New England category archive

Enough with the layoffs. Show me a plane.

March 11th, 2009 | MA, happy nugget, layoffs/cuts/buyouts, web | No comments

Two more friends and one husband laid off. The economy officially stinks. Media layoffs don’t surprise now. But architects, software engineers and my husband, the fabulous graphic designer? Enough with the layoffs. No happy nugget for me this week.
If you want a glimmer of hope, check out the Newsweek article about consumer savings, confidence and [...]

Happy Nugget Monday = Rhode Island

February 9th, 2009 | RI, happy nugget, web | No comments

No resident of Rhode Island is more than a 30 minute drive from the water’s edge. Could explain the overwhelming amount of wedding photographers in the state. Ocean, sand, sun screams for a beachfront wedding. Four brave photojournalists make Rhode Island, our region 1 talent search location, their base. Bucking the trend, they are covering [...]

Midweek Happy Nugget!

February 4th, 2009 | CT, happy nugget | No comments

I’m talking to you Connecticut when I say make those images lower rez on your websites. We are circling back to our survey of member photographers and the Constitution State is in the spotlight. Twenty eight photographers are listed on the NPPA ‘Find a Photographer’ feature. Functionality folks. I would like to tell you that [...]

Newsletter #001: Greetings Region 1

February 3rd, 2009 | New England, clip results, industry news | No comments

Greetings Region 1 NPPA members! I was originally going to start at the beginning of the year but got behind and well, you know how work goes. So February looked appropriate to kick things off for 2009. I promise to be more up to date in the future.
Yesterday, the results of the 2008 annual clip [...]

Happy Nugget Monday = lectures

January 26th, 2009 | MA, business, events, happy nugget | No comments

Break from the regional talent search to remind photographers that listening to other photographers talk can be a good thing. Last week, Jim Dow gave a wonderful presentation at the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston for the American Society of Picture Professionals. He reminded us all the importance of being grounded in a [...]

Nugget for Monday = Vermont

January 19th, 2009 | VT, happy nugget, web | No comments

In honor of my ski lodge weekend (no skiing but plenty of relaxing and one afternoon of snowshoeing), Vermont is the Region 1 state in the spotlight. Second week of relishing in local photographers. Non-scientific method of selecting the photog for the day? Roaming the ‘Find A Photographer’ feature on nppa.org.
One thing I learned about [...]

Happy Nugget Monday = R1 photographers

January 12th, 2009 | MA, happy nugget, web | No comments

One of my specialties as a photo editor is the inter/national assignment. On the blog, I tend to talk about photographers on a global scale more than from a local, region 1 perspective. So last week, I challenged myself to a local talent search. First state: Massachusetts. Source: the NPPA ‘Find a Photographer’ service. I [...]

Multimedia training - Feb 6 & 7 - Boston, MA

January 5th, 2009 | MA, New England, education, events, multimedia | 1 comment

NPPA Region One is proud to announce it is co-sponsoring the photojournalism track at the New England Press Association convention in February.
The event will be held at the Boston Park Plaza on February 6 & 7 2009. NEPA is the largest press association in New England and serves 525 member newspapers [...]

“I’m not buying the Boston Globe.”

December 30th, 2008 | MA, business, industry news | No comments

I’ve been busy over the holiday season, but not that busy. Before any bidding happens, I would need a job.
The Times needs cash. Former ad exec Jack Connors told the Boston Globe: “There’s nothing to it. I’m not buying the Boston Globe. I’m not buying anything that the New York Times owns.” Boston Herald publisher [...]

Connecticut Cuts

December 23rd, 2008 | CT, business, industry news, layoffs/cuts/buyouts | No comments

In an attempt to stay afloat in a leaky boat, The Journal Register Co. closed 16 weeklies resulting in 21 reporters and editors lost jobs. The closings were split equally between the Shoreline division and Elm City chain.
Shoreline: Shore Line Times, Pictorial Gazette, East Haven Advertiser, Branford Review, Clinton Recorder, Regional Standard, The Dolphin and [...]