Best of Photojournalism 2007: TV News Photography: Winners
TV General News Finalists
(In Alphabetical Order)
- “ABC’s of Disaster”
- Scott Utterback/WAVE Louisville
- “Another Water Main Break…Sort Of”
- Anne Herbst/KUSA Denver
- “Aytarun”
- Brian Pucharty/CNN
- “Can You Smell That?”
- Steve Fedoriska/KCNC Denver
- “Cody’s Rescue”
- Everett McEwan/KWGN Denver
- “Early Morning Glow”
- Mark Batchelder/KXAN Austin
- “Smashed”
- Jonathan Malat/KARE Minneapolis
- “Watch, Wait, & Wail”
- Andy Shilts/KMSP Minneapolis
Winners
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- 1st
- “Cody’s Rescue”
- Everett McEwan/KGWN Denver
- Note: “Cody’s Rescue” also won the Spot News award in NPPA’s National Quarterly Clip Contest for Q2 2006.
- 2nd
- “ABC’s of Disaster”
- Scott Utterback/WAVE Louisville
- 3rd
- “Smashed”
- Jonathan Malat/KARE Minneapolis
- HM
- Watch, Wait, & Wail”
- Andy Shilts/KMSP Minneapolis
Judges' comments
- Joel Eagle
Judges were divided on the top story. It came down to six stories in a very large category. I felt that the eventual top two winners stood out from the rest. “I Want To Live With This” was terrific, smart, well shot and well told.
- Jay Korff
The top story, “HOV Dummy”, was an extremely interesting and creative story about a remarkably self-deprecating character. It was clear to us that the winner worked tirelessly to pull together a highly entertaining piece.
The rest of the stories serve as prime examples of beautifully crafted visual narratives cobbled together in just a day.
- Regina McCombs
I would have loved to be able to reward stories that were more truly general assignment, but only a half dozen of those showed creativity and a lot of effort. There were a lot of stories this year on memorial services and immigration rallies, but few rose to the level of being memorable. In the end, it came down to the same things we used to judge other categories: strong photography and sound, photographer hustle, and good storytelling.
- Mark Morache
A plea from a judge: Please, don’t waste your time with extraneous sound. If it doesn’t propel the story forward, it’s just noise. Please remember that someone has to watch the story you put together. It must make sense, and not confuse. It must not nauseate with wild movements, obscure shots or meaningless flash edits. Take time to stop, look, listen and feel what’s happening around you, and you’ll find the center of the story, then you’re more able to share it with us. “HOV Dummy” was so interesting and was covered so well. It told a complete story, and told it well. “I Want To Live With This” was about a group of teenagers getting tattooed to honor their friend who had been brutally murdered. It was a simple natural sound story, but how powerful to just hear them talk. Kudos to the photographer and to the station that had the good sense to run with such a powerful treatment as this.
- Erica Simpson
I liked the approach the winner took with “HOV Dummy”. Stepping back and including the media frenzy was a fun and interesting way to tell the story.
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