MisinfoCon meets MozFest
MisinfoCon, the Hacks/Hackers-Mozilla project that launched a conference last February, announced a second global event:
If you can't make it, check out the calendar of other misinformation-related events happening around the world.
Worth a read:
- Rasmus Kleis Nielson took a look at the makeup of the Future of Journalism conference - what exactly are people talking about? (Rasmus Kleis Nielson)
- "Disputed" tags from fact-checkers, one of the linchpins of Facebook's fight against fake news, don't do much to deter the sharers (Politico)
- The Global Investigative Journalism Network released a new guide to freedom-of-information laws around the world (GIJN)
Job openings:
| Location | Employer | Opening |
|---|---|---|
| India | Mojo | Social media manager |
| India | The Quint | Data analytics intern |
| South Africa | Code for Africa | Data wranglers |
| US | University of Maryland | Digital design faculty |
| US | Fostering Media Connections | Operations manager |
| US | Northeastern University | Social media manager |
| US | Amazon | Alexa News program manager |
Upcoming events:
| Month | Day | City | Country | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September | 25-29 | Porto Alegre | Brazil | SET Universitário communications conference |
| October | 4-5 | New York | USA | Future of Storytelling Summit |
| October | 5-7 | DC | USA | Online News Association ONA Conference |
| October | 12-13 | Columbia | USA | Revenue Models That Work |
| October | 13-14 | Evanston | USA | Computer + Journalism Symposium |
| October | 20-21 | College Park | USA | Journalism Interactive Conference |
| October | 25 | London | UK | MisinfoCon at MozFest |
| October | 27-29 | London | UK | MozFest open web festival |
| November | 5-8 | Chicago | USA | Science of Innovation Summit for Journalists |
| November | 11-13 | Berlin | Germany | OpenCon for open access to education |
| November | 15-17 | Tbilisi | Georgia | DataFest Tbilisi 2017 |
| November | 16-19 | Johannesburg | South Africa | Global Investigative Journalism Conference (GIJC) |
| November | 24-26 | Tunis | Tunisia | New media conference |
| December | 7-8 | Philadelphia | USA | OpenNews' SRCCON:WORK |
Project funding:
| Deadline | Fund |
|---|---|
| Rolling | MisinfoCon micro-grant |
| Rolling | Solutions Journalism Network Freelance Fund |
| September | Nieman Foundation visiting fellowships |
| October | Innovative Regions of Russia Golden Stylus award |
