Best of Photojournalism 2007: TV News Photography: Winners
NPPA Photojournalism Award for Reporting Finalists
(In Alphabetical Order)
- Timothy Blotz/KMSP Minneapolis
- Joe Fryer/KARE Minneapolis
- Jeremy Hubbard/KDVR Denver
- Boyd Huppert/KARE Minneapolis
- Preston Rudie/WTSP Tampa
- Chris Vanderveen/KUSA Denver
Winners
Full coverage of the Best of Television Photojournalism 2007 — including streaming video of selected winners — are available from Poynter.org.
- 1st
- Boyd Huppert/KARE Minneapolis
- 2nd
- Joe Fryer/KARE Minneapolis
Judges' comments
- Joel Eagle
Lots of the tapes that we looked at were interchangeable, same deliveries, pregnant pauses, etc. Regardless of the subject matter, many got the same treatment … it became cliché quickly. The two winners let the stories tell themselves, giving their work the seamless quality of master storytellers. How lucky to be a viewer living in the Twin Cities.
- Jay Korff
The two winners in this category are true craftsmen. You get the sense while watching their stories that they instinctually understand the relationship between pictures and words. But we all know its takes a lot of work to create a memorable narrative. Put simply, they make the difficult appear seamless. They know how to write, what to write and when to let the story write itself. More importantly, this collection of meaningful stories should set the benchmark for quality television reporting.
- Mark Morache
We love reporters. Many days I’ve spent more them with one of them than I did with my wife. We saw many individual stories where they did wonderful things: writing right up to a video moments so they could stop talking and let the viewer experience it, giving the viewers a detail or two that made the video more powerful, delivering powerful prose that was more determined to express than impress. The two who did it consistently were Boyd Huppert and Joe Fryer. They are true photojournalists who can communicate with words, pictures and sound, even if they never pick up a camera or punch an edit button and I’d love to work with either of them someday.
- Erica Simpson
Our winner in this category is a master storyteller. He takes you on a journey, paints the picture, and makes you care about the subject matter. Second place is also at the top of his game…writing to the corners, revealing simple truths. Any reporter who wants to hone their craft should study the work of these winners.
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