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Join us in Mexico City, Sept. 24 to 26, for the World Summit on Media Design: La Cumbre Mundial de Diseño en Prensa

Thursday, August 2nd, 2012

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This September, in beautiful Mexico City, a top-notch group of leaders of visual design will gather for La Cumbre Mundial de Diseño en Prensa, the World Summit on Media Design. This is the second time the Cumbra has been held in Mexico and SND is honored to be a part of it.

The Cumbre, a collaboration between Excelsior, Grupo Imagen, El Universal, Sintesis, El Economista, Arroyo, Grupo Expansion, Siempre!, Secretaria de Turismo Ciudad de Mexico, Istmo, Net-Channel.tv and Universidad Panamericana will be held in Mexico for the second year.

The event will be held Sept. 24, 25 and 26 at the Universidad Panamericana. SND members can register here.

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First Middle East News Design Conference this fall!

Thursday, July 19th, 2012

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The Society for News Design is honored to announce our first Middle East News Design Conference, which boasts an impressive roster of speakers and topics, all set in the gorgeous and vibrant cosmopolitan seaport of Beirut, the Pearl of the Middle East.

This two-day event starts Nov. 8. It is co-sponsored by the Lebanon’s leading daily newspaper, An-Nahar.

The website for the conference is in both English and Arabic.

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New discounts, and you could win an iPad: Sign up today for the SND CLE workshop

Tuesday, June 26th, 2012

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SND’s Annual workshop this October in Cleveland is unlike any other this year in terms of creative firepower aimed at all platforms. Creativity and inspiration will run through all the sessions with breakouts that will help you with new skills, generating ideas and giving you a big blast of inspiration.

SND is offering a triple-play of new deals. Check them out and sign up today:

• Group rate, save $200: News organizations registering five or more attendees at the same time receive a 10 percent discount off the total cost. (example: Signing up five at the professional rate saves $200)

• Become a member, save $50: People who join or renew their SND membership along with registration get 10 percent off the total cost. (example: Renewing a professional membership while registering at the professional rate gets a $50 discount)

• Register and you could win an iPad: The first 100 registrants to SND CLE are automatically entered to win a new Apple iPad — drawing to be held during the SND Business meeting.

Folks can register at www.snd.org/training/ Conference details can be found at www.sndcle.com

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SND + H/H event this weekend: Design for coders in Cambridge, Mass.

Thursday, June 14th, 2012

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On Saturday, SND’s web publications director Miranda Mulligan is organizing a workshop for coders who want to improve their design skills. We ask Miranda a few questions about SND + H/H: Q: Who is this workshop intended for? A while back, a couple colleagues and I started brainstorming on actionable activities that might help get

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Best field trip ever: The story of Ball State students headed to London to cover the Games

Monday, June 11th, 2012

Credit: London2012.com

In about 45 days, students from the journalism and telecommunications departments at Ball State University will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to cover the Olympic Games in London. The immersive-learning experience will allow those who have excelled in the classroom and in student media a chance to showcase their skills on a world stage.

Ryan Sparrow, instructor of journalism at Ball State and Best of Digital Design competition coordinator for the Society for News Design, will be leading the program, BSU at the Games.

• Slideshow of award-winning Olympic pages.
• Michael Agar on the view from London

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SND CLE is ‘More Than Ink’; now we’re Emmy-winners, too!

Sunday, June 3rd, 2012

Congratulations to Dale Omori and Andrea Levy, producers of — and now Emmy winners for — the SND CLE promotional video, “More Than Ink.” Bravo!

See the video here.

Haven’t registered yet? Do so now.

And get the latest updates on speaker announcements and more workshop news at sndcle.com or follow @sndcle on Twitter.

