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[The Guts] Seattle Times' project lets users leave fingerprints

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The Seattle Times’ latest project, Loaded With Lead, looks at the issue of lead poisoning at shooting ranges. The presentation was so unique that it made my hard-to-impress investigative reporters at the Sun Sentinel stop and share with the team. I knew I had to learn more about it.  Lead…

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Day One recap: #SNDMakes, Boston

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Teams have crafted “how might we” statements, begin prototyping

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Wyse words: On building the Grid, and shutting it down

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Vanessa Wyse served as creative director of The Grid during its 3 1/2-year run. Earlier this year The Grid in Toronto published its last issue. Under the creative direction of Vanessa Wyse, the hybrid magazine/newsweekly had set a new standard for design excellence, earning the first back-to-back-to-back World’s Best recognition…

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Annual workshop moves to spring; D.C. selected for 2015

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After 36 years of fall workshops, the Society for News Design Annual Workshop and Exhibition is moving to the spring to better serve its members. SND invites you to join us for its 37th workshop, to be celebrated April 9-11, 2015. The event will be held at the world-famous Newseum,…

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Two cities, two quick courses, same dates: you choose

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The SND iPad/Tablet workshops kick off their fall season with a pair of two-day workshops on Oct. 24-25. Expert trainers Yuri Victor of Vox Media and Joey Marburger of the Washington Post will head to the headquarters of USA Today in McLean, Va., while Chris Courtney and Heather Billings of…

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SND ELECTION RESULTS Okasaki, Steele and Quinn elected 2015 SND officers

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Each year the Society for News Design holds elections for its officers: the secretary-treasurer, vice president and president. SND members vote and the winners are announced at the annual workshop. Write-in votes are allowed and recorded in the results below. The final election results are: SND SECRETARY/TREASURER Douglas Okasaki, (@dokasaki) senior…

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