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NPPA Immediate Past President Katie Tarasov (left) presents NPPA President Marie de Jesús (right) with a ceremonial gavel. From 2022 to 2024, Marie served as president. Previously she served as NPPA secretary and chair of the mentorship program. Photo: Alicia Calzada

Marie D. De Jesús announced as director of POY and CPOY, RJI’s signature photojournalism competitions

The Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) at the Missouri School of Journalism today announced that Marie D. De Jesús is the new director of Pictures of the Year (POY) and College Photographer of the Year (CPOY), RJI’s prestigious photojournalism competitions. De Jesús is the immediate past president of the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) and the … Continued

An example of a community zine that Sarah Bennett worked on with student journalists at Santa Ana College.

Using zines to connect with a hyper-specific audience

Print is not dead: A conversation with Sarah Bennett Working with artists and journalists at all skill levels in her print shop, Sarah Bennett is familiar with tailoring zines to meet the needs of different producers and audiences. The Innovation in Focus team met with Bennett to talk about some of the common challenges she … Continued

People standing on stacks of giant coins.

Cash is queen

You can have the best work and strongest team, but without cash, your business is in trouble. Learn from these real-world examples to stay ahead of the cash flow crisis.