"Global leaders in explanatory online information graphics"

[Keyword: onlinejournalism]. That's how Laura Ruel describes the winners of the SND.ies, the Society for News Design's multimedia competition, which she coordinates. To quote:

"Check out how ElPais.es uses 3-D with this piece on the Sistine Chapel, or how its designers effectively integrate photography in this piece on the burial of John Paul II.

"ChannelOne.com ... use[s] video, interactivity, and other media forms to effectively explain the situation in the Sudan.

"Other innovative work from SND.ies winners can be seen at the redesigned contest website. Awards are given out monthly, with annual awards presented in the fall."