Tools from NICAR19

Welcome back, hacks and hackers! This Sunday marks the end of the National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting conference, aka NICAR, and one of the events nearest and dearest to Hacks/Hackers' mission.

If you missed it, you can follow the hashtag or check out Sharon Machlis' list of tools, presentations and resources.

The week ahead:

• Montreal is meeting in the pub
• London is learning from the BBC, Reuters and Far Nearer

Worth a read:

• The NYTimes is bulking up its audio division to expand well beyond its popular podcast The Daily (NiemanLab)
• More and more international news outlets are relying on foundations to fill the funding gap (GIJN)
• Civil, the Blockchain-anchored news startup, is launching in multiple countries (Civil)

Upcoming events:

Other opportunities: