Samantha Sunne

The year is almost coming to a close, hacks and hackers! It's time to read up on the best of the year and maybe submit your own. Worth a read: * This blogpost from The COVID Tracking Project goes over reasons why test, case and death data may fluctuate

Hello, hacks and hackers! Applications for the Nieman-Berkman Klein Fellowship in Journalism Innovation close on Tuesday. Fellows are expected to develop a new tool, research a monetization trend, or any number of forward-facing projects that would benefit journalism. Happening this week: * London is hosting a talk on journalism and parenting

Hello, hacks and hackers! This week there is a free virtual News Impact Summit on building trust in media through data journalism in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The summit will take place from November 24-26 and you can register for it here. It's also the last

The year is almost over, hacks and hackers! NICAR, MozFest, and the Computation + Journalism Symposium have all announced they will be virtual next year. MozFest is soliciting session proposals until November 24th, and NICAR until December 6th. If you've never been to these conferences before, 2021 is your

Welcome back, hacks and hackers! The U.S. 2020 election is over, but in many countries, it's still to come. Read on for this week's election tools and tips. Worth a read: * The Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab) of the Atlantic Council put together an interactive

It's time, hacks and hackers! It's election season not just in the US, but many regions of the world including India, Taiwan, Zimbabwe and the Philippines. In response, many journalism orgs are sharing resources like Polling fundamentals and concepts, Election 2020 toolbox, and even a Stress