Solutions Specialists, the coronavirus and a new global call
Hello, hacks and hackers! If you're looking for an interesting new opportunity, the Solutions Journalism Network is hiring six Solutions Specialists to work part time, and remotely, on their Solutions Story Tracker. The deadline to apply is this Thursday.
Also, the monthly global open call is happening this Wednesday at 12 pm US EST. Join us if you can!
Worth a read:
- Github user Andrei Kashcha developed a tool to display street maps for any city in the world using OpenStreetMap (Github)
- Engineers on the NYT R&D team created a social media feed prototype that used blockchain to fetch and display metadata behind photos, making it easier to identify fakes (NiemanLab)
- To increase public knowledge and decrease public panic, paying careful attention to design when communicating information about health risks like coronavirus is vital for public safety (Fast Company)
Job openings:
| Location | Employer | Opening |
|---|---|---|
| Anywhere | openDemocracy | Women’s/LGBTQ Rights Data Journalism Fellowship |
| Anywhere | Solutions Journalism Network | Solutions Specialists |
| US | Bloomberg | News Automation Content Engineer |
| US | Colorado Public Radio | Audio Innovation Editor |
| US | ProPublica | Art Director |
| US | Reveal | Data Reporter |
| US | Reveal | Digital Designer and Producer |
| US | The 19th | Multiple openings |
| US | Vox | Director of Product |
| US | WSJ | Graphics Editor |
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 | 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 3 | Sigma Data Journalism Awards |
| February 15 | Africa Digital Rights & Inclusion Media Fellowship |
| February 15 | IJP Germany-Africa Fellowship |
| 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 |
