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Best of Digital: Silver to New York Times for Pulse coverage

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The New York Times earned a Silver medal for breaking news graphic of the Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando. Category: Graphics: Breaking news Title: What Happened Inside the Orlando Nightclub Link: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/06/12/us/what-happened-at-the-orlando-nightclub-shooting.html Comments: “The presentation is really solid and the reporting was done extremely well. This piece sets the standard…

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Best of Digital: Silver to Bloomberg’s inventions issue

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Bloomberg Businessweek earned a Silver medal for its Global Tech Issue: Inventors and inventions around the world, fascinating, inspiring, and 70% Silicon Valley-free Category: Features Coverage Title: The Global Tech Issue Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-global-tech-inventors/#/ Comments: “It is unlike anything else we looked at. People could really hate this. They understood that…

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Best of Digital: Gold to The Washington Post, for exploring the wall

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The Washington Post earned a Gold medal for its piece on the U.S.-Mexico border crossing, from San Diego to Texas. Category: Features Coverage Title: Concrete Divisions Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/world/border-barriers/us-mexico-border-crossing/ Comments: “Tour de force. It’s thoughtful, immersive and deliberate with the navigation and all of the little touches. You’re building a wall…

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Best of Digital: First Gold awarded, to The New York Times

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The New York Times has earned the first Gold medal awarded in this year’s SND Best of Digital Design competition, with its detailed look at gymnast Simone Biles. Category: Features: Single-subject project Title: Simone Biles Link: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/08/05/sports/olympics-gymnast-simone-biles.html Comments: “Fabulous. Everything came together so well and it’s a great interaction with…

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Best of Digital: Silver to Washington Post for Marine profile

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The Washington Post won Silver for its profile of a Marine convicted of indecent conduct, and his attempts to vindicate himself. Category: Features: Single-subject project Title: A Marine’s Convictions Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/local/marine/ Comments: “It’s a challenge to chapterize, and the left nav and unusual audio indicator made for a unique experience.…

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Best of Digital: Silver to Washington Post for ’10 poems, 10 designs’

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The Washington Post won Silver for its project marking National Poetry Month Category: Features: Single-subject project Title: 10 poems, 10 designs Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/entertainment/national-poetry-month-poem-readings-2016/ Comments: “The art direction really stands out. The navigation and UI make for a really clean experience. The visuals give a voice to the poems and story.…

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Best of Digital: Silver to Boston Globe for ‘Arresting Words’

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The Boston Globe won Silver for its presentation of phrases culled from Boston Police Department records. Category: Features: Single-subject project Title: Arresting Words Link: http://apps.bostonglobe.com/graphics/2016/04/arresting-words/ Comments: “This piece had more ‘meat’ to it. It’s a more complex story, for sure, but they weren’t afraid to let the words be the…

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Best of Digital: Silver to Seattle Times for leading a discussion on race

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The Seattle Times has won Silver for a holding a community conversation on issues of race, policing and equality. Category: Features: Single-subject project Title: Under our skin: Talk about race Link: https://projects.seattletimes.com/2016/under-our-skin/ Comments: “You have the video — but you have a way to curate through the tags the kind…

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Best of Digital: Silver to New York Times for Philippines photo story

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The New York Times won Silver for a photojournalist’s look at the brutal antidrug campaign in the Philippines. Category: Features: Single-subject project Title: “They Are Slaughtering Us Like Animals” Link: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/12/07/world/asia/rodrigo-duterte-philippines-drugs-killings.html Comments: “For one, it’s great that they pull in Google Maps. I was kind of surprised by that choice…

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Best of Digital: Silver to the N.Y.T. Magazine its New York Issue

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The New York Times Magazine earned Silver for its New York Issue, an exploration of a city constantly on the rise. Category: Features: Single-subject project Title: The New York Issue Link: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/06/05/magazine/new-york-life.html Comments: “The way that they parsed out a single-topic issue was interesting. The mobile presentation is really thoughtful.…

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