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Good Design is Good Design -- Or is it?

Monday, February 21, 2005

The new genre of “quick read” or “carpool papers” realize business design is just as important as other section design, especially in keeping a consistent and homogenous look to the product.

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Good Design is Good Design -- Or is it?

Monday, February 21, 2005

The business section's function is to give a specific segment of our readership a relatively comprehensive snapshot of business, economic and financial happenings since the last snapshot in yesterday's paper.

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News Design: The big, bold, static past, in print, is giving way to the digital, multimedia future

Thursday, September 04, 2003

The Web has given us the opportunity to integrate movement and sound with our news and information. This calls for a completely different way of thinking about design.

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SND at 25: From revolution to evolution

Tuesday, August 26, 2003

During its 25-year history, the Society for News Design grew as newsrooms across the country opened up to a new, visual way of thinking.

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COMMENTARY: Are the media afraid of ‘embedded’ journalists?

Monday, March 24, 2003

Publicly, media organizations and the military tout embedding as a wonderful step forward. There’s an allure to reporting from the front lines, in the center of the action, surrounded by soldiers doing their jobs. Off the record, though, some news leaders have expressed fear that embedding will affect objectivity.

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As battles began, creativity ruled at newspapers

Monday, March 24, 2003

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Editing tragic photos requires common sense and heart

Wednesday, March 05, 2003

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Getting ready to cover a war

Wednesday, March 05, 2003

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Golden rules of wartime graphics

Wednesday, March 05, 2003

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Keeping in touch with military personnel

Wednesday, March 05, 2003

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Bringing back blue star banners

Wednesday, March 05, 2003

The American Legion is leading a drive to bring back blue star banners, which are flags that hang in the windows of families of service men and women. serviceflags.com. One story of such a banner appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

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From chaos and confusion comes clarity

Thursday, September 20, 2001

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Designing for a tragedy

Wednesday, September 19, 2001

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Tragedy in photos, a new standard?

Friday, September 14, 2001

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