Attend a data journalism conference for free this year
Hello, hacks and hackers! The 2019 events calendar is filling up, and if you’re interested in attending a conference but don’t have the funds, OpenNews is providing journalism code ticket & travel scholarships. The application deadline for the first round is this Friday, so don’t hesitate to apply!
NICAR, the computer-assisted reporting conference coming up in March, has their own list of scholarships and fellowships for students, educators, women, journalists of color and more:
Worth a read:
- The NYT put together a list of 2018 Good Tech Awards for companies and nonprofits who used technology for good last year. One recipient recipients used drones to deliver medical supplies to remote areas (New York Times)
- As younger people pull away from Facebook, people over 65 continue to join and spread fake news on the platform (NiemanLab)
- Extreme poverty was at the lowest level in recorded history in 2018, but it’s also becoming more concentrated in Sub-Saharan Africa. Read more data-based insights from The World Bank’s year in review (World Bank)
Upcoming events:
| Month | Day | City | Country | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28-30 | Orlando | US | DCN Next: Summit |
| January | 31 | Stirling | Scotland | MisinfoConX Scotland |
| February | 1-2 | Miami | US | Computation + Journalism Symposium |
| February | 10-12 | Phoenix | US | IAB Leadership Meeting |
| February | 19-20 | Stanford, CA | US | Data on Purpose |
| March | 4-8 | San Francisco | US | RSA Conference |
| March | 7-10 | Newport Beach | US | CAR Conference |
| April | 1-2 | Vienna | Austria | Digital Media Europe |
| April | 1-5 | Valencia | Spain | Internet Freedom Festival |
| April | 4-5 | Gdańsk | Poland | Personal Democracy Forum |
| April | 3-7 | Perugia | Italy | International Journalism Festival |
| April | 5-7 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | World Conference on Media and Mass Communication |
| April | 8-10 | Lisbon | Portugal | IPTC Spring Meeting |
| April | 12-13 | Austin | US | International Symposium on Online Journalism |
| April | 30-1 | San Jose | US | Facebook Developer Conference |
| May | 13-17 | San Francisco | US | The Web Conference |
| May | 17-19 | Prague | Czech Republic | Wikimedia Hackathon |
| May | 24-28 | Washington, D.C. | US | ICA Conference |
| June | 1-3 | Glasgow | UK | World News Media Conference |
| June | 11-14 | Tunis | Tunisia | RightsCon Tunis |
| June | 13-16 | Houston | US | Investigative Reporters & Editors Conference |
| June | 19-21 | Cape Town | South Africa | Global Fact-Checking Summit |
| July | 19-21 | Toronto | Canada | International Conference on Social Media & Society |
Job openings:
| Location | Employer | Opening |
|---|---|---|
| UK | Bloomberg | Digital News Editor |
| US | American Association for the Advancement of Science | Interactive Graphics Editor |
| US | Chemical & Engineering News | Web Design Intern |
| US | The Chicago Tribune | Data and Graphics Intern |
| US | CNN | Technical Product Manager |
| US | Crain’s New York | Digital Reporter |
| US | KQED | Deputy Managing Editor, Digital News |
| US | NBCUniversal | Senior Frontend Engineer, Web |
| US | NumbersUSA | Digital Content Editor |
| US | Pacific Standard | Data Editor |
| US | Providence Business News | Special Projects Editor |
| US | Social Science Research Council | Part-Time Data & Health Journalist |
| US | USAToday | Data and Graphics Reporter |
| US | Vox | Engagement Manager |
| US | Vox | Full Stack Engineer, Chorus |
| US | Vox | Senior Full Stack Engineer, Audience |
| US | Vox | Senior Product Designer |
| US | WNYC | Data Reporter |
Project funding:
| Deadline | Fund |
|---|---|
| Rolling | Solutions Journalism Network Freelance Fund |
| Rolling | Ukraine Media Development Fund |
| Rolling | Contest fees for submitting solutions stories |
| January | Journalism scholarships for software developers |
| January | Entrepreneurial Journalism cohort |
| January | Politico Journalism Institute applications |
| January | RJI 2019 Fellowships |
| January | Stanford Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence Fellowships |
| February | Become a Report for America corps member |
