We’re excited to be announcing this year’s Regional Photographer of the Year awards on March 18th at 7pm Pacific time.  Contest chairs will announce the winners using Google+ Hangouts On Air.   You can watch the live stream here on the homepage at TV.NPPA.ORG.   All Q4 results and video will be made public after the event.

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The contest is now closed.  It will begin accepting entries again on April 1st.

The contest is now open and accepting entries.  Please read the rules carefully, then click Enter the Contest.  The deadline to enter is January 10th!

Ready for some competition?  The contest usually ramps up near the years end, and this year is no exception.  The battle for SOY and POY are still anyone’s guess  but we might have a clearer picture when the dust from this quarter settles.  But that’s not what makes this quarter so interesting…

Every region had major news happening.  East Region hosted both the Democratic and Republican National Conventions.  Central Region suffered through a terrible drought, and West Region had barely extinguished massive wildfires before hearing of the terrible shooting in Aurora.  I know a lot of people who worked hard on these events, and I’m looking forward  to seeing the stories that came from them.

And then there are the entry numbers.  Those of you that have been entering the contest for a few years now may have noticed the awards are not as easy to come by as they once were.   213 people entered the contest this quarter, uploading 444 stories.  Securing a place in the results won’t be easy, especially East General, with nearly 50 entrants.  But my personal favorite, besides the Solo Contest (You gotta respect those guys), is Top West – that contest is going to be awesome.  Actually, it already is.  Have you watched the stories coming out of those stations?  If not, then take a minute to do that now.  You can’t help but be at least a little inspired.  And for me, that’s what the contest is all about.

The contest is no longer accepting entries for Q3.  If there was a problem with your entry, we will contact you ASAP to get it fixed.  Good luck to everyone!

The contest is accepting entries for 3rd Quarter.  Deadline is October 10th.  Enter the contest.

Check it out!  We’ve updated the look and feel of the website.  It’s not all aesthetics – the menu bar on the left will have the most up to date results and standings.  The main menu bar up top has the most important information relevant to entering the contest itself, such as the rules, entry forms, and contact information.

There have also been enhancements to the commenting system.  Comments on the site are powered by Disqus, which is commonly used in many websites such as CNN, NPR, and maybe even your stations website.  I want to encourage everyone to dive into the discussion of the results and standings as they come in.  Your  contributions to this contest are what makes TV.NPPA a powerful learning tool for future TV and newspaper photojournalists.