Best of Photojournalism 2006: TV News Editing: Winners
Editors Feature (photographers) Finalists
(In Alphabetical Order)
- David Bradford, WJW-TV, Cleveland, OH
- “Allison’s Angels”
- David Carter, WFAA-TV, Dallas, TX
- “The Pirates of Landrum Isle”
- Michael DelGiudice, News12, Long Island, NY
- “This is the Reason”
- Travis Fox, Washingtonpost.com, Washington, DC
- “Chathura’s Story of the Tsunami”
- “Sunday Mass for Pope John Paul II”
- Stan Heist, WBFF-TV, Baltimore, MD
- “Sunday Screening”
- Brad Ingram, WGHP-TV, High Point, NC
- “A Day With the Heels”
Winners
- 1st, David Bradford, WJW-TV, Cleveland, OH, “Allison’s Angels”
- 2nd, Michael DelGiudice, News 12, Long Island, NY “This is the Reason”
- 3rd, Travis Fox, washintonpost.com, Washington, DC, “Chathura’s Story of the Tsunami”
- HM, Travis Fox, washingtonpost.com, Washington, DC, “Sunday Mass for Pope John Paul II
Judges' comments
“This category had some of the best stories in the contest,” Ron Kabele said. “Great substance in all four of our top choices. And the interesting thing was that none of the four had significant effects. But what great storytelling! All these stories were natural sound pieces, and they show that many of you are great producers and writers as well as great editors and photographers.”
“There was a lot of discussion in this category because of the fact that our whole industry is changing – and changing radically! Good journalism is good journalism, whether it is on the Internet, on cable, or on traditional broadcast. I myself work for a state agency in Texas doing mostly documentary, style stories that air on PBS stations. And I am very honored that I was asked to participate in the judging of this contest. I have often felt somewhat left out of the mainstream of NPPA, since it’s been such a long time that I’ve worked in a newsroom. But more and more, ‘alternative’ venues of photojournalism are becoming more accepted and even embraced. But that’s all they are – just venues. Good photojournalism is still good photojournalism And here at Poynter, it is so cool trying to see the big picture of where our business is going. And we’re all going to be a lot better off by opening up our minds and recognizing that the emergence of non, traditional news gathering organizations is going to rock NPPA like it hasn’t been rocked in a decade.”
Judge Sandy Spencer said, “The editor’s feature (photographer) is one of the largest categories in this year’s NPPA editing contest. This category was chocked full of top-notch stories by some very talented photojournalists. There was much discussion and debate in the category as to placement of some of the web or .com stories that also aired on broadcast television. Some of these stories feel more like a magazine format story with a news hook rather than a typical, commercial broadcast news story. The decision was to leave the entrants in this category and possibly consider redefining the parameters of these categories to reflect the changing climate of technology and the media.”
“‘Allison’s Angels’ was chosen as the winner of the 2005 Editor’s Feature (Photographer). ‘Allison’s Angels’ has a perfect mix of shooting and editing to craft a wonderfully touching story. The opening sequence was an appropriate way to introduce Allison, the neo-natal photographer and mother of a preemie, who gave preemie parents the gift of hope at Christmas. The photographer/editor did a nice job of weaving in soft music to support the mood of the piece. He did a beautiful job of letting the story breath. Letting the shot of Allison walking through the door shows he has a talent for pacing and storytelling.”
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