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“The First Amendment's protection of a free press does not depend on whether the President likes a journalist's questions, images, or reporting. The government cannot use access to the White House as a reward for favorable coverage or withdraw it as punishment for critical coverage.”
NPPA Condemns White House Ban on Journalists and Calls for Immediate Restoration of Press Access
In the wake of the White House’s decision barring journalists from CNN, MS NOW, and POLITICO and the confiscation of their credentials, the National Press Photographers Association condemns this retal...
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September 20, 2026 at 4:46 AM
“The First Amendment's protection of a free press does not depend on whether the President likes a journalist's questions, images, or reporting. The government cannot use access to the White House as a reward for favorable coverage or withdraw it as punishment for critical coverage.”
🕊️💔 From our colleagues in Missouri about the passing of the much loved and respected leader and teacher, Brian Kratzer:
www.columbiamissourian.com/obituaries/m...
www.columbiamissourian.com/obituaries/m...
Brian Kratzer, photographer and professor whose students reached the highest levels of their craft, dies at 56
"He pushed you hard, wanted you to excel and always celebrated your successes," said a former student.
www.columbiamissourian.com
September 16, 2026 at 12:42 PM
🕊️💔 From our colleagues in Missouri about the passing of the much loved and respected leader and teacher, Brian Kratzer:
www.columbiamissourian.com/obituaries/m...
www.columbiamissourian.com/obituaries/m...
WASHINGTON – Today, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the ACLU of D.C., and the National Press Photographers Association filed an amicus brief in support of a Minnesota photojournalist’s lawsuit challenging the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR).
September 5, 2026 at 3:16 AM
WASHINGTON – Today, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the ACLU of D.C., and the National Press Photographers Association filed an amicus brief in support of a Minnesota photojournalist’s lawsuit challenging the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR).
In this edition of keeping your head on a swivel…
“Protecting against advertising technology:
Advertising technology, also known as ad tech, enables and facilitates targeted online advertising.”
“Protecting against advertising technology:
Advertising technology, also known as ad tech, enables and facilitates targeted online advertising.”
Protecting against advertising technology - Committee to Protect Journalists
Advertising technology, also known as ad tech, enables and facilitates targeted online advertising. These tools and systems often harvest and distribute internet users’ data, helping build individuali...
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August 28, 2026 at 5:23 PM
In this edition of keeping your head on a swivel…
“Protecting against advertising technology:
Advertising technology, also known as ad tech, enables and facilitates targeted online advertising.”
“Protecting against advertising technology:
Advertising technology, also known as ad tech, enables and facilitates targeted online advertising.”
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The iconic, inimitable Dolly Parton will be deeply missed. Here’s a clip of her remembering her mother’s singing from COUNTRY MUSIC.
August 25, 2026 at 8:17 PM
The iconic, inimitable Dolly Parton will be deeply missed. Here’s a clip of her remembering her mother’s singing from COUNTRY MUSIC.
US Circuit Court Protects People’s Right to Record Police in Public.
US Circuit Court Protects People's Right to Record Police in Public
An important ruling for a major area.
petapixel.com
August 19, 2026 at 11:06 AM
US Circuit Court Protects People’s Right to Record Police in Public.
Advanced Storytelling Workshop
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Alicia Calzada, deputy general counsel for @nppa.org in the Anchorage Daily News:
“It is Kirch’s job to work with journalists and provide information to the media and the public, not to protect officials from scrutiny, or interfere with journalists who are doing their job.”
“It is Kirch’s job to work with journalists and provide information to the media and the public, not to protect officials from scrutiny, or interfere with journalists who are doing their job.”
Alaska elections division official blocks journalist’s camera after hearing on U.S. Senate race ballot listing
The encounter came as Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher was leaving a hearing at the Legislative Information Office in Anchorage, where she answered questions from lawmakers about how the d...
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July 27, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Alicia Calzada, deputy general counsel for @nppa.org in the Anchorage Daily News:
“It is Kirch’s job to work with journalists and provide information to the media and the public, not to protect officials from scrutiny, or interfere with journalists who are doing their job.”
