Help decide the future of MozFest
Greetings, hacks and hackers! We're guessing some of you are MozFest fans, and the conference is collecting opinions on where it should move after London.
They're holding open calls this week and next month, or you can share your opinion in this survey.
Worth a read:
- Kuek Ser Kuang Keng, co-organizer of HH Kuala Lumpur, was interviewed in the latest edition of Conversations With Data to discuss the rise of data journalism in South East Asia (DataJournalism.com)
- Point, a London-based investigative journalism outlet, created a Kickstarter to fund a video game they created to help audiences identify misinformation called Misinformer (NiemanLab)
- TechRepublic interviewed Guido van Rossum, the creator of Python, to find out the history behind how Python grew from a side project into one of (if not the) most popular programming languages in the world (TechRepublic)
Upcoming events:
Job openings:
| Location | Employer | Opening |
|---|---|---|
| China | South China Morning Post | Senior Data Engineer |
| China | South China Morning Post | Full-Stack Web Developer |
| UK | CGTN | Digital Producer |
| UK | CGTN | Network Production System Engineer |
| UK | The Register | Reporter - Data Centres |
| US | The Atlantic | Senior Web Developer |
| US | Better Government Association | Web & Graphics Editor |
| US | Capital Public Radio | Interactive Producer |
| US | Columbia University | Associate Research Scholar (Data) |
| US | The Markup | Explanatory Reporter |
| US | The Markup | Graphics Editor |
| US | The Markup | Investigative Reporter |
| US | MuckRock Foundation | Development Associate |
| US | MuckRock Foundation | Editor |
| US | Nieman Foundation | Digital & Audience Editor |
| US | The New Yorker | Audience Development Manager |
| US | Pew Research Center | Associate Digital Producer |
| US | PMC | Senior Software Engineer |
| US | ProPublica Illinois | News Apps Developer |
| US | Solutions Journalism Network | Local Newsroom Revenue Manager |
| US | theSkimm | Director of Mobile Engineering |
| US | Tampa Bay Business Journal | Digital Producer |
Other opportunities:
| Deadline | Fund |
|---|---|
| August 31 | Grant for UAV drone data innovations |
| September 2 | Berlin fellowship for reporting on internet issues |
| September 2 | GNI Innovation Challenge for Middle East, Africa & Turkey |
| September 8 | Brazilian Data Journalism Award |
| September 23 | FIJ grant to cover US-focused watchdog stories |
| September 27 | Apply to be a Knight Visiting Nieman Fellow |
| Rolling | ECFJ grants for stories on elections, AI, disinformation, etc. |
| Rolling | Solutions Journalism Network Freelance Fund |
| Rolling | Ukraine Media Development Fund |
| Rolling | Contest fees for submitting solutions stories |
