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Case Study · USA Today Network

USA Today
Network

The Story Behind the Story

Campaign The Story Behind the Story
Network Gannett / USA Today Network — 100+ Markets
Year 2020 – 2021
Deliverables Digital Display · Print · Paid Social · Pre-Roll · On-Site · Paramount

Design as a Vessel for
Journalism

"Providing the full story to help you navigate unpredictable times."

Below the surface of any town, lies a deeper story waiting to be told. The Story Behind the Story was a national brand campaign built on that premise — and I built the visual system behind it. Local photojournalism as the hero, scaled authentically across 100+ markets and the entire USA Today Network.


The Work USA Today Network — The Story Behind the Story campaign spread

One visual language, every format. I designed the system to flex — from bespoke market-specific executions to a scalable framework that any newsroom could run with. The craft was in building something rigorous enough to hold at national scale, and restrained enough to let the journalism lead.

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Campaign materials spanning digital, print, and event environments across 100+ Gannett markets

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