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Six finalists for World’s Best-Designed in Digital

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The World’s Best-Designed™ winner will be announced at The Society’s annual workshop in Chicago in April. Here are the six finalists: SND40 | Best of Digital Design Judges’ remarks This year we saw more publications employ audience-first thinking and narrow their coverage and presentation approach to serve the reader/user first. These…

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In an uncertain time, SND is here to help you

Society for News Design

The Society for News Design was created 40 years ago to support its members. More than 19,000 people with an interest in visual journalism have shared in the organization over these four decades, benefiting from and advancing our community.  We remain steadfast in our mission to serve you.  If you…

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2018 judges Q&A

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Sohail Al-Jamea, McClatchy “ If you want to read more, if you want to dive in more — usually, at least for me, it puts entries in silver contention.” What have you found to be new, novel or different about this year’s entries? The trends I am noticing are the vertical, full…

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2018 Results – Digital

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The Society for News Design is proud to announce the results of the 40th edition of its Best of Digital Design competition. The 13 judges from across the United States and around the globe reviewed 1,300 entries during three days of judging at Northwestern University’s Medill News Service campus in…

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How judging at SND Digital works

Society for News Design

Every year, the Society for News Design hosts its Best of Digital Design competition and brings more than a dozen judges from across the United States and around the globe to review 1,000+ entries. Sisi Wei, who helps facilitate the program, sat down with a student volunteer to chat about the competition,…

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2018 judging FAQ

Society for News Design

Sisi Wei, ProPublica Every year, the Society for News Design hosts its Best of Digital Design competition and brings more than a dozen judges from across the United States and around the globe to review 1,000+ entries. Sisi Wei, who helps facilitate the program, sat down with student volunteer Mary Freda to…

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Best of Digital Design complete 2018 results

Society for News Design

The Society for News Design is proud to announce the results of the 40th edition of its Best of Digital Design competition. The 13 judges from across the United States and around the globe reviewed 1,300 entries during three days of judging at Northwestern University’s Medill News Service campus in…

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2018 judges

Society for News Design

The annual SND Best of Digital Design competition brought 13 professionals to Washington, D.C., to judge the best work of 2018. The judges are broken into four groups — News, Features, Graphics and World’s Best. There is also one conflict judge. Features Libby Bawcombe, NPR Libby works in Digital Media at NPR as…

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Best of Digital Design silver and gold medal comments

Society for News Design

We’re adding medal winners as they come in throughout the weekend, so check back here for updates. ABOUT THE AWARD CLASSIFICATIONS: Bronze Medal: Work that is truly excellent. These entries should show both technical and aesthetic mastery — employing digital design principles to tell compelling stories. It is appropriate to…

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Meet the Best of Digital Design judges

Society for News Design

The annual SND Best of Digital Design competition brought 13 professionals to Washington, D.C., to judge the best work of 2018. The judges are broken into four groups — News, Features, Graphics and World’s Best. There is also one conflict judge. Follow along all weekend for more updates on Twitter, #BestofDigitalDesign and at SND.org. Features…

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