Columbia Journalism Review lays out the challenges facing mainstream media in a fascinating piece headlined “Overload!” Writer Bree Nordenson’s exhaustive piece (read it all, if you have the time) is instructive: The battle for attention in the age of “too much information” oftens falls to news design professionals to help solve.
- Let there be light: SNDScandinavia’s annual workshop
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Photo by Lars Pryds
Oulu Finland was the site of SNDScandinavia’s annual workshop - Oulu24 from May 14 to 16. Why the 24? A whole lot of sun! It was light almost around the clock. Oulu is located in the northern part of Finland, about 75 miles south of the polar Circle. Oulu is also the northern biggest town in the Nordic Countries with 140,000 inhabitants. The town is well known as a Technology Center, with a well reputed Technical University, and Nokia has a also a big developing center in the town. - We need your help to plan the future of SND training
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We’ve heard from many of you about the importance that training plays in terms of SND’s tangible worth to you.
We’ve made some important changes over the last two years to transform the kinds of training SND offers.
- German-language visual journalists meet this week in Austria
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SND’s German-language affiliate, DACH, representing visual journalists from Germany, Austria and Switzerland, holds its annual meeting June 26-27 in Linz, Austria.
Sessions explore design, photography, information graphics, typography, illustration and more. World’s Best-Designed Newspapers™ will be on display. Speakers include Mark Porter, Wolfgang Beinert, Wolfgang Ammer, Andrew Timmins, Daniel Becker and Mauricio Gambarini.
- 18 international students receive grants for SND Buenos Aires
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The grants will help the students attend the 31st SND Annual Workshop & Exhibition, Sept. 24-26, 2009, in Buenos Aires.
Visual students worldwide were invited to apply for the grants and applications were received from 25 in the United States and 70 in South America. The students selected for grants have demonstrated leadership in visual journalism. Most are involved in student publications and in SND student-affiliate activities, and have secured internships, part-time jobs and other professional work.
- SND names Foundation president, publications director
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Society for News Design Vice President Bonita Burton and the SND Executive Committee are pleased to announce the appointment of Susan Mango Curtis and Jonathon Berlin to key positions. We’re still seeking volunteers for several other positions.
- Meetup: San Francisco on July 18
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Want a glimpse of the future? Try new challenges or careers? Or do you just want a laugh? The Society for News Design and Adobe would like to invite you to an afternoon of education, conversation and fun in San Francisco on Saturday, July 18. This is a free and open event to anyone who has an interest in media, creativity and innovation. You do not need to be a member to attend.
- A letter from SND’s president
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Dear SND members,
You have heard a lot of information tossed out during the last few days on how your elected officers and appointed board have handled two significant issues that collided: a search for a new executive director and a possible move of the Society’s offices to a university campus.
- UPDATED: A chronology of events that led to SND board resignations
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Members have called for an explanation of the events that led to SND President Matt Mansfield’s resignation, as well as the resignations of SND Foundation President Bill Gaspard, Publications Director Tyson Evans, and East Coast Metro Regional Director Jon Wile. We submit this with the hope that we can answer calls for transparency and move forward.
- FAQ: About SND and the transition in leadership
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Last week President Matt Mansfield announced he is resigning, effective Thursday. Several members had questions about what this means for the future of the Society. Here are a few answers…
- Let’s chat: A conversation on SND’s future at 3:30 p.m. EDT on Tuesday
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Matt Mansfield, SND’s president, and Bonita Burton, vice president, will answer questions about Mansfield’s resignation, the future of the Society, and steps being taken to ensure there’s a smooth transition. They will also talk about the Society’s ambitious agenda moving forward. We know you have questions. We have answers. Please join us at 3:30 p.m. EDT on Tuesday. Please drop questions on this post and we will do our best to answer them on the chat, which will be archived so all members can see what was said even if they were not able to join live.
- A note to SND members from the past presidents of the Society
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To: Society for News Design members
From: Past Presidents
Matt Mansfield, the current SND president, has resigned, effective June 18. The reasons for his resignation are not altogether clear to those of us who do not sit on the board of directors, but I — and at least 13 other founders and past presidents of SND who participated Thursday in a lengthy teleconference that discussed the resignation and its ramifications — are convinced that Matt did resign in the interest of the Society.In the phone conference, we fully acknowledged Matt’s worth to the Society and his many and valuable contributions over many years. We tried to dissuade him from resigning, but he was steadfast.
Where does that leave the Society, and more important, what does it mean to you, as a dues-paying member?
- SND President Matt Mansfield resigning
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Dear SND members,
I’m resigning as president of the Society for News Design.
It’s not a choice I make lightly, especially because I was elected by you to serve your interests in this organization — and because I love SND.
Ok first of all I did read it. They themselves fell into the category they spoke of in the article, that being too much information overload.
Here is what the issue simply is. Its too many options for news. You have to wade through the junk to get to anything decent.
Now above you gave me a snippet of what this article was on. You gave me a link, and then gave me a choice to read it or not. You gave me in essence, the same information I read at length at CJR.ORG. Nothing I already didn’t know.
What is truly needed is a filter. A way to give me choices of what i want to read through small snippets. yes I know we already do that through social media, but its not regulated well enough to cut out all the junk.
You have a typo in “Columbia” in the first word of your brief here. “Columnbia.” (Fixed. And thanks.-The Eds)
Thank you for giving the information about the article a fascinating piece headlined “Overload!” . It is a bit lengthy but no doubt very informative.