LA Times is majorly hiring; GDPR is driving change

It's a busy week, hacks and hackers! The reinvigorated LA Times is hiring for all sorts of positions, including correspondents in Beijing, Singapore and Seoul, as well as positions like "Transformation project manager" and "Senior innovation editor."

Next week,our regular open call will focus on the misinformation-related events we've got on the horizon. (Hint: there are quite a few.) Do you know anyone who would be interested in doing a misinformation event in Asia? Please let us know.

Happening this week:

• Rio is learning about game design
• Miami and IRE are holding their regular open labs
• Singapore is hosting a speaker from Reuters' graphics team

Worth a read:

• The new(ish) GDPR regulations have been somewhat controversial, but have they succeeded in stopping European news sites from tracking their users so much? A new Reuters Institute report says yes (NiemanLab)
• Local reporting in the U.S. has been in a tailspin for decades, and several projects are afoot to try reverse that trend. ProPublica claims it has found a happy medium (NiemanLab)
• Paternity leave is an ongoing discussion in the UK, and the Hacks/Hackers London group took the unusual step of issuing a statement in support (Medium)

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