Feb 262009

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The 20th Anniversary Kalish workshop will be held this summer in Muncie.
Click here for details

And the Momenta Workshops will be held in Sacramento, Kentucky this May
Click here for details

Feb 232009

For those 45 or so members who did not attend our business meeting:

Matt Dietrich was elected as our president, replacing Jeri Reichanadter.
All other officers and volunteer positions remained the same.

So if you have any suggestions or ideas, I am sure Matt would love to here them: Matt.Detrich@indystar.com

Feb 212009

The Indiana News Photographers held judging for their 2008 still photo contest in Indianapolis, Feb. 14, 2009.

The Judges were:
Ryan Wood, The Midland (Mich) Daily News, Photo Editor
Steve Liss, Independent Photojournalist, Educator
Melissa Lyttle, St. Petersburg Times, Photographer

Best of Show:
Amanda Lucier / The Herald
“Lurlena cries”

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| Click to open winners gallery |

POY
Place: 1st
Amanda Lucier / The Herald

Place: 2nd
Justin Rumbach / The Herald (Jasper, IN)

Place: 3rd
Chris Howell / Bloomington Herald-Times

Community_Awareness
Amanda Lucier / The Herald

The John Ahlhauser Award

Amanda Lucier / The Herald

Category: Sports_Portfolio
Place: 1st
Chris Howell / Bloomington Herald-Times

Place: 2nd
AJ Mast / Independent Journalist

Place: 3rd
Justin Rumbach / The Herald (Jasper, IN)

Place: HM
Amanda Lucier / The Herald

Category: Election08
Place: 1st
Scott M. Bort / Post-Tribune

Place: 2nd
JOSEPH C. GARZA /

Place: 3rd
Charlie Nye / The Indianapolis Star

Place: HM
AJ Mast / Independent Journalist

Place: HM
Chris Howell / Bloomington Herald-Times

Place: HM
Charlie Nye / The Indianapolis Star

Place: HM
Denny Simmons / evansville courier & press

Place: HM
Jessica A. Woolf / The Times of Northwest Indiana

Place: HM
Matt Detrich / The Indianapolis Star

Category: Feature
Place: 1st
Amanda Lucier / The Herald

Place: 2nd
Scott M. Bort / Post-Tribune

Place: 3rd
Melanie Maxwell / The Star Press

Place: HM
Justin Rumbach / The Herald (Jasper, IN)

Place: HM
Scott M. Bort / Post-Tribune

Place: HM
Tim Bath / Kokomo Tribune

Category: Feature_Story
Place: 1st
ERIN McCRACKEN / Evansville Courier & Press

Place: 2nd
Justin Rumbach / The Herald (Jasper, IN)

Place: 3rd
Amanda Lucier / The Herald

Place: HM
Justin Rumbach / The Herald (Jasper, IN)

