Looking towards the new year
Hope everyone had a good week, hacks and hackers! We have updated the Upcoming Events section with events from March through May. But January and February are as dry as the winter tundra. If you know of an event, share it on email or Twitter!
Worth a read:
- Live-streaming has, like many of the newer mediums for journalism, opened new doors for transparency but also danger of abuse (New Yorker)
- The repeal of Net Neutrality rules in the U.S. might endanger local news publications, a study from Stanford Law School finds (Poynter)
- The new 140+ characters allowed on Twitter is seriously upping engagement, according to a BuzzFeed analysis (BuzzFeed)
Job openings:
| Location | Employer | Opening |
|---|---|---|
| Anywhere | IJNet | Russian social media editor |
| Anywhere | INN | Audience development specialist |
| Brazil | Turner | Digital producer |
| China | Dow Jones | Social media editor |
| UK | Financial Times | Lead newsroom developer |
| UK | Financial Times | Newsroom developer |
| US | University of Maryland | Associate professor |
| US | inewsource | Investigative data reporter |
| US | Philadelphia Inquirer | Analytics editor |
| US | ProPublica | Data reporting fellow |
| US | NYTimes | Computer-assisted reporting editor |
| US | NYTimes | Application security analyst |
| US | Outlier | Reporter |
Upcoming events:
| Month | Day | City | Country | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 3 | Everywhere | Everywhere | Open Data Day |
| March | 7 | London | UK | Newsrewired digital journalism conference |
| March | 8-11 | Chicago | US | NICAR data journalism conference |
| March | 15-17 | Stockholm | Sweden | NODA Nordic data journalism conference |
| April | 13-14 | Austin | USA | ISOJ International Symposium on Online Journalism |
| May | 3-4 | Accra | Ghana | UNESCO World Press Freedom Day |
| May | 16-18 | Toronto | Canada | RightsCon journalism security conference |
| May | 24-27 | Mechelen | Belgium | Dataharvest European investigative journalism symposium |
Project funding:
| Deadline | Fund |
|---|---|
| Rolling | MisinfoCon micro-grants |
| Rolling | Solutions Journalism Network Freelance Fund |
| Rolling | Ukraine Media Development Fund |
| December | UNDEF project grants |
| January | Global Editors Network Startups for News |
