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Rich Gordon

Chicago hacks, hackers brainstorm MoJo Challenge ideas

By Katherine Zhu A group of 30-plus hacks and hackers gathered last week in the basement of the Tribune Tower for a “MoJo Beerstorm.” The event, hosted by the Chicago group of Hacks/Hackers, was a brainstorming meeting intended to inspire participants to submit ideas for the Knight/Mozilla MoJo

Do hacks and hackers need a Q&A community?

Almost two years ago, a couple of people interested in computer programming in journalism brainstormed an idea for a website where software developers working in journalism and media could go to get solutions to their programming problems from their peers. The site — at help.hackshackers.com — has been running since

Hacks, hackers invited to participate in Random Hacks of Kindness, Dec. 4-5

On December 4th and 5th, Random Hacks of Kindness is holding a multi-city hackathon to create software to “mitigate or respond to disasters around the world and save lives.” The Hacks/Hackers community is invited to participate. The organizers of Random Hacks of Kindness think both developers and journalists — who

Journocoders? Hacker journalists? Whatever the name, let’s help each other out!

For months now, Aron Pilhofer and I have been talking about a Web site where people doing computer programming in journalism could ask and answer questions, solve each other’s problems and, in general, build a supportive community. Somewhere along the way, someone said to me, “You mean, like Stack

Attention, Chicago hacks and hackers!

The Online News Association, the premier organization for online journalists, is holding a meetup Wednesday night (March 24), and you are invited. It’s not an official Hacks/Hackers event, but it’s a chance to network with Chicago area online journalists. Location: the [Holiday Club][2], 4000 N. Sheridan