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It’s a new month, hacks and hackers, and if you’ve been reading this a while, you know that means one thing: a Hacks/Hackers global call. Check out the agenda to see what we’ll be chatting about.

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Taipei, the recently-founded first group in Taiwan, is holding its second meetup tomorrow, spreading the Github gospel to the journalists of Taiwan. They’ve already scheduled their third, which will tackle immersive storytelling.

Organizers Silva Shih and Kirby Wu have been posting and communicating on a variety of channels, including Github, Facebook and their own website. Silva said Facebook was the most successful platform so far for communicating with members, while Github and Slack are more useful for communicating between organizers.

“Since Taiwan is the most active Facebook users in the world, the answer is no surprise. But I’d say twitter has influence as well because it has regional visibility and the influence among the English speaking world. We will keep these two as the main broadcasting channels at the same time.”

Worth a read:

  • ICIJ published a huge report on the global impact of its Panama Papers project (ICIJ)
  • The American Press Institute published a strategy study on engaging readers in longform stories in digital format (API)
  • Reuters built an algorithmic tool for verifying breaking news on Twitter (Nieman Lab)
  • Many journalists are taking heart from a rousing speech by Marty Baron, editor of the Washington Post and model for the Spotlight film (Vanity Fair)

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