Samantha Sunne

Hello, hacks and hackers! If you are based in Europe, the Media Development Foundation and the International Press Institute want you to apply for their Media Blend Hackathon. Prizes go up to 15,000 Euro and participants will be eligible to apply for the IPI’s New Media Incubator. Applications

Hello, hacks and hackers! The Buenos Aires Media Party is coming to Chicago, and we are looking for speakers. The CFP is open through the end of the month, so get your proposals in now! Worth a read: * The Markup published a step-by-step tutorial on how to build datasets using

The results of OpenNews’ 2022 News Nerd Survey are here! Over 600 news nerds responded, and the OpenNews team created graphics showing snapshots of the community including demographics, work environment and industry priorities. Plus, OpenNews-adjacent MozFest is happening next week, and you can tune in online. Worth a read: * Nieman

The brand new Media Party Chicago has opened its call for proposals for journalists, developers, entrepreneurs and civic hackers to lead workshops and lightning talks related to media innovation. The first stateside Hacks/Hackers Media Party is happening June 8-10th, and the deadline for proposal submissions is March 31st! Registration

MuckRock is opening a second round of Gateway Grants for projects that use DocumentCloud to inform readers and/or preserve access to public records. This round of grants will total $50,000 for DocumentCloud-related projects and $150,000 for journalism projects overall. Applications are open for the next few weeks.

Hacks/Hackers Taipei recently celebrated their sixth anniversary at their Annual Sharing Session. Also, the deadline to apply for a fellowship to attend the Global Investigative Journalism Conference in Gothenburg, Sweden is February 28. Any journalist from a developing or transitioning country can apply, and the fellowship covers travel, registration