Readings on data science, data viz and data feminism
Welcome back, hacks and hackers! If you're in the London area, Hacks/Hackers London is asking for input on how to be inclusive and engaging.
They’re also meeting this Wednesday to talk about audience engagement - find out more details on their Eventbrite page here.
Worth a read:
- Towards Data Science wrote a quick, simple guide that visualizes and explains how six of the most popular machine learning models work (Towards Data Science)
- Data Feminism is a new book publishing later this year that explores data science and data ethics thru the lens of intersectional feminism, and you can read a pre-publication excerpt here (Nightingale)
- The Economist wrote up a piece about how they translate data vizzes into compelling Instagram posts by doing things like keeping consistent colors and writing copy that engages their audience (The Economist)
Job openings:
| Location | Employer | Opening |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | Lowveld Media | Senior Journalist |
| US | Atlas Obscura | Junior Web Dev |
| US | Atlas Obscura | Senior Web Dev |
| US | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | Projects Editor |
| US | Cincinnati Business Courier | Data Editor |
| US | Honolulu Star-Advertiser | Multimedia Journalist |
| US | Jacksonville Business Journal | Data Reporter |
| US | Memphis Business Journal | Lead Designer |
| US | Pittsburgh Business Times | Digital Producer |
| US | Project on Government Oversight | Director of Research |
| US | University of Mississippi | Professor of Social Media and Data Analytics |
Upcoming events:
| Month | Day | City | Country | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February | 17-19 | Fort Worth | US | Mega-Conference |
| February | 18-20 | Chiang Mai | Thailand | Splice Asian Media Conference |
| February | 22 | Washington, DC | US | MisinfoCon @ NASEM |
| February | 25-26 | London | UK | DataViz Live |
| March | 5-8 | New Orleans | US | NICAR Conference |
| March | 6-7 | Johannesburg | South Africa | satRday |
| March | 20-21 | Boston | US | Computation + Journalism Symposium |
| March | 20-22 | Boston | US | Power of Narrative |
| April | 1-5 | Perugia | Italy | International Journalism Conference |
| April | 3 | Bloomington | US | Midwest Journalism Conference |
| April | 5-6 | Washington, DC | US | Society for News Design Conference |
| April | 20-23 | London | UK | O’Reilly Strata Data & AI Conference |
| April | 24-25 | Austin | US | International Symposium on Online Journalism |
| May | 4-8 | Geneva | Switzerland | AI For Good Summit |
| May | 14-15 | Charlotte | US | Collaborative Journalism Summit |
| May | 14-17 | Mechelen | Belgium | EIJC & Dataharvest |
Other opportunities:
| Deadline | Fund |
|---|---|
| February 16 | Women’s/LGBTQ Rights Data Journalism Fellowship |
| February 28 | $3,000 prize for freedom of information reporting |
| February 29 | Congo Basin Rainforest Journalism Fund |
| April 3-5 | Information Ethics Roundtable in Boston |
| Rolling | ECFJ grants for stories on elections, AI, disinformation, etc. |
| Rolling | Solutions Journalism Network Freelance Fund |
| Rolling | Ukraine Media Development Fund |
| Rolling | Contest fees for submitting solutions stories |
