Samantha Sunne

Welcome back, hacks and hackers! This Sunday marks the end of the National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting conference, aka NICAR, and one of the events nearest and dearest to Hacks/Hackers' mission. If you missed it, you can follow the hashtag or check out Sharon Machlis' list of

Hi again, hacks and hackers! This week we're excited to announce our 116th chapter, Hacks/Hackers NE England. Their first meetup takes place this week in Newcastle upon Tyne. Welcome, Northerners! In other news, please join us on our regular global call on Wednesday if you have any

Hello, hacks and hackers! The Global Investigative Journalism Conference opened their call for research paper abstracts that highlight trends, challenges, teaching methodologies, new developments and best practices in investigative and data journalism. Abstracts should be sent to research.papers@gijn.org and are due by April 8. The conference will

Hello, hacks and hackers! Are you interested in building a new skill set, meeting fellow news nerds or otherwise broadening your horizons? Check out our extensive list of Hacks/Hackers-type events at the bottom of this newsletter: Happening this week: * Rabat has its first monthly meeting * Singapore is promoting open

Hello, hacks and hackers! The European Investigative Journalism Conference, aka Dataharvest, is coming up this May in Mechelen, Belgium. Their call for pitches ends this Friday. Fill out this form to submit ideas for speakers, sessions, tools or talks, and represent Hacks/Hackers! If you're in the market

Welcome to February, hacks and hackers! If you feel so inclined, we'll be chatting on our monthly global call on Wednesday: Worth a read: * Ready to learn a new Python data viz library? This Medium post walks thru how to use plot.ly, which is like an upgraded