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July 22, 2015

NPPA Helps to Write a New Taylor Swift Contract

Well, this is an interesting turn – the National Press Photographers Association, in conjunction with 13 other news entities, have helped re-write the contact given to photographers who are covering Taylor Swift’s current tour. NPPA’s general counsel, Mickey Osterreicher, took the lead in drafting the new agreement. Is it perfect? Well … no. But it isn’t bad. The one thing...
Categories Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism
July 17, 2015

A Photograph of Food That Actually Matters

Dan Charles has a startling photo over at NPR’s The Salt – perhaps the only photograph of a meal that is of historical significance.  The details of life can be both mundane and fascinating, you never know what will be important later. Though that doesn’t mean we should publish everything we photograph, knowing what matters comes with understanding context and...
Categories Business & Industry/Journalism/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory
July 16, 2015

POSTPONED – Management Seminar for Visual Editors

UPDATE: We have decided to postpone this event until the spring. More details as they develop. This is coming up quick: Grady College and the National Press Photographers Association are co-sponsoring a Management Seminar for Visual Editors here in Athens next week. Get ten hours of training on leadership, hiring practices, budgeting and helping your employees through crises. This is...
Categories Advice & Learning/At Work/Business & Industry/Photojournalism