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Humanizing Data To Tell Complex News Stories

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Event: SND2020 Virtual ConferenceDate: September 21, 2020 How we combine various techniques to collect, analyze and present data using different forms of visual presentation and spatial reconstructions. This talk will demonstrate how we try to break out of the usual visual forms to tell complex news stories, and address some…

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What Does Teaching Journalism Look Like In The Future?

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Event: SND2020 Virtual ConferenceDate: September 19, 2020 With the media industry changing almost as fast as the educational landscape, what does teaching journalism look like in the future? Join our noted panel of journalism instructors for a wide ranging discussion on the challenges and opportunities ahead. Watch the Replay We…

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Remote Classroom, Collaborative Classroom

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Event: SND2020 Virtual ConferenceDate: September 19, 2020 Tips for keeping your classrooms from turning into individual silos with a suite of interactive tools and activities. Watch the Replay We are currently working on editing all of our videos. Please check back soon. You can view the original recording on Crowdcast.

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Three-Ring Circus: Memorable Storytelling Across Multiple Platforms

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Event: SND2020 Virtual ConferenceDate: September 18, 2020 Our audiences demand we make our best content deeply engaging across formats of all shapes and sizes. Inside the Star Tribune visuals department, success hinges on the shared ability to thread a project’s design DNA through all form factors. No matter if you’re…

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All The Fun Of A Sunday Broadsheet Newspaper But On A Screen

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Event: SND2020 Virtual ConferenceDate: September 18, 2020 The recently relaunched Tablet website was designed and built specifically to allow for flexibility, hierarchy, and the expression of a point of view in its own unique voice. It has broken free from the world of overly-formatted editorial websites. SESSION TAKEAWAYS By the…

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XR Storytelling Methods To Inform & Build A Better World

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Event: SND2020 Virtual ConferenceDate: September 18, 2020 Virtual and augmented reality storytelling has the power to create strong emotional connections that change attitudes, actions and policies to shape our world. The media can no longer ignore its true power to engage and inform audiences in new, meaningful ways. XR stories…

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Screens Down, Eyes Up: Telling Stories Online That Engage Audiences Offline

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Event: SND2020 Virtual ConferenceDate: September 18, 2020 This session explores techniques for developing hands-on projects that engage audiences in a specific place and time. This is a newer form of storytelling that is sometimes referred to as site-specific journalism or IRL engagement. Ideally, these projects touch on many areas of…

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SND 2020 Begins This Friday

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It is finally here. We couldn’t be more excited to “see” everyone for the Society for News Design’s 2020 annual workshop. SND 2020 kicks off on Friday with our first four sessions and rolls right on through the weekend with some amazing speakers on Saturday afternoon, a quick break on…

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SND 2020: Have You Registered Yet?

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SND 2020 is less than 40 days away and we are very excited about our first virtual conference. The virtual conference gives us the opportunity to connect with visual designers and leaders from around the world. We have over 30 sessions planned with speakers spanning 4 continents joining us throughout the…

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2020 SND Annual Workshop & Conference is Going Virtual

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This year’s postponed SND Workshop has a new name and new dates: Mark your calendars for September 18 – October 1, 2020 for SND 2020. While we love our annual in-person gatherings, we value the health and safety of our members and attendees above all else. Around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to…

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