ONA this week
Hello, hacks and hackers! The Online News Association is holding its conference virtually this week from the 22-25.
If you missed it, registration is still open, and you can follow the conference at #ONA21.
Happening this week:
- Nigeria is managing digital security
- Nairobi is analyzing air pollution data
Worth a read:
- Nieman Lab wrote a guide that explains the tactics online platforms like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter are using to manage disinformation.
- GIJN created a short quiz to test investigative journalists’ knowledge of statistics, analysis and data visualization.
- The Knight Center’s “How to report safely: Strategies for women journalists & their allies” massive open online course is now available as a free, self-paced online course, along with over 30 other courses on their site.
Jobs:
- Anywhere - Multimedia Creator, Free Press Unlimited
- India - Data Visualization Developer, Reuters
- Netherlands - Communications Officer, Free Press Unlimited
- UK - Jr. Reporter, Bureau of Investigative Journalism
- UK - Reporter, Bureau of Investigative Journalism
- US - Audience Analytics Editor, Boston Globe
- US - Data Visualization Developer, Houston Chronicle
- US - Assistant Digital Producer, Marketplace
- US - Product Design Director, NPR
- US - Visual Editing Resident, NYT
- US - Fact-Checking Reporter, PolitiFact
Upcoming events:
- July 12-17, Online, NAHJ Conference
- Jun 22-25, Online, ONA Conference
- Aug 11-13, Online, SRCCON
- Aug 18-21, Online, NABJ Conference
- Aug 24-28, Online, AAJA Conference
- Aug 26-28, Ukraine, Lviv Media Forum
- Sep 28-30, Taiwan, World News Media Congress 2021
- Sep 29 - Oct 2, France, Assises Internationales du Journalisme de Tours
- Oct 3-5, Africa/Online, African Investigative Journalism Conference
- Nov 3-5, Online, GIJN Conference
Other opportunities:
- Rolling deadline, Pitch freelance stories in US news deserts to Parachute
- Rolling deadline, Funding from Google to fact-check vaccine misinformation
- Rolling deadline, Funding to cover Covid in Black Sea countries
- Rolling deadline, IWMF relief grant for COVID-19 struggles
- Rolling deadline, Eyebeam grants for artistic contributions to journalism
