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We're halfway through the year, hacks and hackers! The Data Journalism Awards were presented this weekend at the GEN Summit in Athens, and the IRE Conference took place in Houston, Texas. You can see the DJA winners here and catch more lessons, tipsheets and more at #GENsummit and

Hello, hacks and hackers! MozFest is turning 10 this year, and they just opened their call for session proposals. The conference will take place October in London. Submit your proposals here by August 1. In other news, Hacks/Hackers is launching a new pilot program. We want to see more

Hello, hacks and hackers! The Open Technology Fund is looking for fellows for its Digital Integrity Fellowship Program, which provides monthly stipends to individuals who can help address threats to freedom of expression online in communities and organizations. The fellowship program is open to international candidates, and the deadline to

Hi, hacks and hackers! Columbia University’s J-school partnered with the Google News Initiative Newsroom Leadership Program to create a free, year-long, part-time training program for newsroom leaders in the Asia-Pacific Region. The deadline to apply for the program is June 26 and you can find more info about it

Hello, hacks and hackers! Are you a working journalist who's interested in honing your data skills? Paul Bradshaw, one of the founders of H/H Birmingham, created a Master's curriculum that you can take on part-time: Happening this week: * Brisbane is reflecting on elections * Zurich is

Hello, hacks and hackers! John Wihbey, a journalism professor at Northeastern University, surveyed journalists for his new book The Social Fact: News and Knowledge in a Networked World, where he explores how "the structure of news, information, and knowledge and their flow through society are changing." In this

Welcome to May, hacks and hackers! PyCon Africa is a new conference happening this August in Ghana, and they’re currently looking for workshop and presentation submissions that cover topics like data, web/dev ops and general Python. Submit your proposals here by June 1, and apply for financial assistant