Hacks/Hackers Taipei is holding an event on AI, both in person and streaming on their Facebook page. The meetup will feature three speakers and registration is open for those in Taiwan.

Worth a read:

• A survey of journalists revealed their frustrations with academic research on journalism, citing it as irrelevant, impractical and inaccessible, while also acknowledging that it could provide helpful new insights to the industry.
• With a record number of media jobs cut this year, Phoebe Gavin, a former media employee turned career coach, created a free hour-long workshop on how to “layoff-proof your career” by preparing a solid foundation.
• The Columbia Journalism Review wrote a guide on reporting about AI, including tips like questioning the training data and evaluation metrics of AI models and engaging with domain experts and affected individuals.

Jobs:

• Anywhere - OCCRP, Senior Security Analyst
• Anywhere - Chartmetric, Freelance music data pitches
• UK - Financial Times, Group Product Manager
• US - Boston Globe, Data Editor
• US - Boston Globe, Data Reporters
• US - CBS Philadelphia, Digital Content Producer
• US - NYT, VP of Product
• US - ProPublica, Temporary Graphics Editor
• US - Boston Globe, Newsroom Developer
• US - Cascade Public Media, Director of Digital News
• US - Gannett, Data Automation and Newsletter Editor
• US - Gannett, Journalism Developers
• US - KFF, Sr. Graphic Designer
• US - Signal Ohio, Chief Audience Officer

Upcoming events:

• Aug 23-26, Philadelphia, US, Online News Association Conference
• Sep 19-22, Gothenburg, Sweden, Global Investigative Journalism Conference
• Oct 17-18, Minneapolis, US, SRC CON
• Nov 3-4, Columbia, MO, US, RJI Symposium
• Nov 20-22, Johannesburg, South Africa, African Investigative Journalism Conference