MisinfoCon DC roundup and new events
Greetings, hacks and hackers! If you missed the MisinfoCon gathering last week in DC, check out the hashtag for some of the best tidbits:
Happening this week:
- Nigeria is holding open labs in Abuja and Lagos
- Miami and IRE are holding their regular open labs
- Miami is hosting a lecture on the future of Google advertising
Worth a read:
- Texas Monthly is asking readers who use an ad-blocking service to either subscribe to its newsletter or whitelist its site. Though the experiment is ongoing, there has been a slight decline in the number of its readers using ad-blocking services (Lenfest)
- The New York Times rolled out a new feature on its app called "Your Feed" which allows readers to follow specific topics and journalists (NiemanLab)
- Kuang Keng Kuek Ser, a Hacks/Hackers organizer in Malaysia, is committed to spreading data journalism across Southeast Asia (GIJN)
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 | 27-28 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | International Open Data Conference |
| October | 5-7 | Seoul | Korea | Uncovering Asia Conference |
| October | 22-24 | Copenhagen | Denmark | 18th International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| China | Oriental Press Group | Multimedia Reporter |
| Czech Republic | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty | Head of Digital Strategy |
| Czech Republic | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty | Multimedia Producer |
| UK | Which? | Technology & Home Editor |
| US | American City Business Journals | Public Records/Data Researcher |
| US | Bankrate | Data Reporter |
| US | Chronicle of Education | News Applications Developer |
| US | Chronicle of Philanthropy | Staff Reporter, Data and Accountability |
| US | Chronicle of Philanthropy | Online News Journalist |
| US | The Daily Beast | Infrastructure Engineer |
| US | The Daily Beast | Senior Digital Analyst |
| US | The Daily Beast | Software Engineer |
| US | Greenpeace | Data Visualization Specialist |
| US | Honolulu Civil Beat | Digital Producer |
| US | Mother Jones | Designer |
| US | Mother Jones | Newsroom Data Scientist |
| US | Mother Jones | Reporter - Information Warfare |
| US | New Haven Biz | Web Editor |
| US | Puget Sound Business Journal | Data Reporter |
| US | San Diego Magazine | Web Editor and Digital Production Manager |
| US | Sunlight Foundation | Director of Research, Web Integrity Project |
| US | Viral Music Media | Web Editor |
| US | The Wall Street Journal | Advanced Technologies Reporter |
| US | The Washington Post | Full Stack Developer |
Project funding:
| Deadline | Fund |
|---|---|
| Rolling | Solutions Journalism Network Freelance Fund |
| Rolling | Ukraine Media Development Fund |
| August 15 | African Fact-Checking Awards |
| August 19 | Project ideas for building peace and stability in Central Asia |
| August 23 | PhD in geospatial visualization and analytics |
| September 25 | Data-driven news production in Europe |
| January | Entrepreneurial Journalism cohort |
