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SND35: Keeping awards in perspective

Society for News Design

The final essay during the print-entry period for SND35 is aimed at allowing the best work in the world to be viewed as such without letting a desire for awards drive designers’ roles in newsrooms.

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Phillip Ritzenberg on SND's history (and its future)

Society for News Design

SND asked Phillip Ritzenberg, one of the SND’s founders and its only two-term president, to speak at the Awards Banquet at SNDLOU to help commemorate the organization’s 35th anniversary. We wanted to share it here as well.

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SND35: What's New in Graphics and Illustrations

Society for News Design

A quick four-part series on the Best of News Design continues today with an overview of changes to the Graphics and Illustration categories at SND35.

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[Social buzz] Reaction to The New York Times digital redesign

Society for News Design

This morning The New York Times released a redesign of its digital products, which offers a new experience they describe as sleeker, faster and more intuitive. SND is tracking reaction from around the web.

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SND 35 Call for Entries: Mandela Categories Added

Society for News Design

The SND35 Call for Entries has been updated to include breaking news and special news categories for work related to the passing of Nelson Mandela.

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The New York Times AME/photography on today's front page

Society for News Design

This morning, The New York Times published a story on the so-called Jewish breast cancer gene. The front page of the print edition — and the lead image online — shows a portion of a 28-year-old woman’s left breast. SND caught up with Michele McNally, the Times assistant managing editor of photography, to find out more about the picture editing process.

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