Now in its eighth year, the Best of Photojournalism (BOP), a project of the National Press Photographers Association, touts itself as "the world's leading digital photojournalism contest."We're impressed with how many of the recently announced 2009 BOP winners have already been showcased on KobreGuide. Here is a sampling:
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News or Feature Multimedia Package
(Independent)
2nd Place:
Trapped: Mental Illness in America's Prisons
Jenn Ackerman
(Newspapers)
1st Place:
Thirst in the Mojave
Las Vegas Sun
2nd Place:
Age of Uncertainty
The Roanoke Times
(Larger-circulation newspapers)
1st Place:
Christ Child House
Detroit Free Press
2nd Place:
The Debt Trap
The New York Times
Honorable Mention:
The Girl in the Window
St. Petersburg Times
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Road to Office Multimedia Package
Choosing a President
New York Times
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Web Video Photography
Documentary Video
(Independent)
1st Place:
Trapped: Mental Illness in America's Prisons
Jenn Ackerman
3rd Place:
Intended Consequences
MediaStorm
(Newspaper)
1st Place:
Left Behind
San Jose Mercury News
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Feature Video
1st Place:
Common Ground
MediaStorm
2nd Place:
Burned in the War
NPR
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News Video
2nd Place:
Warming the Homeless
The Spokesman-Review
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Road to Office Video
1st Place:
Choosing a President
New York Times
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Feature Audio Slideshow
3rd Place:
World of Words
AARP Bulletin Today
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Here's a complete list of BOP winners.
The BOP Awards Ceremony will be held in conjunction with Convergence09 and the Multimedia Immersion in Las Vegas in early June:
Congratulations to all!
P.S. Tune in to DigitalJournalist.org for its special April issue devoted to videojournalism, which I had the privilege of guest-editing. It launches Sunday, April 5.
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