Preparing for the end of 2020
The year is almost coming to a close, hacks and hackers! It's time to read up on the best of the year and maybe submit your own.
Worth a read:
- This blogpost from The COVID Tracking Project goes over reasons why test, case and death data may fluctuate as we enter the holiday season
- This year has spotlighted the lack of diversity in U.S. newsrooms, the lack of diversity within the organizations that cover and critique newsrooms is even more glaring
- Almost half of Trump supporters believe that he will be sworn in for a second term in January despite every major media organization declaring Biden as the winner, what does that say about media credibility in the U.S.?
Job postings:
- Anywhere - Creative Online Content Producer, RT.com
- Anywhere - Full Stack Web Developer, OCCRP
- Africa - Copy Editor, Code for Africa
- Africa - Regional Editor, China Dialogue
- South Africa - Digital Night Supervisor, The Citizen
- South Africa - Investigative Reporter, Viewfinder
- UK - Deputy Head of Online News, Mirror Online
- US - Sr. News Apps Developer, Advance Local/NJ.com
- US - Web & Graphics Editor, Better Government Association
- US - Senior Social Media Editor, The Economist
- US - Data Reporter, Kansas City Business Journal
- US - Product Director, The New Yorker
- US - Data Reporter, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- US - Things Reporter, Quartz
Upcoming events:
- Feb 19, Online, Computation + Journalism Symposium
- March, Online, NICAR
- March 1-3, Online, Knight Media Forum
- March 8, Online, MozFest
Other opportunities:
- December 18, Reynolds Journalism Institute fellowship
- Rolling deadline, Funding to cover Covid in Black Sea countries
- Rolling deadline, National Geographic grants to cover COVID-19
- Rolling deadline, FIJ grant for Americans to cover COVID-19
- Rolling deadline, IWMF relief grant for COVID-19 struggles
- Rolling deadline, ECFJ grants for stories on elections, AI, disinformation
- Rolling deadline, Ukraine Media Development Fund
- Rolling deadline, Fund for Environmental Journalism Rapid Response
