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How we covered the deadliest mass shooting in US history

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President Obama and authorities are calling the event an act of terrorism. A gunman opened fire in an Orlando nightclub in the early hours of Sunday morning, killing 49 people. As journalists, we rushed to respond to the breaking news in print and online. Many of Monday’s presentations aimed to reflect the enormity of…

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Muhammad Ali: How We Covered His Death

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A collection of pages and other work from around the world off of the passing of boxing legend Muhammad Ali.

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2016 results -digital

Society for News Design

Breaking/Daily News (Single-subject project) The New York Times’ interactive on the terrorism incident in Nice. Silver 1. The New York Times, A Trail of Terror in Nice, Block by Block 2. Berliner Morgenpost, Berlin City Marathon 2016 Award of Excellence 3. The New York Times, The Battle for Mosul, in…

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Building a system and a style guide at The Marshall Project

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Winning SND’s World’s Best™ is no easy task and according to this year’s judges, “The Marshall Project has nailed every. Single. Thing.” That’s high praise. And consider this — The Marshall Project, a non-profit news organization, launched less than two years ago in late 2014. The design/product team of managing…

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Independent Days

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As you may have heard, the London-based Independent and Independent on Sunday ceased its print publications in March after a 30-year run, ending an era of print design excellence. With its passing, I asked a few of the designers there to share their favorite Independent pages.

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2015 MEDAL COMMENTS – DIGITAL

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WORLD’S-BEST DESIGNED Sites are nominated by members and nonmembers through the Best of Digital Design entry site, self-nominated via the same site, submitted through suggestions and outreach by SND’s regional directors and from the Best of Digital judging team. The Marshall Project The Marshall Project has nailed every. Single. Thing.The…

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2014 MEDAL COMMENTS – Digital

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WORLD’S-BEST DESIGNED Sites were nominated by members and nonmembers through the Best of Digital Design entry site, self-nominated via the same site, submitted through suggestions and outreach by SND’s regional directors and from the Best of Digital judging team. Facebook We find ourselves at a crossroads. Content is changing along…

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2013 Medal Comments – digital

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WORLD’S-BEST DESIGNED Sites were nominated by members and nonmembers through the Best of Digital Design entry site, self-nominated via the same site, submitted through suggestions and outreach by SND’s regional directors and from the Best of Digital judging team. i. WNYC for iPhoneii. The New York Timesiii. Nautilusiv. Al Jazeera…

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2011 Medal Comments – Digitial

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WORLD’S-BEST DESIGNED Sites were nominated by members and nonmembers through the Best of Digital Design entry site, self-nominated via the same site, submitted through suggestions and outreach by SND’s regional directors and from the Best of Digital judging team. The Boston Globe, BostonGlobe.com The Globe’s intrepid embrace of responsive design…

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2012 Medal Comments – Digital

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WORLD’S-BEST DESIGNED Sites were nominated by members and nonmembers through the Best of Digital Design entry site, self-nominated via the same site, submitted through suggestions and outreach by SND’s regional directors and from the Best of Digital judging team. i. SB Nation, sbnation.comii. The Guardian, The Guardian and Observer Daily…

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