Apply for funding on Coronavirus data projects
Welcome back, hacks and hackers! Tomorrow is the deadline to apply for funding from the John S. Knight Journalism program at Stanford for stories on the pandemic.
JSK partnered with Big Local News to offer a new round of funding for data-driven and replicable stories on the Coronavirus.
The week ahead:
- Nairobi is creating infographics with impact
Worth a read:
- After sharing Blacklight, a privacy tool that allows users to see what surveillance any website employs through its URL, The Markup then wrote about what tools you can use to protect your privacy online
- A reporter, designer and political geography professor wrote about how maps illustrating human migration patterns can be misleading or harmful, and offers ways to mitigate the problems
- Political mis/disinformation in Spanish is flourishing on the internet and even in print ads ahead of the US election, so US fact-checking orgs are partnering with Spanish news broadcasters to fight it
Job postings:
- Anywhere - News Revenue Hub, Front End Developer
- Anywhere - Reuters Institute, Freelance Journalist
- Denmark - International Media Support, Digital Editor
- East Africa - PesaCheck, Managing Editor
- US - Better Government Association, Web/Graphics Editor
- US - Boston Globe, Senior Newsroom Developer
- US - Multiple Newsrooms, Dow Jones News Fund Interns
- US - Emerson College, Journalism Design Professor
- US - The Intercept, Audience Engagement Producer
- US - Mercer University, Journalist in Residence
- US - Spotlight PA, Newsletter Editor/Reporter
- US - USA TODAY, Senior Data Reporter
Upcoming events:
- Sep 18-Oct 1, Online, Society for News Design Conference
- Sep - Nov, Online, EIJC & Dataharvest
- Oct, Online, African Investigative Journalism Conference
- Oct 16-17, Online, Truth and Trust Online Conference
- Oct 23-25, Online, Association of LGBTQ journalists (NLGA)
- Oct 1-11, Online, Online News Association Conference
- Dec 4-6, Online, Journalism & Women Symposium
- March 8, Online, Mozilla Festival
Other opportunities:
- September 28, Apply for funding to write data journalism stories
- December 31, Fill out COVID-19 journalism survey for a chance to win $50
- Rolling deadline, Apply for funds for a solutions journalism freelancer
- Rolling deadline, Funding to cover Covid in Black Sea countries
- Rolling deadline, National Geographic grants to cover COVID-19
- Rolling deadline, FIJ grant for Americans to cover COVID-19
- Rolling deadline, IWMF relief grant for COVID-19 struggles
- Rolling deadline, ECFJ grants for stories on elections, AI, disinformation
- Rolling deadline, Ukraine Media Development Fund
- Rolling deadline, Fund for Environmental Journalism Rapid Response
