Samantha Sunne

It's here, hacks and hackers! The Reuters Digital News Report is out for 2021, with deep insights on media consumption and trust around the world. Plus: Code for Africa is hosting a release party on the report's findings in Nigeria. You can join the general conversation

Hello, hacks and hackers! The Online News Association is holding its conference virtually this week from the 22-25. If you missed it, registration is still open, and you can follow the conference at #ONA21. Happening this week: * Nigeria is managing digital security * Nairobi is analyzing air pollution data Worth a

Welcome back, hacks and hackers! The Global Media Forum is happening this week in a hybrid format - meaning both online and in person. It's one of the first journalism/tech-related conferences to meet in person since NICAR 2020. Most attendees will be online, although you can attend

Hello, hacks and hackers! While some parts of the world are beginning to meet in person again, many are not, and Hacks/Hackers wants to encourage everyone to meet and greet safely. If you are an organizer of a local Hacks/Hackers group, please get in touch about using our

Hello, hacks and hackers! The Institute for Nonprofit News has announced their free, virtual INN Days conference is happening June 9th and 10th this year to talk about the future of nonprofit journalism. They also just released their first-ever impact report that shows how within 10 years, independent, nonprofit newsrooms

Welcome, hacks and hackers! There are a lot of local events next week, including workshops on Open Data Kit in Nigeria and Datasette in Taipei. You can also discuss ethical principles with H/H Nairobi and Covid misinformation with H/H Dar es Salaam. Happening this week: * Nigeria is using