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

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:

• “A reader’s inbox is valuable real estate,” the NYT editorial director says, and the newsletter that reach it should provide something the reader can’t find anywhere else (NYT)
• Twitter removed so many bots last week that “most” users will see their follower count decline, Twitter’s team lead said (NiemanLab)
• Podcasting has come a long way since the first use of the word in 2004. GIJN takes a look at the watershed moments of the field (GIJN)

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