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 smaller newsrooms to be paired up with a peer coach who will help double check analyses and offer guidance.
The week ahead:
- London is having a parental leave workshop
- Cape Town is diving into Facebook data
Worth a read:
- Members of the Data Visualization Society discussed what traits make a data visualization elegant and wrote up their thoughts in this Medium piece (Nightingale)
- A journalism-themed Hackathon in Prague gathered 93 participants to develop digital tools for independent media, and the winning project wrote a script to help verify whether Twitter trends are legitimate or artificially created by bots (RFE/RL)
- Researchers analyzed local news stories on Facebook and found that more than half of local news on Facebook covers critical information related to health, economy and the environment (NiemanLab)
Upcoming events:
| Month | Day | City | Country | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September | 26-27 | Copenhagen | Denmark | News Impact Academy: Newsroom Leadership |
| September | 26-29 | Hamburg | Germany | Global Investigative Journalism Conference |
| October | 4 | Cambridge | US | Workshop on Disinformation at Harvard |
| October | 4-5 | London | UK | Conference for Truth and Trust Online |
| October | 7 | Birmingham | UK | News Impact Summit: A New Era for Climate Change Reporting |
| October | 14-16 | Ljubljana | Slovenia | IPTC Autumn Meeting |
| October | 21-22 | Bucharest | Romania | News Impact Academy: What Analytics Matter in 2019 |
| October | 21-27 | London | UK | MozFest |
| October | 23-25 | Munich | Germany | Medientage Munchen |
| October | 28-30 | Johannesburg | South Africa | African Investigative Journalism Conference |
| November | 15 | Lyon | France | News Impact Summit: Covering Politics in the Misinformation Age |
| December | 6 | Munich | Germany | News Impact Summit: Identity and Inclusion in Local News |
Job openings:
| Location | Employer | Opening |
|---|---|---|
| China | Wall Street Journal | Web Editor |
| US | Bloomberg Businessweek | Graphics Editor |
| US | Chalkbeat | Graphic Designer/Project Manager |
| US | Chalkbeat | UX Research Consultant |
| US | Hazen and Sawyer | Graphic Designer (Infographics) |
| US | National Geographic | Senior Graphics Editor, Cartography |
| US | News Catalyst | Deputy Director, Product |
| US | News Catalyst | Developer |
| US | Northeastern University | Data Journalism/Digital Storytelling Professor |
| US | Philadelphia Inquirer | Interactive Developer |
| US | Rivard Report | Audience Engagement/Development Editor |
| US | San Francisco Chronicle | Newsroom Director of Audience |
| US | WETA | Data Science/Digital Media News Assistant |
Other opportunities:
| Deadline | Fund |
|---|---|
| September 23 | FIJ grant to cover US-focused watchdog stories |
| September 27 | Apply to be a Knight Visiting Nieman Fellow |
| September 27 | EU grant for projects on media freedom & investigative journalism |
| October 31 | $10,000 storyLAB Data Journalism Grant |
| Rolling | ECFJ grants for stories on elections, AI, disinformation, etc. |
| Rolling | Solutions Journalism Network Freelance Fund |
| Rolling | Ukraine Media Development Fund |
| Rolling | Contest fees for submitting solutions stories |
