SRC CON session shares
Welcome, hacks and hackers! If you missed it, SRC CON took place last weekend, and it's one of the Hacks/Hackers-iest conferences out there.
You can find session transcripts, tips on using the sessions, and updates on the event itself on the Open News website.
The week ahead:
- London is talking about entrepreneurial journalism
- Santiago optimizing creativity for design
Worth a read:
- This Twitter thread is an aggregated list of ways that news nerds have documented how they built databases and database apps (plus a free IRE tipsheet to boot) (Twitter)
- A group of orgs including the UN and OAS released a joint statement on the state of global online Freedom of Expression in 2019 (Knight Center)
- Programs like Jupyter Notebook may have replaced Excel in your workflow, but it can be walk your editor through the process. This writeup lists solutions on how to export your work so it’s easier for others to understand (Towards Data Science)
Upcoming events:
Job openings:
| Location | Employer | Opening |
|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | Reuters | Bureau Chief |
| South Africa | Reuters | Senior Equities Correspondent |
| UK | The Register | Data Centres Reporter |
| UK | Reuters Video | Senior Producer |
| US | AJ+ | Head of Audience Development |
| US | AJ+ | Head of Graphics |
| US | AJ+ | Audience Development Strategist |
| US | AJ+ | Data Analyst |
| US | Bangor Daily News | Political Data Journalist |
| US | Dallas Morning News | Audience Development Editor |
| US | FiveThirtyEight | Research Assistant |
| US | Louisville Business First | Digital Editor |
| US | Minneapolis Star Tribune | Audience Engagement Producer |
| US | NPR | 2020 Election Contract Positions |
| US | Solutions Journalism Network | Project Director |
| US | Solutions Journalism Network | West Coast Manager |
| US | VTDigger | Data Reporter |
Other opportunities:
| Deadline | Fund |
|---|---|
| July 21 | LEDE Fellowship |
| July 22 | Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge |
| July 30 | Freedom of Expression Awards Fellowship |
| August 1 | Nominate work for the AAAS Science Journalism Awards |
| August 31 | Grant for UAV drone data innovations |
| September 8 | Brazilian Data Journalism Award |
| September 23 | FIJ grant to cover US-focused watchdog stories |
| September 27 | Apply to be a Knight Visiting Nieman Fellow |
| Rolling | Solutions Journalism Netwhttps://sjawards.aaas.org/ork Freelance Fund |
| Rolling | Ukraine Media Development Fund |
| Rolling | Contest fees for submitting solutions stories |
