http://blogs.nppa.org/TVBop Just another NPPA Blogs weblog Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:35:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://blogs.nppa.org/TVBop/2009/02/27/nppa-photojournalism-award-for-reporting-and-judges-choice/   [caption id="attachment_123" align="alignnone" width="225" caption="Poynter"][/caption]     It's been a great week of judging over 700 entries in the 2009 NPPA TV BOP contest.  I consider myself to be very lucky to get to do this every year.  Not only do I get to see some of the best of the best in ... http://blogs.nppa.org/TVBop/2009/02/27/and-the-winners-are/ The Editing Judges finished up their year of judging with the Web categories. Here are the winners: WEB 48 HR. EDITING WINNERS 1st-"Praying for Benazir" Travis Fox  washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/video/2008/01/03/VI2008010301702.html 2nd-"Washington Sketch: Capitol Hill Gets Exercised" Michael Akira  washingtonpost.com  www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/video/2008/07/25/VI2008072500916.html 3rd-"Walter Harris Funeral" Brian Kaufman Detroit Free Press www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=videonetwork&videoid=936160910 HM-"Jazzing it Up"  Aaron Chimbell WFAA Dallas   www.wfaa.com/video/index.html?nvid=212399&noad=yes HM-"In Beichuan, China, the ... http://blogs.nppa.org/TVBop/2009/02/27/web-editing-winners/ Don't forget to join in on tomorrow's live chat to find out the winners of the Ernie Crisp Photographer of the Year, the Editor of the Year, and the 3 Station's of the Year.   http://www.poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=158888 All of the finalists, winners, and judges' comments will be posted at: http://bop.nppa.org/2009/tv_and_web_video/news_photography/winners/    and http://bop.nppa.org/2009/tv_and_web_video/editing/winners/ http://blogs.nppa.org/TVBop/2009/02/26/photographer-of-the-year-editor-of-the-year-station-of-the-yearkeepdont/ The Editing judges finished up the Photo Essay (Editors) category today and came away with only one winner.  Greg T. Johnson (WFAA) took that top spot with " Bonny the Buglar" The Photography judges have spent most of the morning and afternoon watching the four categories of web entries.   Here are ... http://blogs.nppa.org/TVBop/2009/02/26/thursday-afternoon-winners/   [caption id="attachment_100" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="2009 TV BOP Judges"][/caption] This morning the Photography judges are working their way through almost 100 web entries in four different categories.  There have been some very interesting discussions during this time.  As TV photographers and reporters, the judge's have an eye for what makes good story ... http://blogs.nppa.org/TVBop/2009/02/26/web-entries/ The Editing Judges just wrapped up the News Feature category that includes an Editor and Photographer side to it. In the Editor's Side, Greg T. Johnson from WFAA was the winner with "He Saved Five Lives".   Jason Hanson from KSTP  took 2nd with "Korean Reunion".   And WJW's Matt Rafferty ... http://blogs.nppa.org/TVBop/2009/02/25/more-winners-for-wednesday/ Greetings from Sunny Florida!  I only know it's sunny because we took a group picture in front of Poynter first thing this morning.   [caption id="attachment_84" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="2009 TV BOP Judges"][/caption] The Photography judges are starting out the day watching the Small Market Station of the Year entries.  We hope to tackle ... http://blogs.nppa.org/TVBop/2009/02/25/wednesday-of-tv-bop-judging/   [caption id="attachment_80" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Terry Lovell watching an editing story"][/caption] The Editing judges wrapped up 2 more categories this afternoon.     Steve Rhodes (WTHR) took top spot in the Editors Effects Category with "Defining Dillinger".  Other winners in this category were:   2nd-"Tragic Teens"  Brad Swagger  KMSP  Minneapolis 3rd-"Lindale" Matt Rafferty  WJW Cleveland HM-"After the Burn"  ... http://blogs.nppa.org/TVBop/2009/02/24/more-editing-winners/   [caption id="attachment_74" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Ram Guzman plays the next Editing entry"][/caption] The Editing Judges have had a busy morning watching Photo Essays, shot and edited by the photographer.    Doug Burgess (WFAA) took 1st with "Invisible Voices" and Troy Hale from Michigan State University placed 2nd with "Formula Racing"   In General News ... http://blogs.nppa.org/TVBop/2009/02/24/more-results-2/