A survey of civic tech, and other surveys
Happy Sunday, hacks and hackers! We've fixed a couple technical issues with the Hacks/Hackers email addresses - so if you want a your-city-here@hackshackers.com, reply to this email to let us know.
Also, Code for Africa is building an online platform for reuseable civic tech tools - do you know of any, or do you want to get involved? Join the effort here.
The week ahead:
- Casablanca is finding new tools for storytelling
- Abuja is tackling fake news and fact-checking
- Miami is discussing the future of digital advertising
- IRE is holdings its regular open lab
Worth a read:
- Surveys indicate trust in the media is up slightly in the U.S., despite, or maybe because of, Trump (Poynter)
- A survey of news nerds indicates that mentoring is essential to fostering new news nerds, yet few consider themselves mentors (OpenNews)
- Finally, a survey of local news outlets suggests there is a huge opportunity for organizations to contribute in ways other than funding (Tow Center)
Job openings:
| Location | Employer | Opening |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | Turner | Digital producer |
| Canada | Corus | National online journalist |
| China | Dow Jones | Social media editor |
| Russia | Reuters | Video producer |
| UK | The Sun | Digital design editor |
| US | Marketwatch | Bitcoin reporter |
| US | New York Post | Digital project manager |
| US | NBC | Digital technical producer |
| US | Financial Times | Newsroom developer |
| US | The Tylt | Audience engagement expert |
| US | Newsday | Front-end developer |
| US | MIT Technology Review | Creative Director |
| US | Philadelphia Inquirer | Digital storytelling designer |
| US | Axios | Data graphics designer |
| US | Bloomberg | Graphics developer |
Upcoming events:
| Month | Day | City | Country | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | 9 | Toronto | Canada | Data Driven symposium |
| December | 11-15 | London | UK | Bellingcat open source investigation workshop |
| December | 13 | New York | USA | Data & Society Media Workshop |
Project funding:
| Deadline | Fund |
|---|---|
| Rolling | MisinfoCon micro-grants |
| Rolling | Solutions Journalism Network Freelance Fund |
| Rolling | Ukraine Media Development Fund |
| December | UNDEF project grants |
| January | Global Editors Network Startups for News |
