JTI and other cool initiatives
Hello, hacks and hackers! If you haven’t heard of the Journalism Trust Initiative yet, you should read this piece explaining what it is and how it hopes to rebuild media trust globally.
Do you have a cool project you'd like to see featured in the H/H newsletter? Share it with your fellow news nerds!
Worth a read:
- Quartz interviewed Hadley Wickham about his thoughts on recent R developments, the future of the tidyverse, and where he stands in the ‘R vs Python’ debate, and (Quartz)
- The Journalism Trust Initiative is a standards-based approach to mitigating misinformation online by assigning global standards to journalistic content that will make it more transparent, accountable and independent (JTI)
- The Minneapolis Star Tribune’s senior digital editor wrote openly about their hiring process in staffing up their data/graphics team to make it as fair, diverse and intentional as possible (OpenNews)
Upcoming events:
Job openings:
| Location | Employer | Opening |
|---|---|---|
| Anywhere | FiveThirtyEight | Freelance Developers |
| China | South China Morning Post | Frontend Web Dev |
| China | South China Morning Post | Full Stack Web Dev |
| Czech Republic | Radio Free Europe | Graphics & Data Editor |
| US | Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting | Data Fellow |
| US | Nieman Foundation | Digital & Audience Engagement Editor |
| US | NJ.com | Data Reporter |
| US | OpenNews | Director of Programs |
| US | Philadelphia Inquirer | Interactive Designer |
| US | Politico | Designer/Developer |
| US | Politico | Editor, Interactive News |
| US | ProPublica | News Apps Developer |
| US | Reveal | Data Editor |
| US | UC Davis Library | Digital Production Manager |
Other opportunities:
| Deadline | Fund |
|---|---|
| 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 20 | Reporting grants & workshop on digital identity, data & technology in Africa |
| September 23 | FIJ grant to cover US-focused watchdog stories |
| September 27 | Apply to be a Knight Visiting Nieman Fellow |
| September 27 | EU grant for projects on media freedom & investigative journalism |
| 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 |
