Category Archives: Visual

York Daily Record front page May 17

Highlights from Thursday’s paper: City board restores some music, art positions in budget New bus scheduling frustrates some York County passengers

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Staff Q&As: Meet photographer Jason Plotkin

To help you get to know our newsroom staff a bit better, a series of question-and-answer posts with each journalist will run on Mondays. This morning, meet staff photographer Jason Plotkin. Most recently, you’ve seen his work in the interactive … Continue reading

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Seeking a multimedia journalist — graphic/digital artist

Do you have the mind of a journalist, the hand of an artist and a knack for creating interactive digital presentations? If so, there might be a spot for you on our newsroom team. The York Daily Record/Sunday News is … Continue reading

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The man behind the York Daily Record’s look and feel

ThisĀ  prototype is the current look, or design, of the York Daily Record/Sunday News’ front page. Several tweaks aside, it follows the same design plan as that overseen by Lou Silverstein of the New York Times in the early 1990s. … Continue reading

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Staff Q&As: Meet photographer Chris Dunn

To help you get to know our newsroom staff a bit better, a series of question-and-answer posts with each journalist will run on Mondays. This morning, meet staff photographer Chris Dunn. You’ve seen her photos in print and online and … Continue reading

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Carrying Darisabel child abuse documentary wins Eppy Award, an international honor

  Darisabel Baez, 2 years old, died at the hands of her mother’s boyfriend. Her death caused a community outcry against child abuse, and York, Pa., Daily Record/Sunday News visual journalist Jason Plotkin’s documentary ‘Carrying Darisabel’ help focus that emotion … Continue reading

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Our goal for readers of ydr.com: ‘A navigation experience worth paying for’

The design or look of ydr.com and our news organization’s other websites display the work of our visual department more prominently than previous designs. (We call it a visual department because it produces photos, graphics, videos, livestream feeds, among other … Continue reading

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Behind the scenes with Mrs. Galaxy 2009

As the editor of Smart, I get the best of both worlds. I’m still a part of the newsroom, listening to the crackle of police scanners and hearing the news as it happens. I also get to oversee a bimonthly … Continue reading

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Reporters shoot and edit videos

I love that our reporters are shooting videos to go with their stories. Each reporter has a Flip cam, and they often shoot and edit videos that accompany those produced by our professional photographers. When I started out in this … Continue reading

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