Jamfest coming up soon
Jamfest, the Journalism and Media Festival based in Johannesburg, is happening this month both virtually and in-person in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The virtual portion of Jamfest will happen from October 19-20, while the in-person portion will happen October 24-25. You can sign up here to be notified when registration opens.
Worth a read:
- Mattia Peretti, who manages JournalismAI, wrote a list of ten things to know about AI in journalism with resources on how to incorporate it into your work.
- If you’re looking for inspiration in data visualization, Nightingale compiled a list of five data visualization galleries to peruse through for ideas.
- The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting opened grant applications to fund innovative data journalism projects that spotlight underreported issues from anywhere around the world.
Job postings:
- Anywhere - OCCRP, Experienced Python Developer
- UK - Liberty, Investigative Journalist
- US - Bloomberg, Associate Data Reporter
- US - Hearst, Journalism Developer Fellow
- US - Protocol, Frontend Developer
- US - Star Tribune, Audience Engagement Producer
- US - Wisconsin Watch, Audience Editor
- US - WNYC/Gothamist, Digital Producer
Upcoming events:
- Oct 6, Prague, Czech Republic, News Impact Summit
- Oct 13-14, Boston, US, Conference for Truth and Trust Online
- Oct 13 - Nov 2, Johannesburg, South Africa, Jamfest Journalism and Media Festival
- Oct 19, London, UK, Twipe Digital Growth Summit
- Oct 21-22, Online, IRE DBEI Symposium
- Oct 31 - Nov 2, Johannesburg, South Africa, African Investigative Journalism Conference
- Dec 2-4, Amman, Jordan, Arab Reporters Investigative Conference
- Dec 6-10, Washington DC, US, International Anti-Corruption Conference
- Dec 8-9, Online, SRCCON:CARE
