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The New York Times has won Silver for its body of work. Category: Title: Portfolio: Organization Links: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/12/07/world/asia/rodrigo-duterte-philippines-drugs-killings.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/09/15/arts/design/national-museum-of-african-american-history-and-culture.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/08/05/sports/olympics-gymnast-simone-biles.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/06/10/world/middleeast/syria-road-trip.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/03/10/magazine/25-songs-that-tell-us-where-music-is-going.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/01/28/upshot/donald-trump-twitter-insults.html Politics Facebook Messenger https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/05/19/science/space/seeking-plutos-frigid-heart-nytvr.html Comments: “The body of work is incredibly impressive. The attention to detail and how consistently well edited everything is shows. Each piece on…

The Washington Post has won Silver for its profile of the refugee crisis. Category: Special events: Refugee Crisis Title: Washington Post Coverage Links: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/world/border-barriers/global-illegal-immigration-prevention/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/world/lesbos/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/world/migrant-legislation/ Comments: “It’s well done, it’s ambitious. The pieces are all long — more like a short documentary than a single experience. The journey that…

The Washington Post has won Silver for its digital coverage of the 2016 Rio Olympics. Category: Special events: 2016 Summer Olympic Games Title: Post Coverage Links: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/sports/olympics/scale-of-the-olympics/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/sports/olympics/olympic-body-types/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/sports/olympics/office-olympics/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/sports/olympics/rio-2016-olympic-medal-count/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/sports/olympics/the-1000-medals-of-the-united-states/ Comments: “Playful and consistent. It made me smile. It made me laugh. And that’s part of the experience. You…

The New York Times has won Silver for its composite panorama breaking down the 100m race final won by Usain Bolt at the Rio Olympics. Category: Special events: 2016 Summer Olympic Games Title: Usain Bolt Link: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/08/15/sports/olympics/usain-bolt-mens-100-meters-final.html Comments: “We’ve seen a lot of panoramics and this is a good example…

The New York Times has won Silver for its series of composite photographs showing key moments during the Rio Olympics. Category: Special events: 2016 Summer Olympic Games Title: Decisive Moments Link: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/08/20/sports/olympics/decisive-moments-rio-olympics-composite-pictures.html Comments: “There’s artistry and movement, beautifully executed. Like an infographic in photos, moments captured carefully and in motion.…

The Wall Street Journal won Gold for its innovative ‘Red Feed, Blue Feed’ chronicle of the left-right split in the United States. Category: Features: Single-subject project Title: Red Feed, Blue Feed Link: http://graphics.wsj.com/blue-feed-red-feed/ Comments: “The Wall Street Journal blew our mind in how brilliantly simple this piece was. It’s an…

The New York Times has struck Gold for the second time in the competition, for its entry focusing on Chicago violence, ‘A Bullet Could Hit Me and My Kids Anytime.’

Vice News Design has earned Silver, its first, for its motion graphic breakdown of “All I Want for Christmas.” Category: Motion Graphics Title: Mariah Carey Link: https://vimeo.com/202297501/7e3ba77715 Comments: “VICE put in a lot of fun data in terms of the structure of this music, which you don’t see in a…

The Guardian of London has earned a Silver medal in Experimental Design for its VR experience of solitary confinement. Category: Experimental Design Title: 6×9: A VR Experience of Solitary Confinement Link: https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2016/apr/27/6×9-a-virtual-experience-of-solitary-confinement Comments: “It’s using the VR characteristic of putting you in the place, but the audio and experiences that…