Best of Photojournalism 2006: TV News Editing: Winners
General News Simple Effects (Editors) Finalists
(In Alphabetical Order)
- Ram Guzman, KTVT-TV, Dallas, TX
- “Big Al’s Lemonade”
- John Hyjek, NBC News
- “Under Fire”
- Joshua Maranhas, KDVR-TV, Denver, CO
- “How Do You Say It?”
- Michael Nunez, KCNC-TV, Denver, CO
- “Walking for Aids”
- Kevin Strong, KCNC-TV, Denver, CO
- “Loud Pipes Save Lives”
Winners
- 1st, Joshua Maranhas, KDVR-TV, Denver, CO, “How Do You Say It?”
- 2nd, Michael Nunez, KCNC-TV, Denver, CO, “Walking for Aids”
- 3rd, Kevin Strong, KCNC-TV, Denver, CO, “Loud Pipes Save Lives”
Judges' comments
“I was surprised to see so many feature stories in this category. Good grief,” Ron Kabele said. “There must be more of you creating decent general news stories. Anyway, here’s a hint for next year. If you want to win or place, this is one of the few ‘lean’ categories in the contest.
“I was an editor at KPRC (in Houston) and I know how hard it is to put together a first-rate competitive package between editing your teases, promos, SOTs, and other stuff. The limiting factor for me was having to constantly rush my stories. But there are a couple ways to get around the deadline constraints and still create the time that you need to edit a good 24 hour news piece.
“When I was a staff editor, I would generally have about an hour and a half of down time between the 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. news. This would be the time when I would take certain 6pm packages and re, edit them for the 10pm program. If a story was really good and had potential, I’d stay all night (if I had to) and put together a segment for the morning news producer. And knowing that you’re limited only by your own ambition, you’re less likely to start blaming other folks for not being given the opportunities to further yourself as an editor. I know that I was always more effective when I would put the responsibility on myself, rather than on the photographer, reporter, or the assignments desk.
“Ask anyone who knows me. I didn’t get anywhere on my talent alone. I worked and sacrificed to better my writing and producing skills. Fifteen years ago when I saw John Goheen’s stories at the Norman Workshop, I decided that I wanted to be my own producer. And although I’ll never be anywhere in the same league as Mr. Goheen, I’ve been writing, producing, editing, and shooting (up until a couple years ago, anyway) my own stories for over a decade. My stories may not necessarily be as good as some others, but I can guarantee I get as much personal satisfaction and I enjoy my work as much as ANYONE in this business.
“Okay, on that note, with the exception of a few excellent entries, the stories in this category were OK, but nothing special. Sorry, guys, it’s what I honestly think. The good news is that about the only thing that prevented some of the stories (“We’re Not Out of the Woods” comes to mind) from ascending to that next level was a quick re, edit, TV, tightening up session.
Sandy Spencer said, “‘How Do You Say It?’ is the winner of the General News/Editor category. This piece is head and shoulders the best above the rest of the entries. The editor did a great job making a non-visual subject into an interesting, visual and understandable story. He used minimal effects, but did an excellent job weaving audio to explain a complex and non visual concept.”
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