Joe Weiss

Joe Weiss was a judge in the 2019 v01 Contest

Joe Weiss has worked as a photojournalist, multimedia reporter, designer, programmer, producer and editor in print and online media since 1996. He is currently an independent interactive producer and the developer of Soundslides, a multimedia authoring application for journalists. Previously he was an interactive producer at The News & Observer in Raleigh, N.C., the Director of Photography at The Herald-Sun in Durham, N.C., and worked for MSNBC.com as a multimedia producer in Redmond, Wash.

His multimedia reports have garnered national and international recognition including an Online Journalism Award from the Online News Association, multiple POYi and NPPA BOP awards, and two Digital Edge awards from the NAA. His work has also received a Gold medal in the Society for News Design's Interactive Design competition.

For his development of Soundslides, he was awarded the J. Winton Lemen Award from the National Press Photographers Association.

He has judged several awards including Pictures of the Year International, Society for News Design's Interactive Design Awards, College Photographer of the Year, and the Online News Association's Online Journalism Awards. Weiss frequently speaks at seminars and workshops concerning the integration of photojournalism, audio reportage and multimedia technology, and has taught photojournalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.