Best of Digital: Gold to The Washington Post, for exploring the wall

  • February 25, 2017
Society for News Design

The Washington Post earned a Gold medal for its piece on the U.S.-Mexico border crossing, from San Diego to Texas.

Category: Features Coverage
Title: Concrete Divisions
Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/world/border-barriers/us-mexico-border-crossing/

Comments: “Tour de force. It’s thoughtful, immersive and deliberate with the navigation and all of the little touches. You’re building a wall as you go along. The Post pushes the medium forward in terms of trying to crack the nut on digital video storytelling with this piece. The maps are gorgeous and the control of just three colors is amazing. Not only does it stretch the medium of digital storytelling, but it also stretches the technical area. They seam together the video clips perfectly and provide a great user experience. You fall in and start going.”