Univision was One of Only Two Spanish-Language Media Organizations Honored in the International Competition and the Only One Based in the U.S.
MIAMI – Univision News has received three Awards of Excellence in the 2016 edition of the SND’s Best of Digital Design Competition. Univision was one of only two Spanish-language media organizations recognized in the international competition and the only one based in the United States. The Society for News Design (SND) is the world’s leading organization for news media professionals and visual communicators who create print, web, mobile publications and products.
Univision News received Awards of Excellence in the “Graphics: Motion Graphics” and “Graphics: Breaking News” categories for two animated videos and an interactive infographic, respectively. The first animated video tells the story of an exploited worker of a cruise ship restaurant and is part of a five-episode project that exposes some of the irregularities taking place in the cruise ship industry. In the second animated video, a “coyote” reveals inside information on how the immigrant smuggling trade works. The winning infographic highlights the striking similarities between Melania Trump’s speech at the 2016 Republican Convention and one delivered by Michelle Obama eight years earlier.
The Univision News’ video and infographics teams developed the three SND award-winning projects. In the past few years, Univision’s digital news platform has received some of the most prestigious national and international recognitions, among them the Edward R. Murrow Award, the Premio Rey de España (King of Spain Award), the Ortega y Gasset Award, the EPPY™ Award, and the Inter American Press Association’s Environmental Journalism Award. Additionally, Univision News’ digital platform has grown its traffic by more than 50% over the last 12 months. Univision News is the leading Spanish-language digital media organization in the U.S.
Launched in 2010, the SND’s Best of Digital Design Competition recognizes digital journalistic work from around the world, published during the previous year. For the 2016 edition, an international panel of 14 judges gathered for two days at Northwestern University’s Medill campus in Washington, D.C. to review nearly 1,000 entries. Univision News and La Nación (Argentina) were the only two Spanish-language media organizations to win awards this year.