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SNDLOU: Meet Jody Surgrue and Mike Schmidt of National Geographic

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As we count down the hours to SNDLOU, we will continue to introduce some of the incredible speakers you can look forward to hearing. Today, we meet Jody Surgrue and Mike Schmidt of National Geographic.

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SNDLOU: Five tips from last year's conference chair

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SNDLOU is here! To get you ready, Michael Tribble of the Cleveland Plain Dealer (and organizer of last year’s conference) gives you five tips for making the most out of your time in Louisville.

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A few words about inspiration, and Jack Lancaster, before SNDLOU

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I’ve been thinking lately about inspiration. Five days from now, SND Louisville will be well under way, and most of our industry would agree, if we’re not walking away energized and excited about creative potential in its wake, we’re in need of shock therapy. It’s a rite of fall (though…

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Meet the candidates for SND officer 2014

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SND members can vote for the officers from Oct. 14-Nov. 7. The winners will be announced at the annual workshop.

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Chelsea & the City: My Madonna photo shoot

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Chelsea Kardokus started her career as a freelance designer for TIME magazine in Manhattan one year ago. Her blog series Chelsea & The City follows her transition into life as a young professional.

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Kate Marymont on Gannett's transition to design studios

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Before Gannett’s transition to a hub-based approach to design and production, Kate Marymont, the company’s vice president for news, gave an interview to SND where she talked about the transition. Three years later, we asked for a follow-up to talk about how it was going.

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SNDLOU: Introducing Jordan David, web producer at The Onion

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Jordan David is a web producer for The Onion and will be part of a panel discussion at SND Louisville. I caught up with David at Chicago’s Long Room, where we discussed social media strategies and his upcoming presentation.

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Behind the Dallas Morning News' eight day series, The Girl in the Closet

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Sunday marked the eighth and concluding day of the Dallas Morning News’ huge investigative piece into the life of Lauren and her biological and adoptive families. The story had a huge online presence, so we asked Alma Lozoya, assistant news editor and Sunday front page designer, to give us a look at how it ran in print.

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SND names Julie Elman print publications director

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Julie Elman — associate professor of visual communication at Ohio University — will serve as the Society For News Design print publications director.

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