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Knight invests in technology and democracy

Hi, hacks and hackers! The Knight Foundation just announced an enormous $50 million investment in the study of technology and democracy. This support helped establish a new Center for Information, Technology and Public Life at the University of North Carolina. For funds and resources you can access yourself, check out

Samantha Sunne Jul 28, 2019

SRC CON session shares

Welcome, hacks and hackers! If you missed it, SRC CON took place last weekend, and it's one of the Hacks/Hackers-iest conferences out there. You can find session transcripts, tips on using the sessions, and updates on the event itself on the Open News website. The week ahead:

Samantha Sunne Jul 21, 2019

MisinfoCon coming back in 2019

Greetings, hacks and hackers! MozFest is still accepting proposals for sessions at the open web festival, so get your pitches in. And check out the wide array of Hacks/Hackers-type events all over the world at the bottom of this newsletter. Happening this week: * Austin is meshing art with data

Samantha Sunne Jul 14, 2019

Gamifying fake news

Hello, hacks and hackers! Check out the "fake news" game, data viz textbook and other new tools and resources in this week's "Worth a Read": Worth a read: * Cambridge researchers developed a browser game that puts users into a role as a news producer

Samantha Sunne Jul 9, 2019

Introducing Hacks/Hackers Seoul

Hey everyone, please welcome the newest branch of the Hacks/Hackers family: Seoul just opened a chapter in conjunction with Data Journalism Korea. They had their first event on Friday and are taking new members on their Meetup group. Worth a read: * Slack, a communication app that many newsrooms and

Samantha Sunne Jun 30, 2019

Data Journalism Award winners announced

We're halfway through the year, hacks and hackers! The Data Journalism Awards were presented this weekend at the GEN Summit in Athens, and the IRE Conference took place in Houston, Texas. You can see the DJA winners here and catch more lessons, tipsheets and more at #GENsummit and

Samantha Sunne Jun 16, 2019

Learn audience engagement techniques this summer

Hello, hacks and hackers! The Knight Center is offering a new course in audience engagement called "Know your audience: Strategies for increasing reach & engagement of your journalism" this summer. The course will run from July 15 to August 11 and is taught by the Texas Tribune’s

Samantha Sunne Jun 16, 2019

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