“It is Kirch’s job to work with journalists and provide information to the media and the public, not to protect officials from scrutiny, or interfere with journalists who are doing their job.”
Great storytelling can change careers and the world.
The Hutchison/Wheeler Advanced Storytelling Award was created to help experienced video photojournalists access the mentorship, hands-on learning and professional connections offered through the NPPA Advanced Storytelling Workshop.
The Hutchison/Wheeler Advanced Storytelling Award was created to help experienced video photojournalists access the mentorship, hands-on learning and professional connections offered through the NPPA Advanced Storytelling Workshop.
July 23, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Great storytelling can change careers and the world.
The Hutchison/Wheeler Advanced Storytelling Award was created to help experienced video photojournalists access the mentorship, hands-on learning and professional connections offered through the NPPA Advanced Storytelling Workshop.
The Hutchison/Wheeler Advanced Storytelling Award was created to help experienced video photojournalists access the mentorship, hands-on learning and professional connections offered through the NPPA Advanced Storytelling Workshop.
Industry news:
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Getty Abandons $3.7B Shutterstock Merger | Fstoppers
Getty Images walked away from its $3.7 billion Shutterstock merger after UK regulators demanded the sale of Shutterstock's entire editorial business. The decision leaves stock photography fragmented b...
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July 13, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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The NPPA stands with our colleagues at The New York Times and with all journalists whose ability to gather and report the news is threatened by government actions that undermine press freedom.
July 11, 2026 at 10:37 PM
The NPPA stands with our colleagues at The New York Times and with all journalists whose ability to gather and report the news is threatened by government actions that undermine press freedom.
Everyone’s gotta have a code.
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Ethics here: nppa.org/resources/co...
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July 10, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Everyone’s gotta have a code.
Link to our Code of
Ethics here: nppa.org/resources/co...
Donate to help us continue our work here: nppa.org/info/donate?...
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Mickey Osterreicher, the general counsel for the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA), which is also pushing back…said that “photographers should be asking whether those protections are contractual and enforceable or simply a matter of current practice that could change over time.”
Exposure to Risk: Freelance photographers vs. the Wall Street Journal.
Freelance photographers are organizing against a new contract at the Wall Street Journal that they say opens their work up to AI training.
www.cjr.org
July 9, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Mickey Osterreicher, the general counsel for the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA), which is also pushing back…said that “photographers should be asking whether those protections are contractual and enforceable or simply a matter of current practice that could change over time.”
Link to full statement here: nppa.org/news/853
July 1, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Link to full statement here: nppa.org/news/853
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Today at 2:33 p.m., remember Gerald Fischman, Rob Hiaasen, John McNamara, Rebecca Smith and Wendi Winters. Remember their families’ loss. Remember the survivors who thwarted a murderous attempt to silence a free press. Remember how Annapolis responded.
www.thebanner.com/opinion/colu...
www.thebanner.com/opinion/colu...
Hutzell: Eight years after the Annapolis newsroom shooting, a return to 888 Bestgate
COLUMN | For eight years, I’ve avoided getting too close to 888 Bestgate, where five friends were murdered on June 28, 2018. It's the dark point on my landscape of regret, and it just smacked me in th...
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June 28, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Today at 2:33 p.m., remember Gerald Fischman, Rob Hiaasen, John McNamara, Rebecca Smith and Wendi Winters. Remember their families’ loss. Remember the survivors who thwarted a murderous attempt to silence a free press. Remember how Annapolis responded.
www.thebanner.com/opinion/colu...
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Some reminders for media covering World Cup matches:
“As the US prepares to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup from 7/11 - 7/19, the NPPA, along with Reporters W/O Borders (RSF) and Crisis Ready Media (CRM), encourage journalists covering the event to prepare for a complex reporting context. “
Link to full article here:
nppa.org/news/851
Link to full article here:
nppa.org/news/851
June 25, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Some reminders for media covering World Cup matches:
NPPA Members- See information for the 2026 Summer Board meeting below.
