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Hello, hacks and hackers! Are you a working journalist who's interested in honing your data skills? Paul Bradshaw, one of the founders of H/H Birmingham, created a Master's curriculum that you can take on part-time: Happening this week: * Brisbane is reflecting on elections * Zurich is

Hello, hacks and hackers! John Wihbey, a journalism professor at Northeastern University, surveyed journalists for his new book The Social Fact: News and Knowledge in a Networked World, where he explores how "the structure of news, information, and knowledge and their flow through society are changing." In this

Welcome to May, hacks and hackers! PyCon Africa is a new conference happening this August in Ghana, and they’re currently looking for workshop and presentation submissions that cover topics like data, web/dev ops and general Python. Submit your proposals here by June 1, and apply for financial assistant

Hello, hacks and hackers! The DADI Foundation is conducting research into how technology affects democracy, and it’s looking for submissions of case studies for projects that use tech for democracy from around the world. Find out more info about what they’re looking for here.  And look out for

Happy early Earth day, hacks and hackers! Groups on four different continents are holding meetups this week, covering topics like open data, space technology and the IoT. In addition, the LA Times is hiring for over a dozen news nerd jobs!  To find the full list of jobs they’re

Hello, hacks and hackers! With the amount of technology involved in journalism growing, many newsrooms hire product managers to develop internal news products. The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas is offering a course on teaching ‘Product Management for Newsroom Leaders’ this spring. The course is open to all