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Tips on covering police misinformation

Greetings, hacks and hackers! Our partners MisinfoCon and MuckRock recently published their Police Misinformation Tipsheet as well as a recording of the panel from last month. You can bookmark the guide on MuckRock or download it from MisinfoCon. Worth a read: * Popular Science wrote about common ways election graphics can

Samantha Sunne Oct 11, 2020

What is next for tech and democracy?

Welcome to October, hacks and hackers! A new month means a new global call. Please feel free to join us to discuss website updates, board members and conferences. Worth a read: * A data scientist goes over some important questions to ask when creating an internal form for data-related requests, like

Samantha Sunne Oct 4, 2020

Apply for funding on Coronavirus data projects

Welcome back, hacks and hackers! Tomorrow is the deadline to apply for funding from the John S. Knight Journalism program at Stanford for stories on the pandemic. JSK partnered with Big Local News to offer a new round of funding for data-driven and replicable stories on the Coronavirus. The week

Samantha Sunne Sep 27, 2020

Tune in for data in Nigeria and viz in Venice

It's been a packed month, hacks and hackers! The Buenos Aires Media Party has wrapped up, and you can watch the keynotes on HHBA's channel. If you want more, there are online talks this week from Hacks/Hackers Venice, Hacks/Hackers Nigeria, and the Society for

Samantha Sunne Sep 20, 2020

MisinfoCon webinar on police misinformation

Hello, hacks and hackers! Our partners at Misinfocon have organized a panel on how to report on crime without giving in to mis- and disinformation. Register for the webinar on Monday: The week ahead: * Uganda is incorporating data in timely news stories * London sharing ideas data design and revenue streams

Samantha Sunne Sep 13, 2020

Monetizing and remote working for the year of Covid

Welcome back, hacks and hackers! It's a tough world out there, and many, if not most, news organizations are taking a financial hit during coronavirus. More outlets are transitioning to full-time remote, and this week we have all-remote jobs. In other job news, News Revenue Hub is hiring

Samantha Sunne Sep 6, 2020

Workshops still open for the HHBA Media Party

Hello, hacks and hackers! Don't forget that workshop proposals are open for the upcoming Hacks/Hackers Media Party, open for the first time online. Workshops will be focused on teaching hands-on tools, while Sofa Hubs will be more of an open discussion. Submit your idea today! Worth a

Samantha Sunne Sep 1, 2020

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