples - one for photographers and one for editors - of pushing through nonsense to get the job done... (Read More)

The January 2009 winners of the regional digital clip contest. Links to the winners appear below. Spot News 1st “No way home” Peter Haley / The News Tribune/Tacoma 2nd “Leftovers from the Flood” Dan Bates / The Herald (Everett) 3rd “flood embrace” Janet Jensen / The Tacoma News Tribune General.. (Read More)

NPPA Multimedia Immersion The 2009 NPPA Multimedia Immersion Seminar in Las Vegas will be an intense, five-day, hands-on training experience for visual journalists looking to expand and grow their multimedia skillsets. Our focus is on mixing photos, video and audio.. (Read More)

Four years ago we added the NPPA Photojournalism Award for Reporting.  Each year the entries keep getting better and better.  The judges came up with 6 great finalists.   Kyle Clark KUSA Denver Joe Fryer  KARE Minneapolis Eric Hanson KCCI Des Moines Boyd Huppert  KARE Minneapolis Jason Moore KTUU Anchorage Brad Woodard  KHOU Houston They narrowed it.. (Read More)