Hi, hacks and hackers! We’re setting up forwarded email accounts for hackshackers.com. So if you’re a local organizer:
Would you like an email address for your group, like hongkong@hackshackers.com? Hit reply on this email if you would like to set that up.
The week ahead: * Seattle is discussing voice user interfaces * IRE is holdings its regular open lab * Mendoza is hosting an open government hackathon
Worth a read: * Data journalism hackathons, to some extent, are catching on in Moscow and St.
Happy Sunday, hacks and hackers! And if you’re in a locale that celebrates it, Happy Halloween!
And give a warm welcome to Hacks/Hackers Casablanca, which just held their first event last weekend, a workshop on how “fake news” spreads across the internet. Spread the word if you know anyone in Morocco.
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If a reader knows a news article was produced by a robot, a new study says, they trust it less than they would a human-written one (Digital Journalism) News subscriptions among young Americans, under the age of 34, are increasing at a staggering rate (Politico) Actual, whole-cloth fabricated stories are not what the average consumer considers “fake news” (CJR) Job openings:
Hello again, hacks and hackers! We have some exciting news for you this week:
Thanks to help from Mozilla, we are offering grants for local Hacks/Hackers chapters to hold events relating to misinformation. You can access the application form here. It’s very lightweight and so is the reimbursement process. If you’ve got any questions, feel free to reach out on Twitter or respond to this email.
The week ahead:
Happy 100th, hacks and hackers! This newsletter has reached 100 issues, and we look forward to keeping everyone connected in the future.
As a reminder, we also have a list serv for local organizers and a Slack channel for everybody. You can get an auto-invite to the Slack channel here.
HackPack, which shares not only a similar name but similar goals and interests, has undertaken a survey to determine the costs and balances of freelancing in journalism.
Greetings, hacks and hackers! The Computation+Jounalism Symposium is happening this week, and if you haven’t registered, you can still follow along at #CJ2017:
twttr.widgets.createTweet( '915293880630644736', document.getElementById('tweet-container-915293880630644736'), ); Plus: registration is now open for MisinfoCon at MozFest. Space is quite limited, so get on that soon if you’re planning to be at MozFest.
The week ahead:
Lagos is holding a workshop on turning spreadsheets into stories IRE is holding its regular weekly lab Miami is hacking with Code for Miami Worth a read:
Welcome to autumn, hacks and hackers! We’ve got new funding opportunities this month plus eight cool events, from the Computer + Journalism Symposium to the Interactive Conference.
Plus, if you’re located in Africa, Hacks/Hackers and Code for Africa have opened applications for StoryLab Academy training:
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Seattle is visualizing geodata Nairobi is holding a scrapathon IRE is holding its regular weekly lab Brisbane is holding an annual organizing meeting Miami is hacking with Code for Miami Worth a read:
Welcome, hacks and hackers! We now have 105 groups listed on the website, thanks to our newest, Havana:
Plus we have renewed interest in starting chapters in the eastern and southern parts of Europe. Do you know any journos or hackers in Athens, Dusseldorf, or Belgrade? Let them know we’re looking for co-organizers.
The week ahead:
Manchester is discussing location-based storytelling Singapore is looking at beautiful data visualizations Brisbane is talking about business models for social media IRE is holding its regular weekly lab San Francisco is hosting a panel on truth and the media London is holding its September meetup Worth a read:
MisinfoCon, the Hacks/Hackers-Mozilla project that launched a conference last February, announced a second global event:
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Worth a read:
Rasmus Kleis Nielson took a look at the makeup of the Future of Journalism conference - what exactly are people talking about? (Rasmus Kleis Nielson) “Disputed” tags from fact-checkers, one of the linchpins of Facebook’s fight against fake news,don’t do much to deter the sharers (Politico) The Global Investigative Journalism Network released a new guide to freedom-of-information laws around the world (GIJN) Job openings:
It’s that time again, hacks and hackers: time for the biggest party in the world. At least, in the Hacks/Hackers world.
The HHBA Media Party will take place in Buenos Aires from Wednesday to Friday this week, with literally thousands of news nerds convening to hold discussions, workshops and hackathons to build the future of news in Latin America. You can follow their exploits at #hhba or #mediaparty:
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Welcome to September, hacks and hackers! We’ve got half a dozen events lined up this month that may be of interest to news nerds. Top of the list is the Media Party in Buenos Aires, Hacks/Hackers’ biggest event:
twttr.widgets.createTweet( '903651207188754432', document.getElementById('tweet-container-903651207188754432'), ); The Computation+Journalism Symposium, which takes place in October, announced its lineup of speakers, and recommends arranging travel and accommodation now:
twttr.widgets.createTweet( '889243828200329216', document.getElementById('tweet-container-889243828200329216'), ); And don’t forget the Hacks/Hackers global planning call next Wednesday.