ABOUT

About

The Society for News Design (SND) is an international organization for news media professionals and visual communicators – specifically those who create print/web/mobile publications and products. Our members art direct, design, edit, report, illustrate, make photos and video, visualize data – and write code.

Founded in 1979, it is a US-registered non-profit organization with around 1,500 members worldwide. Among other activities, we host an annual Best of News Design competition open to newspapers and magazines from around the world, and a yearly conference (rotating through various cities) that brings in visual journalists from all over the world.

Our mission

Adopted September 2005

The mission of the Society for News Design is to enhance communication around the world through excellence in visual journalism. To that end, the Society will:

• Promote the highest ethical standards in all of our crafts
• Champion visual journalism as an integral discipline
• Educate journalists on a continuing basis
• Celebrate excellence in all aspects of journalism
• Encourage innovation throughout our industry
• Provide a forum for critical review and discussion of issues
• Value our unique and diverse international and multicultural character

Officers

President: Steve Dorsey

Exectuive Director: Stephen Komives

Vice President: Jonathon Berlin

Secretary/Treasurer: Rob Schneider

Immediate Past President: Kris Viesselman

REGION 20 MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA REGIONAL DIRECTOR: Douglas Okasaki- Dubai- United Arab Emirates