John Poole
NPR
John W. Poole makes documentary films and multimedia presentations for the Web and other digital platforms, extending the reach and power of traditional photojournalism with moving pictures and sound.
In his 15-year career, he has covered a range of subjects, including national elections in South Africa and the United States, the Sept. 11 attacks and their aftermath, the effects of global climate change, and conservation issues in Peru and Namibia. 
He was part of a small group of visual journalists who developed a documentary video department at The Washington Post in 1998. That team won the first-ever Edward R. Murrow award for multimedia journalism in 2004. His work on a feature story about violinist Joshua Bell contributed to a Pulitzer Prize in 2008.
The White House News Photographers Association has honored him with more than 20 awards for his work, and in 2005, named him Video Editor of the Year. His film, 'The Sheriff of Gay Washington,' produced for The Washington Post, screened in festivals across the country and was optioned by HBO Documentary Films in 2006.
In 2007, Poole moved to NPR to help develop its visual media strategy, combining the organization's audio storytelling strength with still and motion photography. His work there has led to two national Emmy nominations for the NPR Music series 'Project Song' and one for an investigative series on traumatic brain injury.
He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife, Vikki Valentine.
