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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:

Reporters Without Borders published its 20th annual World Press Freedom Index, which assesses the state of journalism around the world. The number of countries with “good” press freedom rankings dropped from 12 to eight this year. Worth a read: * The Lenfest Institute published its 2021 Impact Report, which outlines the

Greetings, hacks and hackers! The Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism is hosting an online event to explore a metaverse installation for its investigation with HumAngle Media on the escalating farmer-herder crisis in Nigeria. The event will be on Friday, May 6, and you can register to attend for free here.