The Media Party is on!
It's Media Party time, hacks and hackers! The biggest live Hacks/Hackers event is back in person for its 10th edition. Sessions are happening in both English and Spanish.
If you aren't in Buenos Aires this week, you can follow along at #MediaParty or @HacksHackersBA.
Happening this week:
- Nigeria is designing with Canva
Worth a read:
- If you need a brush-up on statistics terms, GIJN wrote about four things data journalists should know about standard deviation.
- Using a design process to create data visualizations can help ensure the final product is catered to the audience.
- The New York Times wrote a blogpost on how it uses machine learning techniques to continue improving its paywall strategy that has generated millions of subscribers since it first began in 2011.
Job postings:
- Anywhere - Hacks/Hackers, NewsQ Project Coordinator
- Anywhere - Hacks/Hackers, ARTT Research Coordinator - Analysis and Connection
- Anywhere - Hacks/Hackers, ARTT Research Coordinator - Response
- Anywhere - News Revenue Hub, Project Manager
- US - CalMatters, Sr. Investigative Reporter
- US - CNN, Data Editor
- US - CNN, Sr. Data and Graphics Editor
- US - DataMade, Developer
- US - FRONTLINE, Audience Engagement Editor
- US - Hacks/Hackers, ARTT Research Coordinators
- US - NBC, Data Journalist
- US - NBC, Interactive News Developer
- US - NPR, Sr. Product Manager, Mobile
- US - The Seattle Times, Graphics Artist
- US - The Seattle Times, Graphics Editor
Upcoming events:
- Sep 8-10, New York, US, IPI World Congress
- Sep 21-24, Los Angeles, US, Online News Association Conference
- Sep 27-29, Online, United Facts of America
- Sep 28-30, Zaragoza, Spain, World News Media Conference
- Oct 6, Prague, Czech Republic, News Impact Summit
- Oct 13-14, Boston, US, Conference for Truth and Trust Online
- Oct 13 - Nov 2, Johannesburg, South Africa, Jamfest Journalism and Media Festival
- Oct 19, London, UK, Twipe Digital Growth Summit
- Oct 21-22, Online, IRE DBEI Symposium
- Oct 31 - Nov 2, Johannesburg, South Africa, African Investigative Journalism Conference
- Dec 2-4, Amman, Jordan, Arab Reporters Investigative Conference
- Dec 6-10, Washington DC, US, International Anti-Corruption Conference
- Dec 8-9, Online, SRCCON:CARE
