Best of Photojournalism 2007: TV News Photography: Winners
TV Documentary Finalists
(In Alphabetical Order)
- “Ironwoman: The DeeDee Jonrowe Story”
- Scott Jensen KTUU Anchorage
- “The Day of the Dead”
- Michael Del Giudice/Equator HD
- “Meth: A City Copes”
- Dan Sheffer/Tucson 12 Tucson
Winners
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- 1st
- “Ironwoman: The DeeDee Jonrowe Story”
- Scott Jensen KTUU Anchorage
- HM
- “The Day of the Dead”
- Michael Del Giudice/Equator HD
- HM
- “Meth: A City Copes”
- Dan Sheffer/Tucson 12 Tucson
Judges' comments
- Joel Eagle
We watched eight docs, and I was glad to see that a few local affiliates are still willing to do long format work. However, there was not much quality to be had. The Iron Woman story showed that the producing station invested a great deal of time and care into their subject.
- Jay Korff
“Ironwoman: The DeeDee Jonrowe Story” was the only entry in this category that combined good photography with a compelling narrative. This candid profile took us head first into the triumphs and struggles of one of Alaska’s most enduring characters.
- Regina McCombs
What a disappointment that there were so few entries in this category! Maybe the category is due for a tweaking. Anchorage did a nice job with an hour-long documentary, and Tucson took on a big topic. Day of the Dead was heavy on the travelogue, with nice pictures, but little story. We would have liked to see less music and more sound.
- Mark Morache
We saw a small number of documentaries this year, and frankly we didn’t see very much photojournalism. We were impressed by the commitment of the first place winner. They traveled from Anchorage to Hawaii to follow one of their local Iditarod heroes, as she competed in an Iron man competition. It was a complete piece of work, and they should be proud. After that, we didn’t see anything that stood up to the high standard of the other long form categories. They were either missing the production value, or the real-time experiential element that we value in great news photography. You can’t replace emotional storytelling with pretty pictures and music.
- Erica Simpson
The entries in this category were weak. The first place winner was interesting subject matter and decent shooting. I struggled to pay attention to everything else. Storytelling skills were seriously lacking and production value was low end.
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