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Hacks/Hackers Media Parties now on three continents

This weekend, a third Hacks/Hackers group held its own Media Party, this time in South Africa. The sold-out event is bringing 350 attendees plus speakers from around the world to Cape Town to discuss African media innovation and civic technology. Miami held its second Media Party in April, and of course Buenos Aires holds the trophy for the original Media Party, which celebrated its fifth anniversary this year in Argentina.

The week ahead:

Group spotlight:

Earlier this month, Montreal met to talk about cloud-based services for journalists. Speaker and co-organizer Roberto Rocha said the group has been promoting themselves by finding new members and new venues though other local meetups.

“We’re still figuring out the best way to organize events, if it’s by delegating tasks, or letting organizers do things their way. We’re also experimenting with the format: short presentations followed by networking time, or workshops/demos.”

Worth a read:

  • Cedric Sam, who recently relocated to New York, wrote a goodbye to Hacks/Hackers Hong Kong (Hacks/Hackers)
  • News startups are always trying out new business models, and The Lens in New Orleans, Louisiana, has struck upon a modestly successful, but interesting, one: charging speaking fees for reporters speaking at local events or programs (NiemanLab)
  • Code for South Africa began teaching code to journalists, and shared some of their early findings (IJNet)
  • The New York Times is embracing a global audience with its one edition, rather than separating into an International edition (NiemanLab)

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