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Written by Dennis Brack
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Thursday, 05 June 2008 |
 At the White House News Photographers Association's annual awards gala last month, we recognized photographers for their compelling images of political figures and major news events. But the photographs taken at the event helped make the evening a special one.
Tags: WHNPA, photojournalism
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Written by Scott Baradell
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Thursday, 22 May 2008 |
 Minnesota-based Lifetouch, which employs thousands of photographers to produce student portraits and high school annuals nationwide, had a lot of explaining to do this week after it sent a very strange shipment of yearbooks to one Dallas-area high school.
Tags: Lifetouch
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Written by Heather S. Hughes
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Wednesday, 21 May 2008 |
 The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) will vote at the end of May on seven amendments to its bylaws, including whether to change its name to The Society of Visual Journalists, Inc. (SVJ). The reason for the proposed change is to acknowledge how the industry and NPPA membership have evolved over the past 50 years. The current name "no longer adequately represents the Association or its membership."
Tags: NPPA
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Written by Scott Baradell
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Wednesday, 07 May 2008 |
Sexy photo scandals are all the rage on the Internet these days. Just ask Vanessa Hudgens. Or Miley Cyrus. Or ... Amnon Bar-Tur?
Tags: Penthouse, Miley Cyrus, Vanessa Hudgens, photo scandals
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Written by Scott Baradell
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Wednesday, 10 October 2007 |
 The U.K.'s National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ), which provides educational courses and materials to more than 40 of that nation's journalism schools, is currently revising its photography programs to incorporate video and other skill sets.
Tags: videography, photojournalism, photography training
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Written by Scott Baradell
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Monday, 01 October 2007 |
 If you've always wanted to have your photos marketed by Getty Images but haven't been able to break in yet, here's a great way to start: Submit your images to the citizen journalism site Scoopt.
In a recent interview with Black Star Rising, Hugh Pinney, Getty's managing editor for news in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa, acknowledged that "shrewd" freelance photographers have figured out that -- in the wake of Getty's acquisition of Scoopt earlier this year -- Scoopt has provided an effective shortcut to Getty's editorial site.
Pinney warned, though, that this backdoor eventually will be much more difficult to enter.
Tags: Getty Images, photojournalism, citizen journalism, Scoopt
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Written by Scott Baradell
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Thursday, 20 September 2007 |
 More than two years after its founding, citizen journalism startup Scoopt hasn't done much to disrupt the work lives of professional photographers -- sales of its photos have been modest, and its much-hyped cameraphone images still represent only five percent of Scoopt's inventory.
But its founder, former Scottish journalist Kyle MacRae [pictured], sees dark days ahead for photojournalists who make their living from spot news -- particularly at the local level.
"I wouldn't like to be a local newspaper photographer right now," MacRae said in an interview with Black Star Rising. "You're competing with your own readers."
MacRae said that Scoopt, which was acquired by Getty Images in March, plans to add geographic metadata to images to make it easier to supply images to local newspapers in the U.S., U.K., and around the world. This, along with the distribution of images through Getty's editorial photo site, sets the stage for dramatic changes in local news photography, MacRae said.
Tags: Scoopt, citizen journalism, photojournalism, newspapers
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