This week in data journalism
Hello, hacks and hackers! This week, Nairobi is studying open source intelligence, Quartz is adding a paywall and Uber is open sourcing geospatial analysis. Read on for the latest in data journalism and innovation:
Happening this week:
- IRE is holding its regular open lab
- Brisbane is having their monthly meeting
- Nairobi is learning about open source intelligence
Worth a read:
- Organizations like Quartz and New York Magazine are adding paywalls, but how many news subscriptions are readers willing to pay for? (NiemanLab)
- Twenty-five American newsrooms created public dialogues in an attempt to bridge divides in their communities (UT Austin Center for Media Engagement)
- GIJN writes about what the global data journalism community is tweeting about each week, and last week’s topics include accessibility, special education, Uber’s new geospatial analysis tool and more (GIJN)
Upcoming events:
| Month | Day | City | Country | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November | 30-2 | Amman | Jordan | ARIJ Annual Forum |
| December | 8-9 | Glasgow | Scotland | Creating the Media Scotland Deserves |
| December | 13-14 | Philadelphia | US | SRCCON: POWER |
| January | 7-11 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Digital Methods Winter School |
| February | 1-2 | Miami | US | Computation + Journalism Symposium |
| March | 7-10 | Newport Beach | US | CAR Conference |
| April | 1-5 | Valencia | Spain | Internet Freedom Festival |
| April | 12-13 | Austin | US | International Symposium on Online Journalism |
| June | 11-14 | Tunis | Tunisia | Rights Con Tunis |
| June | 13-16 | Houston | US | Investigative Reporters & Editors Conference |
| June | 19-21 | Cape Town | South Africa | Global Fact-Checking Summit |
| July | 19-21 | Toronto | Canada | International Conference on Social Media & Society |
Job openings:
| Location | Employer | Opening |
|---|---|---|
| UK | TES | Designer |
| UK | The Sun | Graphic Designer |
| US | Ad Age | Web Producer |
| US | Atlantic Media | Data Scientist |
| US | Atlantic Media | Interactives Developer |
| US | Creative Circle | Front-End Developer (w/ Angular 2 or later) |
| US | Creative Circle | Web Developer |
| US | Newsday | Editorial Data Analyst |
| US | NPR | Product Designer, Voice Platforms |
| US | PBS News Hour | Interactive Designer |
| US | Solutions Journalism Network | Part-Time Website Manager/Rails Developer |
| US | The Wall Street Journal | Head of Data Solutions |
Project funding:
| Deadline | Fund |
|---|---|
| Rolling | Solutions Journalism Network Freelance Fund |
| Rolling | Ukraine Media Development Fund |
| Rolling | Contest fees for submitting solutions stories |
| December | Journalism scholarships for software developers |
| January | Entrepreneurial Journalism cohort |
