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SND kicked off the 2019 workshop with a party on April 4 at the beautiful Chicago Cultural Center, toasting Lifetime Achievement Award winners Susan Mango Curtis and Tim Harrower and announcing the big winners of the society’s Best of News Design and Best of Digital Design competitions. (Video by Stephanie…

Written by Lee Catherine Collins, Ole Miss SND hosts a panel session, The Inclusion Challenge in photojouranlism, from right to left, Susan Mango, Akili-Casundria Ramsess, Nicole Frugé, and Kainaz Amaria come together to discuss the under-representation of women and people of color in photojournalism. This afternoon’s panel on photojournalism featured…

Written by Aleaha Smith, Michigan State Alberto Cairo speaks on the role of designers and information. During the second session of the day, author, infographic specialist and freelancer Alberto Cairo challenges us to look deeper as we design and interpret infographics.“We need to talk a bit less about how to make visualizations…

Written by Lee Catherine, University of Mississippi Rishad Patel speaking about the importance of designing with responsibility in mind. Rishad Patel from The Splice Newsroom filled our minds with the possibilities of an innovative, responsible framework for news that is still in the early stages. This idea stemmed from Patel’s…

Written by Aleaha Reneé Smith, Michigan State University Due to a shift in technological methods, many journalistic outlets have begun to search for ways of incorporating visuals within their daily posts and stories. Washington Post Design Editor Matthew Callahan and Graphics Assignment Editor Danielle Rindler have pushed for cross-divisional collaboration…