Greetings, hacks and hackers! If you missed the MisinfoCon gathering last week in DC, check out the hashtag for some of the best tidbits: Happening this week: Nigeria is holding open labs in Abuja and Lagos Miami and IRE are holding their regular open labs Miami is hosting a lecture on the future of Google advertising Worth a read: Texas Monthly is asking readers who use an ad-blocking service to either subscribe to its newsletter or whitelist its site.
Hello, hacks and hackers! Are you interested in how data journalism is being taught? IJEC compiled lessons from educators and trainers who attended the European Investigative Journalism conference earlier this summer: twttr.widgets.createTweet( '1022945151986135041', document.getElementById('tweet-container-1022945151986135041'), ); IJEC is also trying to collect data journalism syllabi from around the globe, so if you have one please send it their way! Worth a read: Based on feedback from data journalists around the globe, Google News Initiative is implementing a new way to display data tables in Google searches (Google News Initiative) Silicon Valley has had its share of scandals over the years, and as ethical dilemmas and social consequences move more and more into focus, some say those scandals deserve more media scrutiny (The New Atlantis) The BBC experimented with 12 different storytelling prototypes beyond the traditional news article, finding that its audience was overwhelmed by background audio and favored interactive techniques in this Nieman Lab report (Nieman Lab) twttr.
Hello again, hacks and hackers! We’ve got another open call this week, which you can join by phone, web or google doc. Registration is now full for MisinfoCon DC, but you can still get on the waitlist. Worth a read: Are you hosting an event soon? OpenNews shared their highly-praised participation guide for the recent SRCCON (OpenNews) The World Cup is over, but a few news orgs around the world took the opportunity to experiment with new AI, push notifications and visual strategies (GEN) Chorus, a program Vox created to publish its content, is being licensed as enterprise software for other news outlets (WSJ) twttr.
Greetings, hacks and hackers! Do you want to find a story in a spreadsheet, launch a media empire, or become an e-sports athlete? Well, Hacks/Hackers is the group for you. twttr.widgets.createTweet( '1018843124028846081', document.getElementById('tweet-container-1018843124028846081'), ); Learn all of those skills and more this week, at H/H gatherings around the world: Happening this week: Brisbane is tracking sources down with online tools Rio is talking e-sports Miami and IRE are holding their regular open labs Johannesburg is discussing media entrepreneurship Nairobi is digging data stories from spreadsheets Worth a read:
Hello again, hacks and hackers! We have some good updates for MisinfoCon DC: A tentative list of speakers will be announced soon Attendees will have free range of the Newseum during the conference Registration is almost full! Sign up now twttr.widgets.createTweet( '1007729100427968513', document.getElementById('tweet-container-1007729100427968513'), ); Happening this week: Austin is learning from the Texas Tribune about analyzing its own coverage Miami and IRE are holding their regular open labs Abuja and Lagos are talking about forensic journalism Worth a read:
Greetings, hacks and hackers! Once again, we have the global planning call this Wednesday and it’s open to everybody: We’ll be discussing MisinfoCon DC and a few other MisinfoCon items, but feel free to add your thoughts or questions to the agenda. Also - do you know of any journalism and/or tech-related events coming up this summer? Our list below is rather short, and we would love to feed it.
Happy July, hacks and hackers! And happy 4th to those of you celebrating in the U.S. Due to the holiday, we will be postponing our monthly global call to the following Wednesday, the 11th of July. As always, feel free to join in as we discuss MisinfoCon DC, Slack and whatever else is on everyone’s minds. Worth a read: An outlet in Switzerland designed a personalized paywall using machine learning, and its creators say it has been phenomenally successful (DigiDay) A third of survey respondents said they would share a news story even if it was flagged as highly suspicious, according to a new study by Gallup and the Knight Foundation (NiemanLab) For better or worse, “journalism is becoming more sensitive to and powered by measurement,” a UM Amherst professor says (MediaShift) twttr.
Greetings, hacks and hackers! In case you missed it, the next MisinfoCon will take place next month in Washington, D.C. twttr.widgets.createTweet( '1008767297375256577', document.getElementById('tweet-container-1008767297375256577'), ); Sign up soon if you plan to go. Meanwhile, there’s plenty afoot this week in Zurich, Vienna, Brisbane and Dar es Salaam. Happening this week: Brisbane is learning data journalism Miami and IRE are holding their regular open labs Zurich is hosting Alberto Cairo Lagos and Abuja are hosting meetups Vienna is hosting speakers and lightning talks Dar es Salaam is chatting about chat bots Worth a read:
Happy Sunday, hacks and hackers! We have some exciting news: The newest MisinfoCon will take place next month in Washington, D.C.: twttr.widgets.createTweet( '1007730088505421825', document.getElementById('tweet-container-1007730088505421825'), ); It’s coming up soon - August 6th and 7th - so reserve your spot soon. Happening this week: New Orleans is learning to use data viz tools Miami and IRE are holding their regular open labs South West x South Wales is talking about charts that lie Berlin is discussing inclusivity in tech Arequipa is sharing info on electoral candidates Worth a read:
Greetings, hacks and hackers! In the mood for a life change? Journalism jobs are exploding all over the place! Scroll down for openings in India, Russia, the UK and elsewhere. twttr.widgets.createTweet( '966330138282643456', document.getElementById('tweet-container-966330138282643456'), ); This month, the Solutions Journalism Network is offering grants for journalism projects. And if you work in broadcast, there’s one more week to apply for the Knight TV Data Fellowship. The week ahead: