The Media Party is here!
Greetings, hacks and hackers! The time has come for the epic Hacks/Hackers Media Party in Buenos Aires:
It's the largest Hacks/Hackers event and the biggest journalism innovation event in Latin America, so be sure to follow along at #MediaParty.
And if you missed MisinfoCon DC, check out Dwight Knell's recap or any of the other roundups on the Medium collection.
Happening this week:
- Brisbane is discussing an AR project
- Miami and IRE are holding their regular open labs
- Berlin is hosting OpenNews
Worth a read:
- A "large majority" of Americans said they were uncomfortable with the level of personalization of their news, in a new survey by the Knight Foundation (Knight)
- Bahareh Heravi, an H/H organizer in Dublin, created a public database of data journalism courses around the world (Medium)
- Zeit Online is trying a new feature that matches readers with neighbors of opposite political persuasions. It's like "political Tinder," the German outlet says (NiemanLab)
Upcoming events:
| Month | Day | City | Country | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August | 22-24 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | HHBA Media Party |
| September | 6-7 | Auckland | New Zealand | Journalism, Media and Democracy Conference |
| September | 13-15 | Austin | US | ONA Conference |
| September | 16-18 | Boston | US | New England First Amendment Institute |
| September | 24-26 | Key Biscayne | US | DigiDay Publishing Summit |
| September | 26-28 | Accra | Ghana | Forum on Internet Freedom |
| September | 27-28 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | International Open Data Conference |
| October | 5-7 | Seoul | Korea | Uncovering Asia Conference |
| October | 22-24 | Copenhagen | Denmark | International Anti-Corruption Conference |
| November | 1-2 | Antalya | Turkey | Fact-Checking Summit (Apply to attend by August 31) |
| November | 16-18 | Philadelphia | US | News Entrepreneurship Weekend |
Job openings:
| Location | Employer | Opening |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | South China Morning Post | Full-stack developer |
| India | BOOM | Editors |
| South Africa | Sowetan | Deputy editor |
| UK | Agence France-Presse | Africa Video Editor |
| UK | The Sun | Digital tech reporter |
| US | CNN | Tech writer |
| US | Mother Jones | Data scientist |
| US | LA Times | Tech editor |
| US | Chronicle of Higher Education | News apps developer |
| US | Colorado Public Radio | Social media editor |
| US | Chronicle of Philanthropy | Data reporter |
| US | Newsday | Digital editor |
| US | Tampa Bay Times | App developer |
| US | Membership Puzzle Project | Research operations manager |
Project funding:
| Deadline | Fund |
|---|---|
| Rolling | Solutions Journalism Network Freelance Fund |
| Rolling | Ukraine Media Development Fund |
| August | African Fact-Checking Awards |
| August | Project ideas for building peace and stability in Central Asia |
| August | PhD in geospatial visualization and analytics |
| September | Data-driven news production in Europe |
| September | Truthbuzz fact-checking fellowships |
| January | Entrepreneurial Journalism cohort |
