Samantha Sunne

Welcome, hacks and hackers, to the 300th issue of the Hacks/Hackers newsletter! Please encourage your friends and fellow news nerds to subscribe or spread the word. And you can always find all 300 issues on the H/H website. Thank you to everyone who makes this community a success!

Welcome, hacks and hackers. We would like to mourn the passing of Siyabonga Africa, a co-founder of the Hacks/Hackers Johannesburg group and a leader in the Hacks/Hackers Africa community. Siya was active in Hacks/Hackers for almost 10 years, while advocating for news innovation as a leader at

We have news, hacks and hackers! Earlier this year, H/H helped organize a series of conversations on the surfacing of local news, with the Credibility Coalition and the Nieman Foundation at Harvard. The discussion included journalists from a variety of outlets, most of them local news, and representatives of

Good news, hacks and hackers! We have lots of job openings this week, including several that can be worked from anywhere. Happening this week: * Nairobi is talking about high-impact, award-winning projects * Nigeria is using maps as digital forensic tools Worth a read: * A graphics editor at the Philadelphia Inquirer who’

The Global Investigative Journalism Conference isn't until November, but GIJN is offering scholarships for journalists in developing and transitioning countries. If you are in another country, regular registration will open soon. The event will take place online from November 1st to 5th. Worth a read: * Asking sources for

Hello, hacks and hackers! The National Association of Hispanic Journalists, based in the US, is holding the signature week of its five-week-long conference. Conference sessions are being broadcast online in English and Spanish, and it's not too late to register. Worth a read: * Data visualization can be a