Welcome back, hacks and hackers! This Sunday marks the end of the National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting conference, aka NICAR, and one of the events nearest and dearest to Hacks/Hackers’ mission.
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The week ahead:
Montreal is meeting in the pub London is learning from the BBC, Reuters and Far Nearer Worth a read:
Hi again, hacks and hackers! This week we’re excited to announce our 116th chapter, Hacks/Hackers NE England. Their first meetup takes place this week in Newcastle upon Tyne. Welcome, Northerners!
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Worth a read:
The Knight Foundation announced that it will invest $300 million into building the future for local news over the next five years (Knight Foundation) The Membership Puzzle Project spoke to supporters of independent news sites and found 25 ways for community members to support news in non-monetary ways like helping with language translation, and testing products (GIJN) After Uganda implemented a daily social media tax, millions of Ugandans stopped using social media and critics argue that it was implemented to restrict free speech (The Guardian) Upcoming events:
Hello, hacks and hackers! The Global Investigative Journalism Conference opened their call for research paper abstracts that highlight trends, challenges, teaching methodologies, new developments and best practices in investigative and data journalism.
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Happening this week:
Johannesburg is learning about its province Nairobi is mobilizing journalism Montreal is demystifying algorithms Berlin is mapping for journalism Worth a read:
Hello, hacks and hackers! Are you interested in building a new skill set, meeting fellow news nerds or otherwise broadening your horizons? Check out our extensive list of Hacks/Hackers-type events at the bottom of this newsletter:
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Rabat has its first monthly meeting Singapore is promoting open data Benin, Lagos and Abuja are having their February meetups Worth a read:
Hello, hacks and hackers! The European Investigative Journalism Conference, aka Dataharvest, is coming up this May in Mechelen, Belgium. Their call for pitches ends this Friday.
Fill out this form to submit ideas for speakers, sessions, tools or talks, and represent Hacks/Hackers!
If you’re in the market for a new job, First Draft News is hiring researchers, editors, designers and other full-time staffers for their new offices in London and New York.
Welcome to February, hacks and hackers! If you feel so inclined, we’ll be chatting on our monthly global call on Wednesday:
Worth a read:
Ready to learn a new Python data viz library? This Medium post walks thru how to use plot.ly, which is like an upgraded version of matplotlib, to build great-looking, interactive plots with a single line of Python (Medium) Researchers are divided on why people are falling for fake news, so Nieman Lab compiled statements from different studies’ findings to explore all the reasons why fake news is spreading and what the consequences are (Nieman Lab) GIJN rounded up the best Arabic investigative journalism projects from the Middle East and North Africa, including an investigation into Egyptian oil ownership and an exposé on Tunisian money laundering (GIJN) twttr.
Guess what, hacks and hackers! You’re in the news. This month, the Stirling News, The Times and The Scotsman all profiled MisinfoCon and H/H, due to MisinfoConX Scotland happening this week.
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Hello hacks and hackers! Interested in learning about the impact of AI journalism? The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas is holding a free online course this spring for journalists to learn how to bring algorithms and automation to their newsrooms.
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Hello, hacks and hackers! The 2019 events calendar is filling up, and if you’re interested in attending a conference but don’t have the funds, OpenNews is providing journalism code ticket & travel scholarships. The application deadline for the first round is this Friday, so don’t hesitate to apply!
NICAR, the computer-assisted reporting conference coming up in March, has their own list of scholarships and fellowships for students, educators, women, journalists of color and more:
Welcome to 2019, hacks and hackers! In 2018, Hacks/Hackers grew by seven chapters on four continents, bringing us up to 115 chapters around the world, and more in the works. Local groups held more than 100 events, from fake news in Dar es Salaam to crowdsourcing in Berlin.
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Taipei is recapping 2018 Worth a read:
2018 was a big year for spreading misinformation, but also for encouraging fact-checking.