This is photography rich in its capacity for storytelling, for demonstrating sustained craft over the fluke shot, for connecting to a community and for motivating citizens. That is why ASNE is creating the Community Service Photojournalism Award. You will receive more word on the contest when we mail applications for the Distinguished Writing Awards. This body of work should bring understanding and arouse community action. We want to acknowledge the good work of photographers and their newspapers who serve their communities.
Excellent examples abound.
There are many photo contests, but so many acknowledge stunning, shocking and surprising photos think of that old rock n roller Boris Yeltsin. This new award reaches back to Chris Anderson s year as president, in which he emphasized community connection, and reaches forward to Tim McGuire s plans to highlight craft skills. Chris, Tim and the other current officers, directors and the ASNE Foundation supported creation of this new award. This idea is not without controversy. Some veteran hands were concerned that my original proposal, which included a second photo award in breaking news that we later dropped, would water down or diminish the ASNE Writing Awards, make judging more cumbersome and perhaps lead to the proliferation of awards for other craft skills.