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Hello, hacks and hackers! One of the premiere news nerd events is happening this week: SRCCON online. You can find the schedule on the SRCCON website and you can still fill out the call for participation. Worth a read: * A new paper by Hacks/Hackers Researcher-at-Large and NewsQ Initiative Director

We have news, hacks and hackers! H/H has joined the Partnership on AI, a non-profit partnership of over 100 academic, civil society, industry and media organizations across five continents working to use AI and machine learning responsibly. You can read more about the PAI in the partnership announcement. Happening

Great news, hacks and hackers! The Buenos Aires Media Party is back in person for its 10th edition! The beloved media gathering will take place August 25-27 in Argentina, and applications are open for travel support. Worth a read: * This data viz designer charted out how much time he spent

Applications for the Associated Press Local News AI Initiative are open now through June 17! Newsrooms can submit project ideas that use automation or AI to address the needs of its news operation, and the AP will work with the newsroom, developers and vendors to implement the project over a

Hello, hacks and hackers! SRCCON is happening online from June 22-24 and just released their list of accepted proposals. The sessions include news nerd freelancing, having difficult conversations in the newsroom, making news sites more accessible and more! Happening this week: * Nigeria is learning about Geographic Information Systems * Uganda is

For the first time, Hacks/Hackers' partner organization MisinfoCon will be at the hacker conference DefCon! DefCon will take place from August 11-14 at Caesar's Forum in Las Vegas. Hotels fill up early, so if you're thinking of attending, consider booking ahead. Worth a read: