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Global call on Wednesday

Welcome to November, hacks and hackers! Don’t forget a new month means we have our monthly global call coming up this Wednesday... ...and the North American WikiConference is next week. The week ahead: * Brisbane is having their annual general meeting Worth a read: * The Knight Foundation and Gallop found

Samantha Sunne Nov 3, 2019

Is it time for "smart podcasts"?

It's a new week, hacks and hackers! This week, fellow news nerds are planning smart podcasts in Brisbane, Australia, and newsroom design systems in Zurich, Switzerland. Also… are there any events you want fellow hacks and hackers to know about? The calendar is looking a little thin for

Samantha Sunne Oct 27, 2019

Three Nigeria meetups this week

Hi there, hacks and hackers! The Nigeria trio - Abuja, Benin and Lagos - are discussing why data matters in an upcoming triple meetup. Plus, if you're in the London area, there's still time to attend Hacks/Hackers' event, MisinfoCon at this weekend's

Samantha Sunne Oct 20, 2019

Submit ideas for the Computation + Journalism Symposium

Hello, hacks and hackers! The call for participation just opened up for the 2020 Computation + Journalism Symposium, which is taking place this coming March in Boston. And U.S. journalists and news orgs can apply to have a Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press attorney provide pro bono legal

Samantha Sunne Oct 13, 2019

Events at MozFest later this month

Hello again, hacks and hackers! If you're interested in the fight against misinformation, Hacks/Hackers is co-organizing an event at this year's MozFest in London. There's still time to register, or tell your friends. The week ahead: * London is hosting a hackathon with Count

Samantha Sunne Oct 6, 2019

Registration is open for MisinfoCon London

Hello, hacks and hackers! Registration is now open for MisinfoCon London, a joint anti-misinformation project between Hacks/Hackers and Mozilla. It’ll take place the 23rd of October at the Royal Society for the Arts, as part of MozFest House. And don’t forget about our monthly global open call

Samantha Sunne Sep 29, 2019

Tools for data reporting in small newsrooms

Hello, hacks and hackers! The Associated Press just released a command-line tool called AP DataKit to make it easier for journalists to view and collaborate with data using standardized templates (in R or Python). On that note, OpenNews just whipped up a new data-review program for lone data journalists in

Samantha Sunne Sep 22, 2019

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