Global call postponed to July 11
Happy July, hacks and hackers! And happy 4th to those of you celebrating in the U.S. Due to the holiday, we will be postponing our monthly global call to the following Wednesday, the 11th of July.
As always, feel free to join in as we discuss MisinfoCon DC, Slack and whatever else is on everyone's minds.
Worth a read:
- An outlet in Switzerland designed a personalized paywall using machine learning, and its creators say it has been phenomenally successful (DigiDay)
- A third of survey respondents said they would share a news story even if it was flagged as highly suspicious, according to a new study by Gallup and the Knight Foundation (NiemanLab)
- For better or worse, "journalism is becoming more sensitive to and powered by measurement," a UM Amherst professor says (MediaShift)
Upcoming events:
| Month | Day | City | Country | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July | 24-25 | New York | US | Journalism 360 Unconference |
| September | 6-7 | Auckland | New Zealand | Journalism, Media and Democracy Conference |
| September | 13-15 | Austin | US | ONA Conference |
| September | 21-22 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | International Open Data Conference |
| September | 24-26 | Key Biscayne | US | DigiDay Publishing Summit |
Job openings:
| Location | Employer | Opening |
|---|---|---|
| Anywhere | ICIJ | Web developer |
| India | Republic World | Digital video editor |
| US | Stanford University | Journalist-coder-lecturer |
| US | BBC | Applied analytics manager |
| US | Washington Post | Graphics assignment editor |
| US | MPR | Web developer |
| US | Colorado Public Radio | Web developer |
| US | Baltimore Sun | Data journalist |
| US | New Yorker | Social media coordinator |
| US | Politico | Graphics reporter |
Project funding:
| Deadline | Fund |
|---|---|
| Rolling | MisinfoCon micro-grants |
| Rolling | Solutions Journalism Network Freelance Fund |
| Rolling | Ukraine Media Development Fund |
| July | Open Society Fellowships |
