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CLIENT CHALLENGE
For their annual Awards Dinner, Reporters Committee wanted a unique, cohesive look created to be used across all of their event collateral.
In addition, with four honorees, Reporters Committee wanted to control the timing of the ceremony by having pre-packaged videos to introduce each of them, along with a new organization video.
I was brought on board to produce all of these pieces.
Graphic Design Projects
Once an event look was created, it was utilized across all materials, including the save-the-date, invitations, letterhead, program, pledge cards, and digital journal.
Videos
With four honorees receiving awards at the dinner, Reporters Committee wanted to control the timing of the introductions by having pre-produced videos for each recipient. With 4-6 interviews per video, they also gave a more rounded story as to why they were receiving the award.
Honoree: Dean Baquet
Executive Editor, The New York Times
Notable interviews included: A.G. Sulzberger – Publisher, The New York Times; Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. – Chairman, The New York Times; Elisabeth Bumiller – Washington Bureau Chief, The New York Times; Emily Steel – Business Reporter, The New York Times; James Benett – Editorial Page Editor, The New York Times; Marty Baron – Executive Editor, The Washington Post.
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Honoree: Robert Siegel
Former Host, NPR's "All Things Considered"
Notable interviews included: Ari Shapiro – Host, NPR’s “All Things Considered”; Carline Watson – Executive Producer, NPR’s “All Things Considered”; Margaret Low – Former Senior VP for News, NPR; Nina Totenberg – Correspondent, Legal Affairs, NPR.
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Rising Star Award: Nabiha Syed
Vice President of Legal and Associate General Counsel, BuzzFeed
Notable interviews included: Azmat Khan – Investigative Reporter; David McCraw – Deputy General Counsel, The New York Times; Lucy Dalglish – Dean, Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland; Samantha Barry – Editor-in-Chief, Glamour; Tom Namako – Deputy News Director, BuzzFeed News.
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