Category: General_News
Place: 1st
Chris Howell / Bloomington Herald-Times

Place: 2nd
Chris Howell / Bloomington Herald-Times

Place: 3rd
Scott M. Bort / Post-Tribune

Place: HM
Darron Cummings / The Associated Press

Place: HM
Matt Detrich / The Indianapolis Star

Category: Illustration
Place: 1st
AJ Mast / Independent Journalist

Place: 2nd
Rob Goebel / Indianapolis Star

Place: 3rd
AJ Mast / Independent Journalist

Category: New_Story
Place: 1st
Charlie Nye / The Indianapolis Star

Place: 2nd
Charlie Nye / The Indianapolis Star

Place: 3rd
Denny Simmons / evansville courier & press

Category: Pictorial
Place: 1st
Krista Schinagl / Dubois County Herald

Place: 2nd
Matt Detrich / The Indianapolis Star

Place: 3rd
Scott M. Bort / Post-Tribune

Place: HM
Jeri Reichanadter / The Indianapolis Star

Place: HM
Rob Goebel / Indianapolis Star

Place: HM
Scott M. Bort / Post-Tribune


Category: Portrait_Personality

Place: 1st
Amanda Lucier / The Herald

Place: 2nd
Amanda Lucier / The Herald

Place: 3rd
Amanda Lucier / The Herald

Place: HM
Andrew Hancock / Freelance

Place: HM
Scott M. Bort / Post-Tribune

Category: Sports_Action
Place: 1st
Chris Howell / Bloomington Herald-Times

Place: 2nd
Andrew Hancock / Journal & Courier

Place: 3rd
Chris Howell / Bloomington Herald-Times

Place: HM
AJ Mast / Independent Journalist

Place: HM
AJ Mast / Independent Journalist


Category: Sports_Feature

Place: 1st
Scott M. Bort / Post-Tribune

Place: 2nd
AJ Mast / Independent Journalist

Place: 3rd
Scott M. Bort / Post-Tribune

Place: HM
Chris Howell / Bloomington Herald-Times

Place: HM
Chris Howell / Bloomington Herald-Times

Place: HM
Chris Howell / Bloomington Herald-Times

Category: Sports_Story
Place: 1st
Matt Detrich / The Indianapolis Star

Place: 2nd
Chris Howell / Bloomington Herald-Times

Place: 3rd
Jessica A. Woolf / The Times of Northwest Indiana

Place: HM
Denny Simmons / evansville courier & press

Category: Spot_News
Place: 1st
Chris Bergin / The Star Press

Place: 2nd
Charlie Nye / The Indianapolis Star

Place: 3rd
Melanie Maxwell / The Star Press

Place: HM
Justin Rumbach / The Herald (Jasper, IN)

Place: HM
Sam Riche / The Indianapolis Star

Feb 142009

The Indiana News Photographers held judging for their 2008 still photo contest in Indianapolis, Feb. 14, 2009.

The Judges were:
Ryan Wood, The Midland (Mich) Daily News, Photo Editor
Steve Liss, Independent Photojournalist, Educator
Melissa Lyttle, St. Petersburg Times, Photographer

Best of Show:
Amanda Lucier / The Herald
“Lurlena cries”

0036_062
| Click to open winners gallery |

POY
Place: 1st
Amanda Lucier / The Herald

Place: 2nd
Justin Rumbach / The Herald (Jasper, IN)

Place: 3rd
Chris Howell / Bloomington Herald-Times

Community_Awareness
Amanda Lucier / The Herald

The John Ahlhauser Award

Amanda Lucier / The Herald

Category: Sports_Portfolio
Place: 1st
Chris Howell / Bloomington Herald-Times

Place: 2nd
AJ Mast / Independent Journalist

Place: 3rd
Justin Rumbach / The Herald (Jasper, IN)

Place: HM
Amanda Lucier / The Herald

Category: Election08
Place: 1st
Scott M. Bort / Post-Tribune

Place: 2nd
JOSEPH C. GARZA /

Place: 3rd
Charlie Nye / The Indianapolis Star

Place: HM
AJ Mast / Independent Journalist

Place: HM
Chris Howell / Bloomington Herald-Times

Place: HM
Charlie Nye / The Indianapolis Star

Place: HM
Denny Simmons / evansville courier & press

Place: HM
Jessica A. Woolf / The Times of Northwest Indiana

Place: HM
Matt Detrich / The Indianapolis Star

Category: Feature
Place: 1st
Amanda Lucier / The Herald

Place: 2nd
Scott M. Bort / Post-Tribune

Place: 3rd
Melanie Maxwell / The Star Press

Place: HM
Justin Rumbach / The Herald (Jasper, IN)

Place: HM
Scott M. Bort / Post-Tribune

Place: HM
Tim Bath / Kokomo Tribune

Category: Feature_Story
Place: 1st
ERIN McCRACKEN / Evansville Courier & Press

Place: 2nd
Justin Rumbach / The Herald (Jasper, IN)

Place: 3rd
Amanda Lucier / The Herald

Place: HM
Justin Rumbach / The Herald (Jasper, IN)

