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Tragedy

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I wanted to post this front page, just to take a moment to reflect upon the work we do as journalists. I think we all feel a kinship with our colleagues in Annapolis, Maryland, whose newsroom fell under attack yesterday. We share in their grief, and we, as fellow human…

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Register now for free Poynter webinars

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We are thrilled to announce three new webinars, coming in July. These will be offered live in July and will be free for SND members.

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Remembering Theo Caviness

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We lost a friend and colleague last week, with the passing of Theo Caviness, the longtime art director at the New York Post and the New York Daily News. Caviness, 42, was a senior digital designer for ESPN in Bristol, Conn. He suffered a heart attack during the commute from…

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SND leadership 2019: Seeking nominations

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The Society for News Design is seeking nominations for the office of Secretary/Treasurer for 2019. This is an open-ballot position: anyone who is nominated, meets the requirements of the position and chooses to run will appear on the ballot.

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World Cup 2018 – A showcase

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 The World Cup is always a big issue for the sport sections and of course design plays a great role to make a difference between sport sections around the world. For the next four weeks, SND will showcase some of the best World Cup coverage in print and online. Please…

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#SND AMS: Smart News Design Conference

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We are delighted to announce our next SND conference in Europe! This time it will be held in amazing Amsterdam. The ‘City of Freedom’ will play host to a three-day event will be filled with learning, networking and talks evolving around the general theme of SND: Smart News Design

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Behind TIME magazine’s drone cover: A Q&A with D.W. Pine

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video credit: Time Magazine So … who needs Photoshop or After Effects, when you have 958 drones at your disposal? Time magazine collaborated with Intel to sketch its June 11 cover in the sky — a composition of light emanating from a fleet of choreographed drones, about 100 meters in…

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Remembering Warren Watson, former SND president

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Photo courtesy Charles Apple From Marty Steffens, professor at the University of Missouri School of Journalism: Former SND President Warren Watson died May 27 at Maine Medical Center in Augusta, where he had been hospitalized since mid-December with complications of diabetes. The longtime journalist and nonprofit executive was 67. Watson…

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SND39: The final tally

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The Society for News Design has awarded three newspapers—The New York Times, Het Parool of The Netherlands, and Die Zeit of Germany—the designation of “World’s Best-Designed Newspaper™” in its 39th annual “Best of News Design™ Creative Competition.” The Times became the first U.S. paper to win the award since it…

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Jon Wile Named SND40 Coordinator

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The SND Print Competition Committee has named Jon Wile of American City Business Journals as the Best of News Design 40th Edition competition coordinator.

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