What is next for tech and democracy?
Welcome to October, hacks and hackers! A new month means a new global call.
Please feel free to join us to discuss website updates, board members and conferences.
Worth a read:
- A data scientist goes over some important questions to ask when creating an internal form for data-related requests, like whether speed or accuracy is more important when fulfilling the request
- The Knight Foundation asked experts from research centers, universities and independent policy organizations what they think is next for the future of tech and democracy
- In an experiment, Twitter found that 40% of users were more likely to read an article before retweeting it if they were prompted to do so. As a result, the platform is planning to roll out the feature to all users
https://twitter.com/knightfdn/status/1309142276464152576
Job postings:
- Anywhere - The Markup, Privacy Reporter
- Anywhere - The Markup, Tech Coordinator
- Anywhere - News Revenue Hub, Lead Front End Engineer
- Anywhere - Rest of World, Audience Engagement Editor
- Europe - Investigate Europe, Community Engagement Editor
- Singapore - Dow Jones, Research Editor - English/Thai
- UAE - Time Out UAE, Deputy Editor
- UK - MailOnline, Graphic Artist
- US - Industry Dive, Product Designer
- US - Lookout Local, Visuals & Creative Services Producer
- US - NPR, Producer
- US - Politico, Engagement Editor
- US - Repustar, Content Research Analyst
- US - Thomson Reuters, UX Designer
Upcoming events:
- Sep - Nov, Online, EIJC & Dataharvest
- Oct, Online, African Investigative Journalism Conference
- Oct 16-17, Online, Truth and Trust Online Conference
- Oct 19-21, Online, UN World Data Forum
- Oct 23-25, Online, Association of LGBTQ journalists (NLGA)
- Oct 1-11, Online, Online News Association Conference
- Dec 4-6, Online, Journalism & Women Symposium
- March 8, Online, Mozilla Festival
Other opportunities:
- December 1, Apply for Harvard fellowship in journalism innovation
- December 31, Fill out COVID-19 journalism survey for a chance to win $50
- Rolling deadline, Funding to cover Covid in Black Sea countries
- Rolling deadline, National Geographic grants to cover COVID-19
- Rolling deadline, FIJ grant for Americans to cover COVID-19
- Rolling deadline, IWMF relief grant for COVID-19 struggles
- Rolling deadline, ECFJ grants for stories on elections, AI, disinformation
- Rolling deadline, Ukraine Media Development Fund
- Rolling deadline, Fund for Environmental Journalism Rapid Response