Category: General_News
Place: 1st
Chris Howell / Bloomington Herald-Times

Place: 2nd
Chris Howell / Bloomington Herald-Times

Place: 3rd
Scott M. Bort / Post-Tribune

Place: HM
Darron Cummings / The Associated Press

Place: HM
Matt Detrich / The Indianapolis Star

Category: Illustration
Place: 1st
AJ Mast / Independent Journalist

Place: 2nd
Rob Goebel / Indianapolis Star

Place: 3rd
AJ Mast / Independent Journalist

Category: New_Story
Place: 1st
Charlie Nye / The Indianapolis Star

Place: 2nd
Charlie Nye / The Indianapolis Star

Place: 3rd
Denny Simmons / evansville courier & press

Category: Pictorial
Place: 1st
Krista Schinagl / Dubois County Herald

Place: 2nd
Matt Detrich / The Indianapolis Star

Place: 3rd
Scott M. Bort / Post-Tribune

Place: HM
Jeri Reichanadter / The Indianapolis Star

Place: HM
Rob Goebel / Indianapolis Star

Place: HM
Scott M. Bort / Post-Tribune


Category: Portrait_Personality

Place: 1st
Amanda Lucier / The Herald

Place: 2nd
Amanda Lucier / The Herald

Place: 3rd
Amanda Lucier / The Herald

Place: HM
Andrew Hancock / Freelance

Place: HM
Scott M. Bort / Post-Tribune

Category: Sports_Action
Place: 1st
Chris Howell / Bloomington Herald-Times

Place: 2nd
Andrew Hancock / Journal & Courier

Place: 3rd
Chris Howell / Bloomington Herald-Times

Place: HM
AJ Mast / Independent Journalist

Place: HM
AJ Mast / Independent Journalist


Category: Sports_Feature

Place: 1st
Scott M. Bort / Post-Tribune

Place: 2nd
AJ Mast / Independent Journalist

Place: 3rd
Scott M. Bort / Post-Tribune

Place: HM
Chris Howell / Bloomington Herald-Times

Place: HM
Chris Howell / Bloomington Herald-Times

Place: HM
Chris Howell / Bloomington Herald-Times

Category: Sports_Story
Place: 1st
Matt Detrich / The Indianapolis Star

Place: 2nd
Chris Howell / Bloomington Herald-Times

Place: 3rd
Jessica A. Woolf / The Times of Northwest Indiana

Place: HM
Denny Simmons / evansville courier & press

Category: Spot_News
Place: 1st
Chris Bergin / The Star Press

Place: 2nd
Charlie Nye / The Indianapolis Star

Place: 3rd
Melanie Maxwell / The Star Press

Place: HM
Justin Rumbach / The Herald (Jasper, IN)

Place: HM
Sam Riche / The Indianapolis Star

Feb 142009

Congrats to all

1 Matt Detrich Indianapolis Star MLDI 839
2 Rob Goebel Indianapolis Star RKGI 689
3 Scott Bort Post-Tribune SMBM 677
4 Andy Hancock Journal and Courier APHL 573
5 Charlie Nye Indianapolis Star CENI 519
6 Jon L. Hendricks The Times of Northwest Ind. JLHM 452
7 Heather Charles Indianapolis Star HLCI 434
8 Justin Rumbach The Herald-Jasper JTRJ 396
9 Amanda Lucier The Herald-Jasper ASLJ 393
10 Sam Riche Indianapolis Star SRRI 324
11 Denny Simmons Courier and Press DLSE 295
12 Chris Howell Herald-Times CAHB 289
13 Jeri Reichanadter Indianapolis Star JLRI 282
14 Joe Garza Tribune Star JCGTH 218
15 AJ Mast Freelance AJMI 214
16 Jim Rider South Bend Tribune JZRS 208
16 Chris Bergin Star Press CKBM 160
18 Richard Sitler The Anderson Herald Bulletin RRSA 144
19 Krista Schinagl The Herald-Jasper KJSJ 120
20 Garet Cobb Times-Mail GDCB 102
21 Christopher Smith The Times 84
22 Joe Vitti Indianapolis Star JAVI 78
23 John Terhune Journal and Courier JRTL 70
24 Erin McCraken Courier and Press ELME 64
25 Jason Clark Courier and Press 52
26 Joe Harpring The Republic JHHC 44
27 Mike Dickbernd The Republic 42
27 Steve Sanchez Indianapolis Star SMSI 42
29 Don Knight Herald Bulletin DWKA 40
30 Rich Janzaruk Times-Mail RVJB 36
31 Robert Scheer Indianapolis Star 34
32 Melanie Maxwell Star Press MRMM 32
33 Greg Griffo Indianapolis Star GJGI 14
33 Pete Schreiner Times-Mail PWSB 14
35 Ellie Bogue News-Sentinel EEBF 8
35 Frank Oliver Journal and Courier FJOL 8
37 Joel Philippsen The Republic JMPC 6
38 Bob Gwaltney Courier and Press RMGE 4
38 Michael Heinz Journal and Courier MDHL 4
40 Natalie Battaglia The Times of Northwest Ind. NLBM 2