Propose a session for Media Party Chicago

Hello, hacks and hackers! The Buenos Aires Media Party is coming to Chicago, and we are looking for speakers.

The CFP is open through the end of the month, so get your proposals in now!

Worth a read:

  • The Markup published a step-by-step tutorial on how to build datasets using undocumented APIs on the web for journalists, with several examples of investigative stories they published that relied on APIs.
  • ProPublica releases reports several times a year that detail progress, achievements and impacts from its work, which could serve as an example for other newsrooms to showcase the importance of their investigative teams.
  • On the note of showcasing the importance of investigative work, GIJN is hosting a webinar this week on Measuring and Increasing the Effects of Investigative Journalism.

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