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Hacks/Hackers ATX – Lingo Swap for Programmers and Journalists

The next meeting of Hacks/Hackers ATX (and last of 2010) will be on Dec. 8 at the Austin American-Statesman, 6:30-8:30pm. This meeting seeks to bridge the gap between journalists and programmers by explaining some of the terms and techniques of each field. Mattt Thompson, a hacker at

Jacqui Maher of The New York Times Talks About News Interactives in Austin

On October 26, Hacks/Hackers ATX welcomed Jacqui Maher of The New York Times Interactive News Technology group to discuss data-driven news interactives. The event was held at the offices of the Texas Tribune, with food sponsored by delicious Home Slice Pizza. Jacqui demonstrated projects, including the award-winning Toxic Waters,

Hacks/Hackers Austin Hosts News Hackathon

A group of coders and journos got together for a Saturday of programming at Austin Community College’s Eastview Campus for the first Hacks/Hackers ATX News Hackathon. The day was quite productive with a variety of news apps discussed and developed over the course of the day. It was

News Hackathon Austin on Oct. 16: Hacks/Hackers/Hacking

On October 16, Hacks/Hackers ATX presents a day-long Hackathon bringing journalists, news bloggers, and government employees together with technology developers to create data-driven news applications, seeking and making sense of open data available from the State of Texas and other sources. The day will start with examples of data-driven

Hacks/Hackers Austin Sept. 30 Debut Meetup Draws > 40

The Austin group of Hacks/Hackers kicked off with a social meetup on September 30 at Austin’s Pizza near The University of Texas campus. More than 40 communicators and coders got together for some pizza and beverage, with lots of promise that these initial contacts will lead to some

Hacks/Hackers Austin plans first event

Hacks/Hackers Austin will hold its first meetup Thursday, September 30 from 6-8 p.m. at Austin’s Pizza on the Drag (2324 Guadalupe, Austin 78705). Join us upstairs in the bar for free pizza and drinks (while drink tickets last/cash bar thereafter) and great conversation. It’s a