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SND38: Medal winners

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Gold and silver medal winners from SND38.

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SND38: The full report from the Best of News Design print competition

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Journalists from around the world have traveled to St. Petersburg, Florida, to participate in the Society for News Design’s annual Best of News Design competition. Follow along through the livestream, or photo galleries of winning pages.

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SND38: Meet the judges

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The annual SND Best of News Design competition brought 27 professionals to St. Petersburg to judge the best work of 2016.

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A student guide to facilitating at SND38

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  Of all the things I did as a student at Syracuse University, attending the Best of News Design competition was one of my favorites. The graphic design program at Syracuse is small, and as one of the few people with an interest in editorial design, my professor, Claudia Strong,…

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SND38: A First-Timer’s Guide to Judging

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Next week, a bevy of visual journalists will come to St. Petersburg, Fla. to help with the Society for News Design’s annual creative competition. Some will judge the competition, but many students and professionals will help as “facilitators.” It’s a tough job, but one that comes with incredible learning opportunities…

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There’s still time! Enter the Best of Digital Design

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The New York Times’ “Mapping Saturn’s Moons” project won silver in the 2015 Best of Digital competition. To Enter: http://digital.snd.org/ The new deadline is Friday, January 27, 2017, 11:59 EST. Judging: Will take place February 24-26. Follow along: We’ll be using the hashtag #SNDDigital Past Winners: http://www.snd.org/bodd/ The Society for…

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Beyond NYT 2020: Visual Journalism Isn’t Enough

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The New York Times recently released a  report that prescribes changes intended to carry the news organization into 2020 and beyond. A key recommendation: turn up the visuals. I am proud to have taken part in a previous effort to uplift the visual report at The Times, when I was hired…

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