Media grants available in West Africa, Ukraine, U.S.
Welcome to April, hacks and hackers! Don't miss a few good funding opportunities this month: media development in Ukraine (due the 15th), startups in the U.S. and accountability reporting in West Africa (due the 30th).
The week ahead:
- Philadelphia is hosting flash talks
- Johannesburg is inviting its members to "pizza and lies"
- Boston is discussing journalism on the big screen
- DC is holding Journo Tech Project Day
- Miami and IRE are holding their regular open labs
Worth a read:
- Trust in the media, at least in the U.S., is at an all-time low, and efforts to improve that have multiplied over the past couple years. NiemanLab published a guide to them all (NiemanLab)
- News organizations that partnered with Facebook for its fact-checking initiative complained of opaque protocols and differing missions (CJR)
- More than a dozen news startups have launched in Cuba since 2001, defying a national constitution that bans private media (GIJN)
Job openings:
| Location | Employer | Opening |
|---|---|---|
| Europe | ICFJ | Data journalism trainer |
| Hong Kong | SCMP | Multimedia developer |
| UK | The Times | Data journalism editor |
| US | NYTimes | Front-end engineer |
| US | McClatchy | AR storytellers in residence |
| US | Colorado Public Radio | Digital Innovations Editor |
| US | PC Mag | Business Technology Journalist |
| US | First Look Media | UX Product Designer |
| US | CNN | Senior web developer |
| US | National Geographic | Cartography intern |
Upcoming events:
| Month | Day | City | Country | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 10-11 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Digital Media Europe conference |
| April | 10-13 | Kobe | Japan | Pacific Visualization Symposium |
| April | 11-15 | Perugia | Italy | International Journalism Conference |
| April | 13-14 | Austin | US | ISOJ International Symposium on Online Journalism |
| April | 19-22 | Montreal | Canada | The International Conference on Narrative |
| April | 21 | Montreal | Canada | Data Visualization on Mobile Devices workshop |
| April | 24-25 | Philadelphia | US | Lenfest Learning Seminar unconference |
| May | 3-4 | Accra | Ghana | UNESCO World Press Freedom Day |
| May | 10-11 | Montclair | US | Collaborative Journalism Summit |
| May | 16-18 | Toronto | Canada | RightsCon journalism security conference |
| May | 24-27 | Mechelen | Belgium | Dataharvest European investigative journalism symposium |
| May | 30-1 | Oakland | US | Code for America summit |
| June | 4-5 | New York | US | Ops conference on digital media revenue |
| June | 14-17 | Orlando | US | Investigative Reporters and Editors conference |
Project funding:
| Deadline | Fund |
|---|---|
| Rolling | MisinfoCon micro-grants |
| Rolling | Solutions Journalism Network Freelance Fund |
| Rolling | Ukraine Media Development Fund |
| April | Open Society Initiative for West Africa grants |
| April | Matter Cohort for media entrepreneurs |
