Experimenting with the World Cup
Hello again, hacks and hackers! We've got another open call this week, which you can join by phone, web or google doc.
Registration is now full for MisinfoCon DC, but you can still get on the waitlist.
Worth a read:
- Are you hosting an event soon? OpenNews shared their highly-praised participation guide for the recent SRCCON (OpenNews)
- The World Cup is over, but a few news orgs around the world took the opportunity to experiment with new AI, push notifications and visual strategies (GEN)
- Chorus, a program Vox created to publish its content, is being licensed as enterprise software for other news outlets (WSJ)
Upcoming events:
| Month | Day | City | Country | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August | 6-8 | DC | US | MisinfoCon DC |
| August | 22-24 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | HHBA Media Party |
| September | 6-7 | Auckland | New Zealand | Journalism, Media and Democracy Conference |
| September | 13-15 | Austin | US | ONA Conference |
| September | 16-18 | Boston | US | New England First Amendment Institute |
| September | 21-22 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | International Open Data Conference |
| September | 24-26 | Key Biscayne | US | DigiDay Publishing Summit |
| October | 22-24 | Copenhagen | Denmark | 18th International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) |
Job openings:
| Location | Employer | Opening |
|---|---|---|
| Anywhere | ICIJ | North America partnerships coordinator |
| India | ICFJ | Knight fellows |
| Russia | Russia Today | Video editor |
| UK | Bellingcat | Editor |
| UK | The Sun | SEO deputy head |
| US | Sun Sentinel | Audience engagement editor |
| US | CNBC | Tech reporter |
| US | Bloomberg | Graphics developer |
| US | ICIJ | Web developer |
| US | First Look Media | Analytics & research director |
| US | WAMU | Data journalist |
| US | Daily Beast | Software engineer |
| US | Atlantic | Digital project manager |
| US | Atlantic | Polling & research strategist |
| US | Scroll | Software engineer |
Project funding:
| Deadline | Fund |
|---|---|
| Rolling | MisinfoCon micro-grants |
| Rolling | Solutions Journalism Network Freelance Fund |
| Rolling | Ukraine Media Development Fund |
| July | Open Society Fellowships |
| August | African Fact-Checking Awards |
