Tune in this week
Welcome to February, hacks and hackers! If you feel so inclined, we'll be chatting on our monthly global call on Wednesday:
Worth a read:
- Ready to learn a new Python data viz library? This Medium post walks thru how to use plot.ly, which is like an upgraded version of matplotlib, to build great-looking, interactive plots with a single line of Python (Medium)
- Researchers are divided on why people are falling for fake news, so Nieman Lab compiled statements from different studies’ findings to explore all the reasons why fake news is spreading and what the consequences are (Nieman Lab)
- GIJN rounded up the best Arabic investigative journalism projects from the Middle East and North Africa, including an investigation into Egyptian oil ownership and an exposé on Tunisian money laundering (GIJN)
Upcoming events:
| Month | Day | City | Country | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February | 10-12 | Phoenix | US | IAB Leadership Meeting |
| February | 19-20 | Stanford | US | Data on Purpose |
| March | 4-8 | San Francisco | US | RSA Conference |
| March | 6-7 | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | WAN-IFRA Middle East Conference |
| March | 7-10 | Newport Beach | US | CAR Conference |
| March | 23 - 24 | Cairo | Egypt | Arab Data Journalist’s Network 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 | 5-6 | Kalmar | Sweden | GRAV Swedish Investigative Journalism Conference |
| 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 | 2-3 | Addis Ababa | Ethiopia | UNESCO World Press Freedom Day |
| May | 13-17 | San Francisco | US | The Web Conference |
| May | 16-19 | Mechelen | Belgium | European Investigative Journalism Conference |
| May | 17-19 | Prague | Czech Republic | Wikimedia Hackathon |
| May | 24-28 | Washington, D.C. | US | ICA Conference |
| May | 27-28 | Bonn | Germany | DW Global Media Forum |
| June | 1-3 | Glasgow | UK | World News Media Conference |
| June | 11-14 | Tunis | Tunisia | RightsCon Tunis |
| June | 13-15 | Athens | Greece | GEN Summit |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| China | South China Morning Post | Data Analyst |
| China | South China Morning Post | Senior Web Developer |
| China | South China Morning Post | Visual Journalist |
| US | American Public Media Group | Resound Technical Product Manager |
| US | Barron’s | Data Visualization Editor |
| US | CGTN | Digital Producer |
| US | Dallas Business Journal | Lead Designer |
| US | Dow Jones | Knowledge Product Manager |
| US | FiveThirtyEight | Data Visualization Intern |
| US | Fortune | Senior Artificial Intelligence Writer |
| US | Hearst | Frontend Developer |
| US | Houston Chronicle | Data Journalist |
| US | Industry Dive | Interactive News Designer |
| US | The Marshall Project | Regional Investigative Reporter |
| US | Newsday Media Group | Editorial Data Analyst |
| US | ProPublica | Video Editor |
| US | University of California - Berkeley | Associate or Full Professor - Investigative Reporting |
| US | WGN-TV | Investigative Producer |
Other opportunities:
| Deadline | Fund |
|---|---|
| Rolling | Solutions Journalism Network Freelance Fund |
| Rolling | Ukraine Media Development Fund |
| Rolling | Contest fees for submitting solutions stories |
| February | Become a Report for America corps member |
| April | Data Journalism Awards for free trip to Athens for GEN Summit |
