Events you should check out this summer
Welcome to May, hacks and hackers!
Summer is on its way (or rather, winter, if you're in the South), and with it comes a variety of new events in Germany, Hong Kong and the UK. If you know of a conference, convening or other event that may interest your fellow hacks or hackers, let us know.
Worth a read:
- Europe's new data privacy law goes into effect later this month, and it could cost major tech companies like Google and Amazon billions of dollars - if they are found to violate it (NiemanLab)
- OpenNews, together with a slew of contributors, released a very in-depth Field Guide to Security Training in the Newsroom (OpenNews)
- The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas published an ebook chronicling innovative journalism experiments in Latin America, available in English, Spanish and Portuguese (Knight Center)
Job openings:
| Location | Employer | Opening |
|---|---|---|
| China | South China Morning Post | Data analyst - magazines |
| Russia | GQ | Video editor |
| UK | CNN | Motion graphics intern |
| US | Pactio | Director of Content |
| US | Marketplace | Social engagement coordinator |
| US | Sacramento Bee | Data reporter |
| US | Mercury News | Data journalist |
| US | BostInno | Reporter |
| US | DC Inno | Reporter |
| US | Politico | Tech newsletter writer |
| US | Texas Tribune | Software engineer |
| US | Axios | Product designer |
| US | Axios | Android developer |
| US | Axios | iOS developer |
| US | Freedom of the Press Foundation | SecureDrop engineer |
| US | Bangor Daily News | Digital editor |
| US | Enigma | Software engineer |
| US | 18F | Visual designer |
| US | MIT Technology Review | UX designer |
| US | PRX | Software engineer |
Upcoming events:
| Month | Day | City | Country | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | 10-11 | Montclair | US | Collaborative Journalism Summit |
| May | 16-18 | Toronto | Canada | RightsCon journalism security conference |
| May | 24-27 | Mechelen | Belgium | Dataharvest European investigative journalism symposium |
| May | 25-27 | Hong Kong | China | New. Now. Next. Media Conference |
| May | 29-30 | Kiev | Ukraine | MisinfoCon Kyiv |
| May | 30-1 | Oakland | US | Code for America summit |
| June | 4-5 | New York | US | Ops conference on digital media revenue |
| June | 13 | Bonn | Germany | Global Media Forum |
| June | 14-17 | Orlando | US | Investigative Reporters and Editors conference |
| June | 20-21 | Cardiff | UK | European Data and Computational Journalism Conference |
| June | 29-30 | Hamburg | Germany | NDR Annual Conference - Alternative: Facts! |
Project funding:
| Deadline | Fund |
|---|---|
| Rolling | MisinfoCon micro-grants |
| Rolling | Solutions Journalism Network Freelance Fund |
| Rolling | Ukraine Media Development Fund |
| May | TruthBuzz fellowship |
| May | Open Media Hub videojournalism grants |
| July | Open Society Fellowships |
