For nearly five years, the NPPA and through our membership in the Federal Shield Law Coalition has been working with Congress to craft a federal shield law. This week, it appears to be closer than ever to be enacted into law.
The House of Representatives passed a version of the shield law (HR 985) last March [...]
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 individuals you feel are best suited [...]
If you haven’t seen the new comments section on News Photographer news stories, I encourage you to check it out. The first story it is available on is here. We have added the ability for you to leave comments when editor Don Winslow posts a story on the web. Our hope is that you’ll respond [...]
Congratulations are do to photo editing icon John G. Morris on his being awarded the The French Légion d’Honneur. The award is the highest and most prestigious award given by France. Morris received his award from French photojournalist Marc Riboud at the paris office of Magnum Photos. News Photographer has more on the story and photos of the [...]
White House photographer Pete Souza provided a behind the scenes look at the first 100 days of President Barak Obama to CNN’s John King recently.
This is a fascinating look at the way Souza works covering the President. As an educator, this is a great teaching piece on how Souza considers himself “a visual historian.” [...]
With the first coverage of the return of a Fallen Hero after Secretary of Defense Robert Gates overturned an 18-year ban of media coverage of the transfers, I want to pass on some information that may be helpful for photojournalists and media outlets wishing to cover the ceremonies. The Department of Defense has posted the [...]
I am excited to share with you that after the NPPA and several other photo groups expressed our concerns to Canon about their CPS requirements for bodies and lenses, a change has been made. The NPPA called and along with several members wrote to Canon USA about the requirements. In our conversations, we brought up [...]
After the NPPA Advocacy Committee received complaints last year from Region 2 Director Todd Maisel and several other photographers about Amtrak harassing or arresting photographers taking photos at public train stations (NYC’s Penn Station and DC’s Union Station), the committee jumped into action and began a dialogue with the railroad’s attorney.
NPPA General Counsel Mickey [...]
Looks like White House photographer Pete Souza may have competion for the insiders look at the Obama presidency. According to a NYTimes blog, and People magazine, President Barack Obama’s daughter Malia, has been busy snapping photos over the last several days. According to the blog, she was using a Kodak EasyShare M893 today just prior to [...]
News Photographer editor Don Winslow broke the story about Pete Souza being named the official White House photographer for President-elect Barack Obama earlier this week. It was a great tribute to staying on top of news and people in the photojournalism community.
Souza will be covering the White House from the inside for the second time. He was previously [...]
