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Matt Mansfield to receive SND Lifetime Achievement Award

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Update (June 2022): SND will honor Matt Mansfield with the 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award at SND Honors Award Dinner on Oct. 21, 2022 in Washington, DC. Update (March 2020): One week after this posting, SND made the decision to postpone its Annual Workshop and awards reception because of the Covid…

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SND41 judging ends with Washington Post Best in Show

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The 41st Best of News Design Creative Competition awarded 13 gold medals, 61 silver medals, two judges’ special recognition, and 920 awards of excellence after three days of judging at the Coliseum in St. Petersburg. After reviewing nearly 4,000 entries, all 22 judges gathered to discuss the gold medal winners…

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11 semi-finalists for World’s Best Designed Newspaper

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. —  The Society for News Design’s 41st creative competition announced 11 semi-finalists on Wednesday for World’s Best Designed Newspaper. The Society for News Design’s Best of News Design Creative Competition is a juried competition recognizing journalistic excellence in storytelling, graphics, illustration, photography and news design. Each year,…

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SND London student workshop recap

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Students listen as Russel Herneman speaks at the SND London student workshop on Feb. 4, 2020. Earlier this month, UK students interested in journalism and design gathered to learn from professionals at The Sunday Times at a workshop hosted by SND. “It was extremely rewarding to work with students who approached…

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Q&A with Rachel Orr, Design Editor for By The Way

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Rachel Orr, Design Editor for By The Way From a young age, Rachel Orr knew she wanted to be a designer. But it wasn’t until she took a class in news design in college that she realized she wanted to pursue visual journalism. Now, Rachel serves as the design editor…

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2019 Best of Digital Design Q&A

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Every year, the Society of News Design invites professionals to Washington, D.C., to judge the best design work of 2019. There are four judging groups, features, graphics, news and World’s Best™. Each judge evaluates entries assigned their teams based on its individual merit. Two conflict judges step in to help…

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2019 World’s Best-Designed™ – Digital

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The Washington Post won “World’s Best-Designed™ Digital News Experience” in the SND “Best of Digital Design™” competition. “The newsroom’s approach to visual storytelling is not trapped inside the formats imposed upon our industry by huge platforms but stretches design boundaries and uses new technologies to tell compelling, important stories,” wrote the judges…

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2019 Results – Digital

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The Society for News Design is proud to announce the results of the 41st edition of its Best of Digital Design competition. The 14 judges from across the United States and around the globe reviewed a record 1,315 entries during three days of judging Georgetown’s School of Continuing Studies campus…

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Eight finalists for World’s Best-Designed™ in Digital

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WASHINGTON, D.C. —  The Society for News Design on Monday announced 8 finalists for World’s Best-Designed™ in Digital. The Society for News Design’s Best of Digital Design is a juried competition recognizing journalistic excellence in storytelling, graphics, social media and product design. Each year, the World’s Best-Designed™ judges identify and…

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2019 Results by Organization – Digital

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More than 75 publications were recognized for work from 2019 in the Society of News Design’s Best of Digital Design Competition. Here’s a breakdown. Use the filter and sort functions to view by award or publication. Click to expand the cards on mobile to view a full awards summary. Note: Awards totals may not match…

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