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Hacks/Hackers is hiring! We're looking for a Partnerships Coordinator for the Analysis and Response for Trust Tool. The ARTT Project is a National Science Foundation Convergence Accelerator grant winner, and the new role will help manage relationships among the ARTT team as well as partners and stakeholders.

We are excited to announce that Anika Gupta is joining the Hacks/Hackers Board of Directors! Anika launched Hacks/Hackers India in 2012, where she worked as a journalist in New Delhi. She wrote a book about online communities, "How to Handle a Crowd," and currently works as

A new installment of analysis from OpenNews’ News Nerd Survey is here, and this one hones in on the salaries of journalist-coder hybrids. They found that compensation is the top motivator for news nerds leaving jobs, and that the gender pay gap among coders remains stark. Read overall findings from

The WikiCred project supports research, software projects and Wikimedia events that focus on improving information literacy and credibility on the internet and beyond. New WikiCred projects for 2023 are being announced regularly on the MisinfoCon blog. WikiCred offers microgrants to individuals and teams for pilot projects on how to support

You can register now for Media Party Chicago, the first Hacks/Hackers Media Party in the US! The conference will spotlight three days of keynotes, workshops, panels and lightning talks. Registration is open on Eventbrite. Worth a read: * Mapping measures of inequality, like internet access by US counties during the

Happy April, hacks and hackers! There are two worldwide conferences happening this month - the International Symposium on Online Journalism (April 14-15) and the International Journalism Festival (April 19-23). You can always find details of other journalism events happening this year at the bottom of this newsletter Worth a read: