What is the NPPA?

                

The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA), founded in 1946, fought to allow cameras in courtrooms and improve government and media relations. American photographer, Joseph Costa founded the organization to bring photographers, videographers, editors, and journalism students into the media realm. The NPPA housed the first female national press photographer, Marion Carpenter, who covered D.C., the White House, and traveled alongside the president

The first issue from the NPPA of 1946 in Boston MA, began by saying, “We’ve got a voice, finally, and we’re going to make use of it. No false modesty. No muffling of that voice under a barrel. We’re going to yell so loud- when the occasion demands, and not just for fun of hearing ourselves shout- that those in this country who have been injuring us with scant courtesy will begin to realize that here is a new force to be reckoned with."

                

The association advocates on behalf of many photographers and videographers during legal disputes. Between the years 2019 and 2020, the NPPA advocated for a photographer, Fredrick Allen, when he sued the state of North Carolina for copyright infringement. North Carolina used Allen's photos of Queen Anne's Revenge off of the North Carolina coast. The NPPA places an emphasis on photojournalism to allow stories to be told through the use of photos. 

Sources:

https://nppa.org/about

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/19pdf/18-877_dc8f.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Press_Photographers_Association