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Visual storytelling: Styles and standards

Common design styles and standards are the framework for great visual storytelling. Learn how the design choices we make, from headline size to photo placement, impact reader perception.

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    • Design
      • All Levels
  • News values and judgment

    We tackle the fundamentals of what makes a story newsworthy, the essential practices of journalists and the shared values that differentiate journalism from other forms of content and storytelling.

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    • Audience Engagement
      • Beginner
    • Design
      • All Levels
    • Digital design and production
    • Diversity & Inclusion
      • Beginner
    • Ethics & Standards
      • Beginner
    • Reporting & Writing
      • Beginner
  • Conversational headlines

    Getting readers to tap your story starts ​with a headline that makes them a promise​.

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    • Design
      • All Levels
    • Digital design and production
  • Google News Lab training

    Daniel Petty, a certified Google News Lab trainer with the Denver Post, discusses reverse image search, advanced search, maps and Google Fusion tables.

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    • Design
      • All Levels
    • Investigative
      • All Levels
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