Learn about product management
Hello, hacks and hackers! With the amount of technology involved in journalism growing, many newsrooms hire product managers to develop internal news products. The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas is offering a course on teaching ‘Product Management for Newsroom Leaders’ this spring.
The course is open to all newsroom leaders and will run from April 29 to May 26.
Worth a read:
- At least 21 percent of Americans own a voice-activated smart speaker like Amazon’s Alexa or Google Home. What kind of products are media outlets developing to bring news to them? (Nieman Reports)
- A data scientist wrote about how he used Python, automation, artificial intelligence, and Instagram to eat for free in New York City (Medium)
- The Economist highlighted some of the data viz mistakes it’s made in the past, explained what went wrong and fixed them in a blog post (Economist)
Upcoming events:
| Month | Day | City | Country | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 30-1 | San Jose | US | Facebook Developer Conference |
| May | 2-3 | Addis Ababa | Ethiopia | UNESCO World Press Freedom Day |
| May | 13-17 | San Francisco | US | The Web Conference |
| May | 16-19 | Mechelen | Belgium | European Investigative Journalism Conference |
| May | 17-19 | Prague | Czech Republic | Wikimedia Hackathon |
| May | 24-28 | Washington, D.C. | US | ICA Conference |
| May | 27-28 | Bonn | Germany | DW Global Media Forum |
| June | 1-3 | Glasgow | UK | World News Media Conference |
| June | 11-14 | Tunis | Tunisia | RightsCon Tunis |
| June | 13-15 | Athens | Greece | GEN Summit |
| June | 13-16 | Houston | US | Investigative Reporters & Editors Conference |
| June | 19-21 | Cape Town | South Africa | Global Fact-Checking Summit |
| July | 19-21 | Toronto | Canada | International Conference on Social Media & Society |
Job openings:
| Location | Employer | Opening |
|---|---|---|
| India | Indian Institute of Journalism & New Media, Bangalore | Visiting Faculty |
| US | American Public Media | Software Engineer, Resound Core |
| US | American Public Media | Software Engineer, Resound Integrations |
| US | Bloomberg BNA | Data Editor |
| US | Capital Public Radio | Front-End Developer |
| US | Capital Public Radio | Web Developer |
| US | Columbia University | Professor of Journalism |
| US | The Deseret News | Sportswriter and Data Journalist |
| US | Harvard Kennedy School | Data Scientist |
| US | The Intercept | Audience Engagement Producer |
| US | The Intercept | Investigative Researcher |
| US | The Intercept | Newsletter and Digital Producer |
| US | Newsday | Editorial Data Analyst |
| US | NPR | Senior Digital Analyst (Implementation) |
| US | The Philadelphia Inquirer | Technology Director |
| US | Simons Foundation | Web Developer |
| US | The Washington Post | Digital Designer |
| US | Wall Street Journal | Cyber Data Reporter |
Other opportunities:
| Deadline | Fund |
|---|---|
| Rolling | Solutions Journalism Network Freelance Fund |
| Rolling | Ukraine Media Development Fund |
| Rolling | Contest fees for submitting solutions stories |
| April | Magic grants from The Brown Institute for Media Innovation |
| April | Data Journalism Awards for free trip to Athens for GEN Summit |
