Looking to advance your career?
Here’s the deal. This year only, for $500 you get five days of intense instruction in visual storytelling from a faculty that includes Emmy winners Geri Migliecz and Brian Storm, as well as, visual editors who have worked on Pulitzer Prize winning projects, including Sue Morrow and Randy Cox. Other regulars on The Kalish faculty include Kenny Irby, John Rumbach, Mark Edelson and others. The core faculty has worked together on this program for many years and will be present during the week providing ample time to answer your questions.

This year’s workshop is sharply focused on multimedia storytelling and managing resources/visuals across platforms. The traditional Kalish values of ethical decision making in journalism and management remain. The workshop begins with a hands-on session in FinalCutPro, progresses through picture selection, multiple picture editing and news judgment, to multimedia and management.

Take this opportunity to invest in yourself. Email Scott Sines at sines@commercialappeal.com for details.
Scott Sines, managing editor
The Commercial Appeal
Director, The Kalish Workshop

In May the eligible voters in Regions 1 and 9 will vote online to elect a Director (who serves on the NPPA’s board of directors) and an Associate Director (who acts as regional membership officer and as a stand-in for a board member who is unable to attend the annual June meeting).

Elections will be held online with balloting taking place through the member’s only area of the NPPA Web site. Voting may be done at any time starting the first of May through the end of the month. Results will be announced early in June.


Elections for Region nine posts will begin in May.
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REGION NINE MEMBERS-

HAPPY NEW YEAR.

I hope you all had a great holiday season. Today, I'm writing to you to ask if you would be interested in volunteering your precious time and efforts to the NPPA and run for a Region Nine office. This is your opportunity to make a great difference in the NPPA and Region Nine. Region Nine is looking for a few great men and women photographers to run for office. We are looking for folks to run for the position of Director and Associate Director. Bruce Thorson, Region Nine's associate Director, and I plan to run for our respected positions, again. But I would like to encourage you to run if you feel you would like to contribute to the NPPA and this great Region. If you are interested please feel free to contact me and I would be happy to give you more information. It is an amazing opportunity. Or you can visit:
http://www.nppa9.org/nucleus/index.php?action=createitem&blogid=1 for additional information.

For the past two years I have been proud to serve you as your Region Nine Director. We have many things I feel we can do in the NPPA and Region Nine and I would hope to serve you again. Bruce Thorson, has also played an instrumental role in Region Nine for the past two years. This past year he went to the NPPA Board meeting in Portland, Oregon, representing our region.

We look forward in hearing from you.
Thank you for your time and please send me any questions, comments or concerns.

Peter Soby
NPPA Region Nine Director