Apply for the first Sigma Data Journalism Awards
Hello, hacks and hackers! If you mourned the loss of the Data Journalism Awards, buck up: some news nerds got together to create the Sigma Data Journalism Awards to honor great data journalism from around the world. You have until the 3rd of February to apply, if you are so inclined.
And in case you missed the announcement last week, our joint project MisinfoCon is holding an upcoming gathering in Washington, D.C. MisinfoCon @ NASEM will focus on health and science misinformation, in partnership with the U.S. National Academies of Sciences.
Happening this week:
- Berlin is meeting data journalism fellows
- Lagos is making creative visualizations
- London is learning about news podcasting
Worth a read:
- A former Seattle Times executive editor created a framework for engagement in journalism, discussing how to better serve audiences in your work (Michael R. Fancher)
- As temperatures around the world rise, how does one define "normal"? Gregor Aisch uses historical data on temperatures in Germany to investigate the new normal (vis4)
- Knight Center’s latest free online course will cover Investigative Reporting in the Digital Era and will run from Feb. 3 thru March 1 (Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas)
Job openings:
| Location | Employer | Opening |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | CTV | Producers/Videographers |
| UK | Sportsradar | Sports Data Journalist |
| US | APM Reports | Data Reporter |
| US | Center for Public Integrity | Design Editor |
| US | First Draft | Local News Fellowship |
| US | Guardian | Web Devs & Technologists |
| US | Knight Foundation | Internships |
| US | Minnesota Public Radio | Data Journalist |
| US | New Yorker | Front-End Developer |
| US | South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Data Viz/Design Specialist |
| US | Pew Research Center | Intern, Design & Infographics |
| US | Washington Post | Data Viz Engineer |
| US | Washington Post | Graphics Reporter, Cartographer |
| US | WSJ | Multiple Postings |
Upcoming events:
| Month | Day | City | Country | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February | 18-20 | Chiang Mai | Thailand | Splice Asian Media Conference |
| February | 22 | Washington, DC | US | MisinfoCon @ NASEM |
| March | 5-8 | New Orleans | US | NICAR Conference |
| March | 20-21 | Boston | US | Computation + Journalism Symposium |
| March | 20-22 | Boston | US | Power of Narrative |
| April | 1-5 | Perugia | Italy | International Journalism Conference |
| May | 14-17 | Mechelen | Belgium | EIJC & Dataharvest |
| June | 2-5 | Seoul | South Korea | International Anti-Corruption Conference |
| June | 9-12 | Heredia | Costa Rica | RightsCon |
| June | 18-21 | National Harbor | US | IRE Conference |
| June | 24-27 | Oslo | Norway | Global Fact 7 |
Other opportunities:
| Deadline | Fund |
|---|---|
| January 27 | OpenNews journalism conference scholarship |
| January 31 | Grad school scholarship for journalists in Latin America |
| February 3 | Sigma Data Journalism Awards |
| April 3-5 | Information Ethics Roundtable in Boston |
| Rolling | ECFJ grants for stories on elections, AI, disinformation, etc. |
| Rolling | Solutions Journalism Network Freelance Fund |
| Rolling | Ukraine Media Development Fund |
| Rolling | Contest fees for submitting solutions stories |
