Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO ENHANCE COMMUNICATION AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH EXCELLENCE IN VISUAL JOURNALISM.
THE SOCIETY FOR NEWS DESIGN (SND) IS THE WORLD'S FOREMOST ADVOCATE OF EXCELLENCE IN MEDIA PRESENTATION IN PRINT AND ONLINE. ITS MEMBERS RESIDE IN 26 COUNTRIES AROUND THE GLOBE, PRIMARILY AT NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES AND ONLINE NEWS MEDIA OUTLETS. EACH YEAR SINCE 1979 THE SOCIETY HAS HOSTED THE LARGEST GATHERING OF NEWS DESIGN MEDIA PROFESSIONALS, IN DIFFERENT CITIES. IN 2018, THE ANNUAL THREE-DAY WORKSHOP AND EXHIBITION WAS HELD IN NEW YORK CITY, WITH 340 ATTENDEES. MORE THAN 40 SPEAKERS PRESENTED ON TOPICS FROM DESIGN TO PHOTOGRAPHY TO WEB AND MOBILE DESIGN, LOOKING AT TRENDS AND BEST PRACTICES. IN ADDITION TO THE WORKSHOP, SND OFFERS COURSES ON NEWS PAGE DESIGN, INFORMATION GRAPHICS, WEB, APP AND TABLET DESIGN GEARED TOWARD STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONAL ATTENDEES.
SND HOSTS "THE BEST OF NEWS DESIGN AND "THE BEST OF DIGITAL DESIGN" ANNUALLY. THESE ARE THE WORLD'S MOST PRESTIGIOUS COMPETITIONS IN VISUAL JOURNALISM AND ATTRACT ENTRIES FROM MORE THAN 50 COUNTRIES. IN 2018 THE NEWS DESIGN (PRINT) COMPETITION ATTRACTED MORE THAN 6,000 ENTRIES, WITH THE DIGITAL DESIGN COMPETITION TOPPED 1,000 ENTRIES FOR THE FIRST TIME. MORE THAN 30 HIGHLY RESPECTED VISUAL JOURNALISM EXPERTS, FROM THE U.S. AND AROUND THE GLOBE, CONDUCTED THE JUDGING. THESE EVENTS EARN CONSIDERABLE MEDIA COVERAGE AND ATTENTION TO OUR ORGANIZATION.
ANNUALLY, SND PUBLISHES "THE BEST OF NEWS DESIGN," A COMPENDIUM OF THE WINNERS OF ITS TWO COMPETITIONS. THIS BOOK GOES OUT TO SOCIETY MEMBERS AND FOR 40 YEARS HAS PROVIDED A REFERENCE POINT FOR EXCELLENCE IN MEDIA DESIGN. SND ALSO PUBLISHES DESIGN JOURNAL, A ONCE-OR-TWICE ANNUAL MAGAZINE FOR ITS MEMBERS. IT ALSO DISTRIBUTES A WEEKLY EMAIL NEWSLETTER TO 1,900 SUBSCRIBERS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
Stephen Komives | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $135,914 |
Douglas Okasaki | PAST PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
Alyson Morris | SECRETARY/ TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
Paige Connor | SECRETARY/ TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
Tyson Evans | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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