By Mark Hertzberg, Racine Journal Times Director of Photography

WNPA members are joining several state and national organizations in opposition to credentialing regulations of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA). We have become aware that WIAA has contracted with two independent photography business, one still and one video, to cover tournaments, including regional sectional rounds.

WIAA’s contracts with these businesses prohibits newspapers from selling still or video reprints of their tournament coverage. The restriction is one of the conditions of being credentialed to cover the tournaments. Both the Appleton Post-Crescent and Racine Journal Times were ordered to stop selling video reprints of tournament football games. WIAA said that the restriction at the lower tournament level could be waived upon payment of a $100 licensing fee, which the newspapers have said they will not pay.

It is hoped that an agreement can be worked out before the start of winter tournament play.

Jonathan Utz of the State Journal has been our contact with WIAA. He is working with Dwight Nale (Appleton), Bill Olmsted (Janesville), Sherman Williams (Milwaukee), and me.

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Racine Journal Times Photo Director Mark Hertzberg, right, converses with defense attorney Robert D’Arruda prior to a sentencing hearing for his client, Adrial White, who was accused of murdering one man and attempting to murder a second man. White was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. Hertzberg covered the weeklong-plus trial in early January, offering several photo updates from the courtroom during the trial for publication on JournalTimes.com in addition to images in the newspaper’s print edition. Photo by Scott Anderson on his Samsung camera phone.

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Mark Hoffman Journal Sentinel 790

Corey Wilson Press Gazette 770

John Maniaci Wisconsin State Journal 735 

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Congratulations to the Jim and Angie Slosiarek as they welcome their daughter Katie Marie into the world.

Their little bundle of joy arrived at 7:50 am on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2007, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

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The November clips were judged by Alex Burrows and his staff at the The Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk, Virginia.

GENERAL NEWS

1. Kirk Wagner-Appleton Post-Crescent
Suspicious death on Northwood Drive

2. Dan Lassiter-Janesville Gazette
Vietnam veteran Pat Riley salutes

3. Evan Siegle-Green Bay Press Gazette
Target employee swarmed by shoppers

FEATURE

1. Mike De Sisti-Appleton Post-Crescent
Hiroko Yamakido and her red umbrella

2. Tom Loucks-Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune
Local woman and her blue umbrella

3. Tom Loucks-Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune
Man w/sleeping bags and American flags

SPORTS

1. Al Hoch-Janesville Gazette
Cougar soccer boys are Ghost Busters

2. Dan Lassiter-Janesville Gazette
Parker hoops Ben Fuhrmann battles Fort’s Linn

3. Dan Powers-Appleton Post-Crescent
American flag volleyball spike North V. West

SPOT NEWS

1. Mike De Sisti-Appleton Post-Crescent
Car trapped under semi-trailer in Grand Chute

2. Mark Hoffman-Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Asst. Chief Tom Kinley at Fireworks Explosion

3. Mark Hoffman-Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Deputy Al Voss at Fireworks Explosion

PORTRAIT

1. Evan Siegle-Green Bay Press-Gazette
World War II Navy veteran Ed Bisely

2. Corey Wilson-Green Bay Press-Gazette
Bay Port senior Katie McDonald

3. Evan Siegle-Green Bay Press-Gazette
Green Bay Notre Dame senior Stephanie Pott

FEATURE MULTIPLE

1. Mark Hertzberg-Racine Journal Times
Adrial White Trial

2. Sharon Cekada-Appleton Post-Crescent
Veterans’ Closing Chapter

3. Dan Powers-Appleton Post-Crescent
Downtown Appleton Christmas Parade

Thank you for entering and please send your winning images to
Scott Anderson so we may all see them.

http://www.wnpaonline.com/clipwins.shtml

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An announcement was made here in Eau Claire today that after many years of being a weekday “evening” newspaper the Leader-Telegram will be switching to 7-day-a-week a.m. publication.

With this change taking place sometime in June some adjustment will need to be made to our photo staff’s daily schedules. I’m hoping some of you folks in places like Appleton, Green Bay, Madison, Racine, Sheboygan (and anywhere else)would share information on how you are scheduled in a “normal” week. What times are the standard shifts at your paper? Do you rotate day/night shifts? How is Saturday/Sunday work handled?

I’ll keep an eye on the weblog or I’d love to get an email from you at steve.kinderman@ecpc.com

This conversion will be a far bigger shock for our reporters and copy desk than it will be for us in the Photo and Sports Depts. Personally I’m looking forward to the change. I can’t say I’ll really miss the 5 a.m. alarm clock to make the 6:30 a.m. news budget meeting!

Thanks for any insights you can provide,

Steve Kinderman
Leader-Telegram

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