Writing for New Media

If you want to see some good photos and slideshows, you don't have to go farther than the WashingtonPost.com. Three of their photographers have won awards for their work:

Jahi Chikwendiu won the White House News Photographers Award for Photographer of the Year for his work on several series, including "'Continuous War': Cluster Bombs in South Lebanon" and his photographs of D.C. public schools. The WashingtonPost.com gallery of photos for the cluster bombs story also won first place in the Photography and Audio (narrated) category.

Also picking up awards:

The photo gallery "Struggle in Mississippi Delta," produced by Whitney Shefte with photography by Carol Guzy, won first place for Best Use of Photography.

The story "Crisis in Darfur Expands," by Travis Fox and Brian Cordyack, won first place in the Multimedia Package category.

Labels: awards, photography, slideshow