About SND
The association's news design (SND) is an international organization of news media professionals and visual communicators - especially those who create print/web/mobile publications and products. Their members are responsible for art direction, design, editing, reporting, presentation, making photos and videos, visualizing data and writing code. Founded in 1979, SND is a non-profit organization registered in the United States with approximately 1,500 members worldwide. Among other events, they will host annual best news design competitions, open to newspapers and magazines from around the world, and hold annual conferences (rotating in cities) to attract visual journalists from around the world. September 2005 - news design's mission is to promote communication around the world through excellence in visual journalism.