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Welcome back, hacks and hackers! Harvard's Nieman Fellowships, which are open to journalists around the world, has opened applications for fellowships beginning in 2021. This year, the program directors are especially interested in projects on the coronavirus, public health and newsroom diversity. Applications are open. Worth a read:

Greetings, hacks and hackers! If you're in North America, this week is your last chance to apply for the Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge. The deadline was extended until Wednesday. If you're in the Middle East, or looking to move there, we have a ton of

Hello, hacks and hackers! Hacks/Hackers Colombo, Sri Lanka, hosted their first event last week on Zoom. Their guest shared tips on how to solve journalism problems with technology. You can also follow them on Twitter and Facebook. Welcome to the H/H family, Sri Lanka! Worth a read: * Australia

Hello, hacks and hackers! H/H Buenos Aires is virtually hosting their Media Party conference from September 16-18, and it’s open to anyone around the globe. The annual Media Party brings a couple thousand journalists each year to talk tech and journalism, and you can watch their teaser video

Hello, hacks and hackers! H/H Nigeria is meeting up this week to talk about open data, while Dar es Salaam is discussing digital security. And if you can’t get enough African open data, Wednesday is the deadline for the African Fact-Checking Awards. And GIJN is hosting its weekly

Welcome to July, hacks and hackers! More conferences have, unsurprisingly, moved to online. Many organizations are experimenting with a long series of workshops rather than a packed few days where sessions overlap. See the events list below for the most up to date information. Worth a read: * The National Institute