AP Photo of the Month: April 2013
** WISCONSIN APRIL PHOTO OF THE MONTH **Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews talks to reporters in the team’s locker room after signing his new contract on Wednesday April 17, 2013, in Green Bay, Wis. The Packers locked up star linebacker Matthews with a long-term extension Wednesday, and also are negotiating with quarterback Aaron Rodgers. [...]
2012 WNPA POY and Multimedia Results
Gregory Shaver of The Journal-Times is the 2012 WNPA Photographer of the Year, and also won Best of Show. John Hart of the Wisconsin State Journal was awarded First Place in the portfolio category. Kristyna Wentz-Graff of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel placed first in the Best Multimedia Story category. The 2012 Pictures of the Year [...]
2012 WNPA Student POY Results
Kyle Grillot, a summer intern for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and a recent Ohio University graduate, is the 2012 WNPA Student Photographer of the Year. Runner-up Meg Vogel, a summer intern for The Post-Crescent and also an Ohio University student, was awarded Best of Show. The 2012 Student Pictures of the Year contest was judged [...]
Business meeting yields plan for year ahead
WNPA’s annual business meeting – held Sunday, March 17 in Oshkosh – attracted a dozen members and volunteers from the Madison, Racine, Milwaukee, Oshkosh, Appleton, Green Bay and Manitowoc areas. The group spent almost five hours together, reviewing the results of a 2012 membership survey and hashing out a solid plan to restore WNPA’s vibrancy [...]
AP Photo of the Month: February 2013
**WISCONSIN FEBRUARY PHOTO OF THE MONTH **Derek Williams’ mother Sonya Moore, second from left, reacts with family after the verdict was read during a public inquest in a Milwaukee County courtroom on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. An inquest jury is recommending misdemeanor charges against three Milwaukee police officers who ignored a suspect’s pleas for help [...]
Editorial: WNPA’s fate is in the hands of its members
An opinion piece by Michael P. King, WNPA Secretary and Contest Coordinator UPDATE 1/15/2013: View volunteer opportunities here! As a member of the Wisconsin News Photographers Association or the Wisconsin photojournalism community, you need to know that all is not well with our organization. You need to know that – without intervention – the organization [...]