MisinfoCon is coming to DC
Happy Sunday, hacks and hackers! We have some exciting news:
The newest MisinfoCon will take place next month in Washington, D.C.:
It's coming up soon - August 6th and 7th - so reserve your spot soon.
Happening this week:
- New Orleans is learning to use data viz tools
- Miami and IRE are holding their regular open labs
- South West x South Wales is talking about charts that lie
- Berlin is discussing inclusivity in tech
- Arequipa is sharing info on electoral candidates
Worth a read:
- Only a fraction of email recipients are opening GDPR emails, some industry watchers say, and it's wreaking havoc on email marketing (Gizmodo)
- The Investigative Reporters & Editors conference finished up today in the U.S., and plenty of tipsheets on data sources, public records, workflow and other guidance are already up online (IRE)
- The major Reuters Institute Digital News Report is out for 2018, and it suggests people are using social media for news less this year than they were last year (NiemanLab)
Upcoming events:
| Month | Day | City | Country | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June | 20-21 | Cardiff | UK | European Data and Computational Journalism Conference |
| June | 20-22 | Rome | Italy | Global Fact 5 |
| June | 28-29 | Minneapolis | US | SRC CON |
| June | 29-30 | Hamburg | Germany | NDR Annual Conference - Alternative: Facts! |
| July | 24-25 | New York | US | Journalism 360 Unconference |
| September | 6-7 | Auckland | New Zealand | Journalism, Media and Democracy Conference |
| September | 13-15 | Austin | US | ONA Conference |
| September | 21-22 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | International Open Data Conference |
| September | 24-26 | Key Biscayne | US | DigiDay Publishing Summit |
Job openings:
| Location | Employer | Opening |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | Internews | Media specialist |
| UK | Full Fact | Head of Communications |
| US | Storyful | Editor-in-Chief |
| US | Arizona Republic | Data reporter |
| US | Tronc | Data reporter |
Project funding:
| Deadline | Fund |
|---|---|
| Rolling | MisinfoCon micro-grants |
| Rolling | Solutions Journalism Network Freelance Fund |
| Rolling | Ukraine Media Development Fund |
| June | IJNet Arabic media startup mentorship |
| June | Journalism 360 Challenge for immersive journalism |
| June | Knight TV Data Fellowship |
| June | Solutions Journalism Network project grants |
| July | Open Society Fellowships |
