Events still happening this year
Hello again, hacks and hackers! 2019 is slowly coming to a close, but it's not too late to catch a media or tech event - that is, if you're near Munich, Kyiv or Philadelphia.
SRCCON:LEAD, a News Impact Summit and a Conference on Investigative Journalism are all happening before the holiday break.
Plus, Hacks/Hackers London has an epic upcoming discussion on the intersection of journalism and artificial intelligence. You can follow along at #HHLdn.
The week ahead:
- Montreal is meeting up at the pub
- London is talking about AI and journalism
Worth a read:
- Mapbox just released a scrollytelling template that allows users to tell customizable map-based stories with minimal coding (Mapbox)
- A Google Sheet sharing anonymously reported salaries for media jobs has been circling the internet for the past few days in hopes of sparking discussions on wage disparities across the field (Washington Post)
- Speaking of sharing salaries, Contently runs a freelance rates database for journalists to report how much orgs pay for their work, and you can find more tips and resources for freelance journalists in GIJN’s latest guide (Contently, GIJN)
Upcoming events:
| Month | Day | City | Country | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November | 19-20 | Philadelphia | US | SRCCON:LEAD |
| December | 6 | Munich | Germany | News Impact Summit: Identity and Inclusion in Local News |
| December | 13-15 | Kyiv | Ukraine | Conference on Investigative Journalism |
| February | 18-20 | Chiang Mai | Thailand | Splice Asian Media Conference |
| March | 5-8 | New Orleans | US | NICAR Conference |
| March | 20-21 | Boston | US | Computation + Journalism Symposium |
| March | 20-22 | Boston | US | Power of Narrative |
| April | 1-5 | Perugia | Italy | International Journalism Conference |
| May | 14-17 | Mechelen | Belgium | EIJC & Dataharvest |
| June | 2-5 | Seoul | South Korea | International Anti-Corruption Conference |
| June | 9-12 | Heredia | Costa Rica | RightsCon |
| June | 18-21 | National Harbor | US | IRE Conference |
| June | 24-27 | Oslo | Norway | Global Fact 7 |
Job openings:
| Location | Employer | Opening |
|---|---|---|
| China | Hong Kong Tatler | Deputy Editor |
| China | South China Morning Post | Data Engineer |
| UK | WSJ | Graphics Reporter |
| US | Associated Press | Data Intern |
| US | ICFJ | Community/Data Manager |
| US | IRE | Editorial Director |
| US | Indiana University | Informatics Lecturer |
| US | Texas Tribune/ProPublica | Data Reporter |
| US | Texas Tribune/ProPublica | Research Reporter |
Other opportunities:
| Deadline | Fund |
|---|---|
| December 3 | MIT’s #SpreadingFacts conference |
| December 4 | Apply for Stanford fellowship to address journalism problems |
| December 13 | Submit student data viz examples and get free conference entry |
| December 13 | Apply for European Press Prize |
| April 3-5 | Information Ethics Roundtable in Boston |
| Rolling | ECFJ grants for stories on elections, AI, disinformation, etc. |
| Rolling | Solutions Journalism Network Freelance Fund |
| Rolling | Ukraine Media Development Fund |
| Rolling | Contest fees for submitting solutions stories |
