The SND Educators Resource Center is sponsored by the Society for News Design and managed by SND education director Jennifer George-Palilonis from Ball State University. We offer resources for visual communication educators and welcome contributions focused on design, graphics reporting and multimedia from around the world.

The Society for News Design encourages high standards of journalism through design. An international forum and resource for all those interested in news design, SND works to recognize excellence and strengthen visual journalism as a profession. For more information, visit http://www.snd.org.

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If you teach visual communication courses, we hope you'll contribute content to this site. Also, please feel free to contact us with your suggestions about how the site can be improved.

We welcome your contributions to this site. If you would like to submit a news item, program description, course description, syllabus, project case study or idea, book review or description, job posting or a link to relevent viscom research, please send an email with that content to jennpal@sndeducators.org.

 
 
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SNDF Scholarship Applications Posted

Written by Administrator
Sunday, 11 April 2010 15:56

Each year, Society for News Design Foundation awards the SND Foundation Scholarship to a deserving students interested in and showing promise for pursuing a career in visual journalism. The cash award is $2,000.

This award is open to sophomores, juniors and seniors at any accredited four-year school worldwide. The student must be a member in good standing of the Society for News Design. the annual award is renewable once, but recipients must re-apply for consideration.

The scholarship recognizes potential for excellence in print, interactive design and both.
• All applicants must be a journalism major or major in a field of related study with the intent of pursuing a career in visual journalism.
• All applicants will be assessed on four areas: talent, scholarship, service and character.


Submission Requirements

• Resume that includes a list of honors and activities.
• A letter of character reference from a professor or adviser that offers examples of your responsibility, integrity and judgment.
• A 500-word essay describing your accomplishments in the field of journalism and your financial need, if any.
• And 800-word essay answering the following questions: Why do you want to be involved in the field of journalism? What do you feel is the biggest challenge facing visual journalism in the face of increasingly complex media consumption?
• At least eight and no more than 12 examples of page designs, photos, typography, illustrations, graphics, multimedia projects, and/or interaction design (JPG or PDF format) either on DVD or with an active site link (a permanent url that will be active as we consider your application). Edit ruthlessly. This should only be your very best work.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: POSTMARKED BY JUNE 12, 2010

Fill out the scholarship for online by clicking here: Scholarship Form

Send hard copies of application materials to: SNDF Scholarship, 424 E. Central Blvd. Suite 406, Orlando, FL  32801

All applications must be in English.

Last Updated on Sunday, 11 April 2010 15:59
 
 
 
 
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