105 groups around the world
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:
- A Univision editor experienced success sharing news via WhatsApp during Hurricane Irma, despite the app being little used in the U.S. (NiemanLab)
- Facebook will start to disclose who purchases political ads on Facebook pages (Verge)
- A new project by the GroundTruth Project, the Lenfest Institute and Google News Lab is trying to mobilize a thousand journalists in undercovered areas of the U.S. (Poynter)
Job openings:
| Location | Employer | Opening |
|---|---|---|
| Anywhere | OCCRP | Investigative data developer |
| Anywhere | OCCRP | Front-end developer |
| Belgium | Politico | Tech editor |
| China | AP | Video journalist |
| India | Hindustan Times | Data reporter |
| UK | IBTimes | Tech reporter |
| UK | NYTimes | Newsletter editor |
| UK | Bloomberg | Live content producer |
| UK | BBC | Senior data journalists |
| US | BuzzFeed | Data reporter |
| US | Texas Tribune | Data visualization fellow |
| US | MarketWatch | Tech reporter |
Upcoming events:
| Month | Day | City | Country | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September | 25-29 | Porto Alegre | Brazil | SET Universitário communications conference |
| October | 4-5 | New York | USA | Future of Storytelling Summit |
| October | 5-7 | DC | USA | Online News Association ONA Conference |
| October | 12-13 | Columbia | USA | Revenue Models That Work |
| October | 13-14 | Evanston | USA | Computer + Journalism Symposium |
| October | 20-21 | College Park | USA | Journalism Interactive Conference |
| October | 25 | London | UK | MisinfoCon at MozFest |
| October | 27-29 | London | UK | MozFest open web festival |
| November | 5-8 | Chicago | USA | Science of Innovation Summit for Journalists |
| November | 11-13 | Berlin | Germany | OpenCon for open access to education |
| November | 15-17 | Tbilisi | Georgia | DataFest Tbilisi 2017 |
| November | 16-19 | Johannesburg | South Africa | Global Investigative Journalism Conference (GIJC) |
| November | 24-26 | Tunis | Tunisia | New media conference |
| December | 7-8 | Philadelphia | USA | OpenNews' SRCCON:WORK |
Project funding:
| Deadline | Fund |
|---|---|
| Rolling | MisinfoCon micro-grant |
| Rolling | Solutions Journalism Network Freelance Fund |
| September | Nieman Foundation visiting fellowships |
| October | Innovative Regions of Russia Golden Stylus award |
