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Taylor Swift’s electric touch (October Creative Conference Call)

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53 shows. 20 cities. 5 months. We’ve all heard about the economic impact of The Eras Tour in the U.S. — how the in-demand tour boosted tourism, contributed to local businesses and even how Swift herself donated to food banks at every stop. We know this because newsrooms in every…

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Call for candidates: You can help shape the future of SND

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This year’s election will see President, Vice President and Secretary/Treasurer return to the ballot, and two open board seats Our Society is growing once again. Over the past year, SND’s membership has grown by more than 50% (the first significant increase in over a decade), revenue is rising, and we…

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Creating innovative news design products in Latin America – in Spanish (Creative Conference Calls)

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We are thrilled to invite you to the First Spanish Creative Conference Call (CCC) on Wednesday, Aug 23 at 2 p.m. EST, which aims to explore the challenges and opportunities of creating innovative news design products in Latin America’s newsrooms. Discover featured stories, approaches to news design, and contribute with…

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SND44: Digital judges Q&A 

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The Society of News Design invited journalists, educators and professionals to New York City from May 17-21 to judge the best digital design work of 2022. This juried Creative Competition recognizes journalistic excellence in storytelling, graphics, social media and product design. The goal of the contest is to identify the…

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Welcome to the machine (Creative Conference Calls)

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How building and training AI/ML models will impact content, design and you You must be logged in to your SND account to view this content. Loading…

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Digital Best in Show winners (Creative Conference Calls)

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An overview of the winners from SND44

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The Society for News Design is proud to announce the results of the 44th edition of its Best of News Design competition. This year, 47 judges from seven countries came to New York City to review more than 4,500 print and digital entries. This year, for the first time ever,…

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The New York Times, DIE ZEIT and Reuters named World’s Best Designed in Digital and Print News Design Competitions

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SND is proud to announce the three winners of World’s Best Designed in its Digital and Print News Design Competitions: The New York Times, DIE ZEIT and Reuters.  Reuters named World’s Best Designed in the Digital News Design Competition A panel of 20 judges from the Society for News Design’s…

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Simon Scarr named World’s Best Designer in the Best of Digital News Design Competition

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Simon Scarr was selected by a panel of 20 judges as the World’s Best Designer for his art direction portfolio from Reuters in the Society for News Design’s 44th edition creative competition, the Best of Digital News Design. This is the third year that a designer has been recognized as…

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Best in Show winners announced for the 44th Annual Creative Competition

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The Society for News Design is proud to announce the Best in Show winners for its Best of News Design Creative Competitions. This year judges evaluated about 4,500 entries across both competitions and have awarded four stories Best in Show honors. The Best of Digital News Design Competition had over…

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