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Applications are now open for the European Media hackathon Media Blend, which is a three-day competition for media managers, journalists and technologists to explore tech-powered solutions that improve and enhance journalism operations, sustainability, production and storytelling. The main event will take place in Vienna, Austria in late May, and winning

Every two years, the Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) honors outstanding investigative journalism in a developing or transitioning country, done under threat, duress or in the direst of conditions with its Global Shining Light Award. Submissions must have been broadcast or published between January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2022,

The fourth annual National News Literacy Week (NLNW) is coming up in the US on January 23-27th. NLNW consists of a variety of online and in-person events for educators, students and the public to learn about media literacy. One event features newsroom leaders discussing past mistakes and what they’ve

Google and YouTube recently announced a $13 million launching a new Global Fact Check Fund for the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at Poynter. The fund will open up in early 2023 for IFCN member organizations, which includes 135 fact-checking organizations across 65 countries and 80 languages. Worth a read: * Data

Happy New Year, hacks and hackers! It's the end of one calendar year and the beginning of a new one, so here is a roundup of other roundups from the year behind us. Worth a read: * Our anti-misinformation partners at MisinfoCon posted a roundup of their activities during

Over 600 journalists participated in Open News’ 2022 News Nerd Survey, which looks at how the community of news developers, designers, editors, data analysts and product folks is faring. Though the full results will be released sometime in 2023, Open News compiled some early takeaways from the survey results. The