A new outlook for NPPA

By SARAH GARDNER// It’s a cliché that journalists, whose lives are based on storytelling and presenting news and information, are not good at communicating with one another.

On a small scale, as in a daily newsroom, or on a larger scale, as in a national organization, that weakness is evident. On Sept. 11 and 12, 22 executive board members, region chairs and student chapter representatives from the National Press Photographers Association met in St. Paul, Minn. The goal was to bridge the gap between the national organization and its members, and rejuvenate its members — professionals and students alike.