Announcing MisInfoConX
Welcome back, hacks and hackers! We're pleased to announce the first MisinfoConX in Scotland:
MisinfoConX is a series of local, community-focused conferences aiming to combat misinformation in communities around the world. The first will take place in Stirling next month, and early bird tickets are available now.
Worth a read:
- The AI and the News Open Challenge announced 66 finalists last week check out the finalists’ project proposals to see what the future holds for AI and journalism (AI Ethics Initiative)
- According to a Pew Research Center survey published last week, 34 percent of Americans now prefer to get their news from the Web, up from 28 percent in 2016 (Pew Research Center)
- An ICIJ collaborative investigation brought 11 Latin American media outlets together to report on regulations in the global medical device industry (Knight Center)
Upcoming events:
| Month | Day | City | Country | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | 13-14 | Philadelphia | US | SRCCON: POWER |
| January | 7-11 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Digital Methods Winter School |
| January | 31 | Stirling | Scotland | MisinfoConX Scotland |
| February | 1-2 | Miami | US | Computation + Journalism Symposium |
| March | 7-10 | Newport Beach | US | CAR Conference |
| April | 1-5 | Valencia | Spain | Internet Freedom Festival |
| April | 12-13 | Austin | US | International Symposium on Online Journalism |
| June | 11-14 | Tunis | Tunisia | RightsCon Tunis |
| June | 13-16 | Houston | US | Investigative Reporters & Editors Conference |
| June | 19-21 | Cape Town | South Africa | Global Fact-Checking Summit |
| July | 19-21 | Toronto | Canada | International Conference on Social Media & Society |
Job openings:
| Location | Employer | Opening |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | DarkHorse Analytics | Information Designer |
| UK | Independent News Website | Graphic Designer |
| UK | Ink | Designer |
| US | American Public Media Group | Project Manager, Digital Products |
| US | Industry Dive | Interactive Designer |
| US | San Francisco Chronicle | Interactive Developer |
| US | The Wall Street Journal | Head of Data |
Project funding:
| Deadline | Fund |
|---|---|
| Rolling | Solutions Journalism Network Freelance Fund |
| Rolling | Ukraine Media Development Fund |
| Rolling | Contest fees for submitting solutions stories |
| January | Journalism scholarships for software developers |
| January | Entrepreneurial Journalism cohort |
