http://blogs.nppa.org/perspective Just another NPPA Blogs weblog Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:52:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Did you catch NPPA member Pete Souza this morning sharing new photos of President Obama on the anniversary of his inauguration? I actually caught him on the CBS Early Show, FOX and Morning Joe on MSNBC. At 9 a.m., the White House released a new series of photos covering the ... http://blogs.nppa.org/perspective/2010/01/20/one-year-with-the-president/ 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 ... http://blogs.nppa.org/perspective/2009/11/13/time-to-call-your-senators/ 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 ... http://blogs.nppa.org/perspective/2009/11/03/cast-your-vote/ Convergence 09 kicks off Saturday with the sold-out Multimedia Immersion Workshop in Las Vegas. This year looks to be a great time with a multitude of options for learning and improving your profession. On Wednesday June 10, its the 20th annual Women in Photojournalism followed by the Photojournalism Workshops and Edit ... http://blogs.nppa.org/perspective/2009/06/03/what-happens-in-vegas-this-year-goes-home/ 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 ... http://blogs.nppa.org/perspective/2009/05/27/leave-your-comments/ 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 ... http://blogs.nppa.org/perspective/2009/05/19/congratulations/ 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 ... http://blogs.nppa.org/perspective/2009/04/27/souza-provides-a-behind-the-scenes-look-to-cnn/ 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 ... http://blogs.nppa.org/perspective/2009/04/06/info-for-covering-fallen-hero-returns/ 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 ... http://blogs.nppa.org/perspective/2009/04/04/canon-revises-cps-requirements/ 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 ... http://blogs.nppa.org/perspective/2009/03/11/nppa-advocacy-impacts-amtrak-photo-policies/