Frontline photojournalists share tips on preventing burnout, ensuring equity, Feb. 12
Visual journalists have been on the front lines of the pandemic, injured at protests and attacked at the Capitol insurrection. Holding a camera makes those who are reporting on events a visible target for law enforcement or people angry at the media. And working remotely is not an option when you’re the community’s eyes and ears at the scene. So how do we care for photojournalists facing more pressure than ever under exhausting and dangerous circumstances?
Join the National Press Club Journalism Institute and the National Press Photographers Association for honest answers to this question from visual journalists who understand the challenges and importance of capturing history.
Registration is now open for this program, which will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EST on Friday, Feb. 12.
The panel will feature:
- Nicole Frugé, director of photography, San Francisco Chronicle
- Rich Glickstein, recovering photojournalist, trauma therapist and social worker
- Michael Santiago, staff news photojournalist, Getty Images
- Moderator: Akili Ramsess, executive director, NPPA
Participants will leave the program with:
- An understanding of how trauma affects visual journalists and how to provide support
- Practical guidance for staying safe
- Tips for active allyship and diversifying storytelling
About the speakers
Nicole Frugé became the director of photography for the San Francisco Chronicle in 2016. Before photo editing, she spent 10 years working as a staff photographer for newspapers in Texas and Florida. She covered the war in Iraq and Hurricane Katrina for the San Antonio Express-News.
Rich Glickstein is a clinical social worker specialist in Atlanta. Before becoming a social worker, he took pictures for The State newspaper in South Carolina for 10 years. He started taking social work classes while still at the paper and eventually left daily journalism behind.
Michael Santiago is a staff news photojournalist with Getty Images. He received his B.F.A. at San Francisco Art Institute and a Master’s of Science degree from S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Michael was a member of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette staff that won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting for its coverage of the Tree of Life synagogue shooting.
About the moderator
Akili Ramsess became executive director of NPPA in April 2016. Ramsess, a photographer, editor, multimedia producer and avid motorcyclist, served as photo editor, multimedia producer and the director of photography with the Orlando Sentinel from 2007 until the end of 2011. Prior to joining the Sentinel, she worked at the San Jose Mercury News, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the L.A. Times, Associated Press, and now-defunct Los Angeles Herald Examiner.
About NPPA
The National Press Photographers Association is dedicated to the advancement of visual journalism – its creation, practice, training, editing and distribution – in all news media and works to promote its role as a vital public service. The NPPA is the leading voice advocating for the work of visual journalists. Our organization fights for working news photographers, videographers and multimedia journalists. Our Code of Ethics stands for the highest integrity in visual storytelling. Our advocacy efforts put NPPA in the center of today’s thorniest issues of journalists’ rights to do their work — and to earn a living from their craft. Our ongoing education initiatives seek to equip our members and prepare the emerging generation of visual journalists in the face of an ever-changing media landscape.
About NPCJI
The National Press Club Journalism Institute promotes an engaged global citizenry through an independent and free press, and equips journalists with skills and standards to inform the public in ways that inspire civic engagement. The National Press Club Journalism Institute has added online programming, a daily newsletter, a weekly writing group, and other support for journalists since the pandemic started. The Institute has waived fees for all of its services due to the pandemic, saving participants tens of thousands of dollars. If you value what you’ve been learning from the Institute during this time, please consider a donation.
Contact Journalism Institute Executive Director Julie Moos with questions.