Author: denise-reagan
Denise M. Reagan is SND Foundation president, Assistant Managing Editor for visuals at The Florida Times-Union/ Jacksonville.com and an adjunct professor at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications.
Students: Time to apply for travel grants and SND Foundation Scholarship
Deadlines are looming for two SND Foundation programs to help students to further their education and experience. Don’t miss the deadlines to apply: May 28 for annual workshop travel grants and June 4 for the SNDF Scholarship.
Sixth Gold medal: Bloomberg Businessweek’s Steve Jobs photo timeline
Bloomberg Businessweek has won a gold medal for its cover story after Steve Jobs’ death. The entry starts on the cover and runs for several spreads.
Fifth Gold medal: Illustration portfolio from Pablo Bernasconi of La Nacion
The features team has awarded a gold medal for illustration portfolio to Pablo Bernasconi of La Nacion in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Challenge someone to a song after the Super Bowl
Make your donations and song requests now to get ready for SND Foundation Karaoke Night starting immediately following the Super Bowl tonight. Challenge a friend or colleague to a song by sending a tweet to @sndkaraoke.
Fourth Gold medal: Svenska Dagbladet’s breaking news coverage of Norway attacks
Svenska Dagbladet has won a gold medal in the breaking news category for its coverage of the July 2011 attacks in Norway.
Second gold medal: Times of Oman’s Ramadan tiled poster
The second gold medal of SND33 was awarded to the Times of Oman for a 28-page tiled poster celebrating Ramadan.
First Gold medal: Washington Post goes tablet shopping
The first gold medal of SND33 was awarded by the news team on Sunday morning in the business page design category. The Washington Post page features an alternative story form with the headline “Tablet shopping: Who’s been nice?”
VIDEOS: Behind the scenes at the SND33 judging
Keep checking this post for videos from the judging throughout the weekend. We’ll try to keep you entertained and informed and make it worth your clicks.
Slideshow: Who’s still hungry?
On the first day of SND Best of News Design judging, the judges had sandwiches for lunch. Then the features team had sandwiches to judge in the food pages category. Who’s still hungry?
Live-streaming video of Syracuse Student Symposium 12:30-4 p.m. Feb. 3
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.
International speakers for Syracuse Student Symposium
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.
Bid on world-class illustrations to support SNDF
Bid on the chance to get freelance services from 27 artists in the SND Foundation online auction. You could get the opportunity to work with world-class artists for a much lower price than they would normally charge.
Two meetups in two cities — all for one great cause
Going to ONA11 in Boston (Sept. 22-24) or SNDSTL in St. Louis (Sept. 29-Oct. 2)? We’ve got a couple of must-go parties for you. Both gatherings raise money for the SND Foundation, which provides training for journalists, student travel grants, internships, university scholarships and more. Sign up today!
• In Boston, the [email protected] Meetup will be on Friday night (Sept. 23) at the Back Bay Social Club from 5-8. If you went last year in D.C., you know this is a great gathering with lots of fun networking and socializing.
• In St. Louis, the SND Foundation’s Trivia Night fundraiser on Friday night (Sept. 30) will offer a local and fun way to interact with your design brothers and sisters while showing off your ninja-like knowledge.
IU’s Danielle Rindler named 2011 SND Foundation Scholarship winner
She received the $2,000 award based on her thoughtful answers to two essay questions, the quality of her portfolio, the breadth of her experience, her professor’s recommendation and her strong grade point average.