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Hello, Cleveland! Speaker announcements for SNDCLE workshop start this week

Monday, May 21st, 2012

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There’s just five months to go until visual journalists from around the globe descend on the Rock ‘n’ Roll Capital of the World for the 34th annual SND Workshop and Exhibition in Cleveland, Oct. 11-13. They’ll come for an amazing opening evening at the Rock Hall of Fame + Museum! They’ll come for the fantastic

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SNDCLE: Tell us who you want to see in Cleveland this fall

Monday, April 2nd, 2012

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On October 11, 2012, visual journalists from around the world will gather in Cleveland at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the opening reception of SNCLE — the SND 34th Annual Workshop. But right now, we’re busy building two days worth of inspiration, innovation, ideas and incredible speakers. We’d also like to hear more from you. Got a topics or speaker that you’re dying to see on the playlist in Cleveland? Let us know. See details for more info.

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SND 2013 annual workshop and exhibition headed for Louisville

Monday, March 12th, 2012

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The Society for News Design will hold its 2013 annual workshop and exhibition in Louisville, KY.

The Louisville Design Studio will serve as hosts for the workshop, in conjunction with the Louisville Courier-Journal, with support from the Gannett Company and its other four design studios, according to the formal bid from Arnold Garson, President & Publisher of the Louisville Courier-Journal and courier-journal.com. The proposal was accepted by a majority vote of SND’s board.

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SNDCLE: The judges have spoken…

Monday, February 6th, 2012

It’s unanimous: SND CLE will be a winner. Still time to register at the discount rate!   SND’s 34th annual workshop, Oct. 11-13, 2012 in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Live-streaming video of Syracuse Student Symposium 12:30-4 p.m. Feb. 3

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

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Thanks for joining us for the 2012 Syracuse Student Symposium. We’ll have presentations by Jonathon Berlin, Richard Johnson and Adonis Durado today. You can watch all three presentations live on video here. You can also follow along and participate with our live blog. Send in your questions through Cover It Live or send them to @SND on Twitter. If you’re tweeting about the program, use #sndsyracuse in your tweets.

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International speakers for Syracuse Student Symposium

Monday, January 16th, 2012

Syracuse speakers

We have an excellent line-up of speakers and topics for the annual pre-judging workshop in Syracuse sponsored by the Society for News Design Foundation. Jonathon Berlin of the Chicago Tribune, Richard Johnson of the National Post and Adonis Durado of the Times of Oman and and Al Shabiba will all present. We’ll also have critiques of student work and an awesome door prize: one free professional registration to the SND annual workshop in Cleveland, Ohio Oct. 11-13.

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Videos from mobile lectures: SND STL now on demand

Monday, December 12th, 2011

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Couldn’t make it to St. Louis for the 2011 edition of the annual workshop? Double-scheduled? Don’t worry: from mobile to visual inspiration, ESPN and news apps, we have video to catch you up to speed, with a special emphasis on the very full sessions on mobile/tablet and Web design.

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Holiday sale! Save $100 on your SND Cleveland registration

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

Black Friday

SND’s 2nd Annual holiday sale runs through the end of the year- save $100 on your SND Cleveland registration.

Inspiration and interactivity will be the themes when SND comes to Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 11-13 for our annual workshop. This is your chance to get the costs on the 2011 budget and guarantee your spot at sndcle. Register here.

$250 for professional members and $200 for faculty and students for a limited time. Stay tuned to here for details.

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Introducing sndcle.com — your SND Cleveland Workshop HQ

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011

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Hey everybody, meet sndcle.com This is the online home for the Society for News Design’s Annual Workshop, Oct. 11-13, 2012 in sunny Cleveland, Ohio.

Bookmark us and check back regularly for registration offers, speaker news and other workshop-related updates.

Also, since the “in thing” this holiday season is to launch early Black Friday specials, we’re jumping onboard the bandwagon and offering you the lower workshop registration prices of $250 for professional members and $200 for faculty and students. This is your chance to get the costs on the 2011 budget and guarantee your spot at sndcle. Details here.

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First Asia Pacific news design conference for print & online

Friday, November 18th, 2011

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WAN-IFRA and the Society for News Design (SND) will join together to present a conference Jan. 23, 2012 in New Delhi, India to show the participants the “best practices” in creativity, originality and the efficiency in producing news for all platforms.

In this workshop, the participants will analyze their product and will have the opportunity to work on the design under the guidance of the trainer. The workshop will give the participants a critique on their

  • Typography
  • Visual storytelling
  • Use of color
  • Newspaper and story structuring
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