SUMMER BOARD MEETING: Wednesday, July 15, 2026
The National Press Photographers Association Board of Directors will hold its annual Summer Meeting via Zoom.
nppa.org
June 15, 2026 at 10:27 PM
NPPA Members- See information for the 2026 Summer Board meeting below.
“As the US prepares to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup from 7/11 - 7/19, the NPPA, along with Reporters W/O Borders (RSF) and Crisis Ready Media (CRM), encourage journalists covering the event to prepare for a complex reporting context. “
Link to full article here:
nppa.org/news/851
Link to full article here:
nppa.org/news/851
June 13, 2026 at 4:51 AM
“As the US prepares to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup from 7/11 - 7/19, the NPPA, along with Reporters W/O Borders (RSF) and Crisis Ready Media (CRM), encourage journalists covering the event to prepare for a complex reporting context. “
Link to full article here:
nppa.org/news/851
Link to full article here:
nppa.org/news/851
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The ill treatment of journalists is anti-democratic. It’s gotta stop.
President Donald Trump erupted into a diatribe about rigged elections during a segment with Meet the Press journalist Kristin Welker, which led to him abruptly abandoning the interview. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
The Trump Meet the Press interview that spun out of control after he was probed about his ‘rigged elections’ conspiracies
President Donald Trump went ballistic on Meet the Press after he was questioned about spreading claims of rigged elections without evidence.
www.democracydocket.com
June 8, 2026 at 9:00 PM
The ill treatment of journalists is anti-democratic. It’s gotta stop.
“Gives new meaning to dragging files to the trash.”
😂 NPPA Pres. Garcia got jokes.
It’s been a rough week. We’ve all been there. Where’s the wildest place you’ve edited files?
😂 NPPA Pres. Garcia got jokes.
It’s been a rough week. We’ve all been there. Where’s the wildest place you’ve edited files?
June 6, 2026 at 4:47 PM
“Gives new meaning to dragging files to the trash.”
😂 NPPA Pres. Garcia got jokes.
It’s been a rough week. We’ve all been there. Where’s the wildest place you’ve edited files?
😂 NPPA Pres. Garcia got jokes.
It’s been a rough week. We’ve all been there. Where’s the wildest place you’ve edited files?
A legend passes. 🕊️
Dang Van Phuoc Dies at 90; Intrepid Photojournalist in Vietnam War
www.nytimes.com
June 6, 2026 at 1:00 AM
A legend passes. 🕊️
“A police sergeant from New Jersey has been charged with stealing a photographer’s bag after she was hit with a 2×4 and had to seek medical attention.” Full article below.
Police Sergeant Charged With Stealing Photographer's Camera Bag From Delaney Hall Protests
Photojournalist Angelina Katsanis was covering the unrest outside Delaney Hall.
petapixel.com
June 5, 2026 at 2:20 PM
“A police sergeant from New Jersey has been charged with stealing a photographer’s bag after she was hit with a 2×4 and had to seek medical attention.” Full article below.
The NPPA commends Assembly Member Karines Reyes, Senator Michael Gianaris, and their legislative colleagues for securing passage of the Police Radio Transparency Act (A.11199/S.10079) in the NY State Assembly by a vote of 82 to 58. Full statement here: nppa.org/news/850
June 4, 2026 at 7:00 PM
The NPPA commends Assembly Member Karines Reyes, Senator Michael Gianaris, and their legislative colleagues for securing passage of the Police Radio Transparency Act (A.11199/S.10079) in the NY State Assembly by a vote of 82 to 58. Full statement here: nppa.org/news/850
On this Memorial Day, the NPPA honors and remembers the brave members of our Armed Forces who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation. The freedoms protected by the First Amendment, including freedom of the press, endure because of those willing to defend them. 🇺🇸
May 25, 2026 at 6:01 PM
On this Memorial Day, the NPPA honors and remembers the brave members of our Armed Forces who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation. The freedoms protected by the First Amendment, including freedom of the press, endure because of those willing to defend them. 🇺🇸