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Eight NPPF Scholarships for Photojournalism Students

NPPF has eight scholarships and grants open for application for photographers studying full-time or returning to college. NPPF scholarships are awarded to encourage those with the talent and dedication to photojournalism and who need financial help to continue their studies. The application deadline for all eight scholarships is April 15. Learn more and apply. NPPF Scholarships Bob East – $2,000 Bob East was a colorful and widely known veteran photographer at The Miami Herald. He died from a surgical accident in 1985, after more than 45 years in the profession. NPPA’s national secretary; he mentored many interns. Open to undergraduate and graduate students. Bob Baxter – $2,000 Named for a New Jersey photographer who was paralyzed in an auto accident but continued to pursue photojournalism education. Baxter set up this scholarship before his death. Open to undergraduate and graduate students. Reid Blackburn – $2,000 Established by The Columbian newspaper of Vancouver, Wash.,…

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MediaStorm Hiring Front-End Developer

MediaStorm is looking for a passionate and self-motivated Front-End Developer to implement and maintain web-based applications and websites for MediaStorm's publication and client projects, as well as in-house and public-facing products and tools. The ideal candidate will have proven technical expertise in creating complex web sites and applications using modern front-end technologies and frameworks. They will be working with back-end developers and interactive designers to lead and execute development. Description MediaStorm Front-End Developers will: Develop innovative production and workflow tools Work with Back-End Developers, Interactive Designers and Project Managers to establish production timelines Participate in client meetings and develop to their needs Work with designers to implement designs and user interfaces Be responsible for testing code across browsers and platforms Manage deployment of code updates to live websites Remain up-to-date with new web development trends and technologies Qualifications The successful applicant should have: At least three years of professional development experience Strong…

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MediaStorm Hiring Back-End Developer

MediaStorm is looking for a passionate and self-motivated back-end develop to implement and customize PHP and MySQL code for MediaStorm's publication and client projects. The ideal candidate will have proven technical expertise in creating scalable, database-driven web applications and websites in PHP, MySQL and MVC frameworks such as CodeIgniter. They will be working with front-end developers and interactive designers to lead and execute development. Back-End Developer Description MediaStorm Back-End Developers will: Code back-end website solutions in PHP and MySQL Develop and maintain elastic cloud scaling servers (Amazon EC2), along with other cloud-based third-party applications (Zencoder, Braintree, etc.) Develop back-end strategies for large-scale projects Develop innovative production and workflow tools Work with Front-End Developers, Interactive Designers and Project Managers to establish production timelines Participate in client meetings and develop to their needs Work with designers to implement designs and user interfaces Be responsible for testing code across browsers and platforms Be responsible for…

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Read more about the article Pictures of the Year International 2013 Awardees Announced

Pictures of the Year International 2013 Awardees Announced

MediaStorm is honored to announce we have won second place in the Pictures of the Year International Best Website category. Other winners in this category were the Los Angeles Times, which won first place, and TIME, which won third place. It is always a pleasure and inspiration for us to see the best of the industry's work honored in the annual POYi competition and this year is no exception. Here are some highlights from this year's multimedia competition. The winner of the Documentary Project of the Year was Liz O. Baylen, Mary Vignoles, Scott Glover, Lisa Girion, Hailey Branson-Potts, Marc Duvoisin, Matt Lait, Megan Garvey, Stephanie Ferrell, Hailey Branson-Potts, Doug Smith, Sandra Poindexter, Maloy Moore, Armand Emamdjomeh, Lily Mihalik and Lorena Iñiguez Elebee of the Los Angeles Times for "Dying For Relief - A Times Investigation." MediaStorm Spring 2013 Interns, Joshua Davis and Jon Kasbe were part of the team that produced…

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