Global call this week will focus on MisinfoCon
Greetings, hacks and hackers! Once again, we have the global planning call this Wednesday and it's open to everybody:
We'll be discussing MisinfoCon DC and a few other MisinfoCon items, but feel free to add your thoughts or questions to the agenda.
Also - do you know of any journalism and/or tech-related events coming up this summer? Our list below is rather short, and we would love to feed it. Let us know by email or Twitter.
Happening this week:
- Singapore is figuring out the blockchain
- Miami and IRE are holding their regular open labs
Worth a read:
- The award-winning visuals team at NPR released a playbook for making immersive online storytelling (NPR)
- The new Comprova initiative, meaning "Prove" in Portuguese, will see 24 media outlets in Brazil cross-checking each other, a method that was found productive in Europe (Knight Center)
- Podcasts get millions of listeners every week. Should they install a paywall? And how? (NiemanLab)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| India | BBC | Digital journalist |
| Russia | AP | Video journalist |
| Russia | BBC | Video journalist |
| UK | Sunday Times | Data reporter |
| US | Hearst Magazines | Software engineer |
| US | American Public Media | Software engineer |
| US | American Public Media | Web developer |
| US | Mother Jones | Digital fellow |
| US | Dallas Business Journal | Data reporter |
| US | Politico | Graphics reporter |
| US | Enigma | Data acquisition director |
| US | MIT Technology Review | AI and robotics reporter |
| US | Technical.ly | DC tech reporter |
Project funding:
| Deadline | Fund |
|---|---|
| Rolling | MisinfoCon micro-grants |
| Rolling | Solutions Journalism Network Freelance Fund |
| Rolling | Ukraine Media Development Fund |
| July | Open Society Fellowships |
