The Society for News Design continues its monthly online series, Creative Conference Calls, on Wednesday, March 16, at noon (ET) with a discussion about designing for large breaking news stories.
News travels faster than ever and it changes just as quickly. How we treat and design for breaking news, such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in modern day and bring journalism ethics into our decisions involves designers, photographers, graphic designers and editors all working together. Javier Zarracina, Graphics Director for USA TODAY and Michael Tribble, Vice President of Integrated Storytelling for National Geographics Partners will discuss the ethics of photo selection, creating (and verifying) breaking news information graphics and how organizations must account for their local audiences during national and international events.
Registration for this Creative Conference Call is only $10 for non-SND attendees. Current active SND members are automatically registered for the monthly series for free.
Our Speakers
Michael Tibble
Michael Tribble is Vice President of integrated storytelling at National Geographic Media. Currently he leads the iconic brand’s most ambitious storytelling and editorial partnerships across The Walt Disney Company and with its non-profit partner, the National Geographic Society. Before joining National Geographic, the Emmy winner spent 20-plus years leading innovative news and product teams at major media companies across the country. A Texas native, he is a graduate of Texas A&M University-Commerce, and currently lives outside Washington, D.C. with his wife, a chief correspondent with Kaiser Health News, and two children.
Javier Zarracina
Javier Zarracina is the Graphics Director at USA Today where his work is to coordinate and coach the Graphics Department, including researching and creating information graphics, interactives and motion graphics for the different platforms of the USA Today Network.
He collaborates with the different newsrooms to identify priorities for visual storytelling and serves as liaison with sections, networks and platforms as he edits daily and long-term data visualizations.
Previously he was the Graphics Editor at Vox.com, Graphics and Data Editor at the Los Angeles Times. and Graphic Director of The Boston Globe. Before he worked as Graphic Director at El Correo in Bilbao, Spain, Deputy Graphics Director at the San Jose Mercury News.
Additionally he consults for several international media companies and contributes as infographic artist and illustrator for several publications.
Upcoming 2022 Creative Conference Calls:
- April 20: A Conversation with SND World’s Best 2022
- May 18: Best in Show
- June 15: Design Tools
Have an idea for a Creative Conference Call topic? We’d love to hear them! Send us your ideas at anytime during the year.
About Creative Conference Calls:
The concept: A moderated 60-90 minute conversation with various guests on specific design and industry topics. We will explore interesting projects from around the world, talk with makers and visual leaders, and allow time for questions and less formal networking among registrants.
When: The third Wednesday of every month at 12pm ET.
Can’t make a session live … we have you covered. The series will be recorded and available for registrants to watch on playback after the live presentation, whenever they like.