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Coding for Beginners, taught by Dan Nguyen at General Assembly, Thursday, 3/24 8 pm

Update: It’s sold out and we are seeing huge demand for another class. So we are working on finding new time/space. Hacks/Hackers is teaming up with tech space General Assembly to start offering courses in the digital journalism space! Our first offering is by Dan Nguyen (@dancow)

Demo Day 2 at Hacks/Hackers NYC on April 5

In December, we had held a Demo Day with 5-minute lightning talks (presentations) from ProPublica, OpenGovernment.org, Slate, TPM and others. We’re holding another one on April 5 at New Work City, and want you to present your demonstrations of journalism and technology-related projects, software and APIs. Fill out

Google Fusion Tables at Hacks/Hackers NYC. Talk + workshop, March 7-8

Google is sending developer relations engineer Kathryn Hurley from the Bay Area to demo how Google Fusion Tables can be used for journalistic purposes. RSVP now for two separate but related events at Pivotal Labs, near Union Square: * Join Hacks/Hackers NYC on March 7 at 6:30 p.m.

Save the Date: Gaming + News Hackathon in NYC on April 22-23, 2011

Save the date! Hacks/Hackers NYC will be hosting a News+Gaming hackathon on April 22 and 23, at CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, sponsored by Seattle-based BigDoor, which offers a gamification API. Plans are still coming together. But it looks like we will do a Friday night social event

Michal Migurski of Stamen Design shows his latest work at Hacks/Hackers NYC on Jan. 11

Stamen Design has developed a reputation as one of the country’s leading interactive design and data visualization studios. Its director of technology, Michal Migurski, will join Hacks/Hackers NYC to talk about his latest project, This Tract, which combines government census data, data visualization tools, map tools and geolocation

Hacks/Hackers Party at the NYC Holiday Fête at Galapagos

Hacks/Hackers NYC ended the year with a great flourish at the Galapagos Arts Space in Dumbo on Decembe with catering provided by Crave Catering: cornbread cup with chili, caramelized cheddar cheese, chili froth with micro basil; vegetable ceviche Persian cucumber cups, crispy shallots; parmesan risotto cakes with white truffle

NYC December 1st Demo Day line-up

We had lots of excellent submissions for our Demo Day at New Work City. Thanks for all interest. We are sure to do it again, such that all worthy projects will gain an audience. Drumroll please. The Hacks/Hackers presenting on December 1. * Kushal Dave, FourSquare engineer, who will present