Hacking into the holidays
Hello there, hacks and hackers! The holidays are coming up, but H/H chapters aren't slowing down:
If you want your job posting, event or project funding shared in the newsletter, always feel free to let us know.
Happening this week:
- Singapore is making maps
- IRE is having its regular lab
- Austin is holding a holiday happy hour
Worth a read:
- GIJN compiled a list of databases and resources to help reporters find information on corporations around the world (GIJN)
- Google is stepping into the voice-driven news app game with a Google News app that uses Google Assistant technology to give personalized news briefings (NiemanLab)
- Is there a link between firefighters and cancer? How are survivors of gun violence coping? Open News rounded up these recent projects and more from news orgs around the U.S. (Open News)
Upcoming events:
| Month | Day | City | Country | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7-11 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Digital Methods Winter School |
| January | 31 | Stirling | Scotland | MisinfoConX Scotland |
| February | 1-2 | Miami | US | Computation + Journalism Symposium |
| March | 7-10 | Newport Beach | US | CAR Conference |
| April | 1-5 | Valencia | Spain | Internet Freedom Festival |
| April | 3-7 | Perugia | Italy | International Journalism Festival |
| April | 12-13 | Austin | US | International Symposium on Online Journalism |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| US | The Dallas Morning News | Full Stack Developer |
| US | KQED | Interactive Producer, News |
| US | The Los Angeles Times | Data Journalist |
| US | Mercer University | Center Director, Center for Collaborative Journalism |
| US | National Journal | Python Web Developer |
| US | The New York Times | Newsroom UX Software Engineer |
| US | Portland Business Journal | Digital Producer/ Associate Editor |
| US | ProPublica | Senior Producer, Visual Investigations |
| US | The Sun Sentinel | Interactive News Designer/ Data Visualization Journalist |
| US | Tampa Bay Times | News Web Developer Intern |
| US | Quartz | AI Studio Fellow |
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 |
