Hello again, hacks and hackers! We have some exciting news for you this week: Thanks to help from Mozilla, we are offering grants for local Hacks/Hackers chapters to hold events relating to misinformation. You can access the application form here. It’s very lightweight and so is the reimbursement process. If you’ve got any questions, feel free to reach out on Twitter or respond to this email. The week ahead:
Happy 100th, hacks and hackers! This newsletter has reached 100 issues, and we look forward to keeping everyone connected in the future. As a reminder, we also have a list serv for local organizers and a Slack channel for everybody. You can get an auto-invite to the Slack channel here. HackPack, which shares not only a similar name but similar goals and interests, has undertaken a survey to determine the costs and balances of freelancing in journalism.
Greetings, hacks and hackers! The Computation+Jounalism Symposium is happening this week, and if you haven’t registered, you can still follow along at #CJ2017: Hey, look! I'm going to talk about the work that @ndiakopoulos @_JAStark and I did on https://t.co/ZswWYl5kdD at https://t.co/pXcg63eTpI pic.twitter.com/Jc371PYc8Y — Daniel Trielli (@DanielTrielli) October 3, 2017 Plus: registration is now open for MisinfoCon at MozFest. Space is quite limited, so get on that soon if you’re planning to be at MozFest.
Welcome to autumn, hacks and hackers! We’ve got new funding opportunities this month plus eight cool events, from the Computer + Journalism Symposium to the Interactive Conference. Plus, if you’re located in Africa, Hacks/Hackers and Code for Africa have opened applications for StoryLab Academy training: Journalism has evolved. Update your digital skills *free* at https://t.co/xJUsR0S7Cg. Apply: https://t.co/dNBQj734YI #StoryLabAcademy #ddj pic.twitter.com/WIjhmrfBja — Justin Arenstein (@justinarenstein) September 29, 2017 The week ahead:
Welcome, hacks and hackers! We now have 105 groups listed on the website, thanks to our newest, Havana: Plus we have renewed interest in starting chapters in the eastern and southern parts of Europe. Do you know any journos or hackers in Athens, Dusseldorf, or Belgrade? Let them know we’re looking for co-organizers. The week ahead: Manchester is discussing location-based storytelling Singapore is looking at beautiful data visualizations Brisbane is talking about business models for social media IRE is holding its regular weekly lab San Francisco is hosting a panel on truth and the media London is holding its September meetup Worth a read:
MisinfoCon, the Hacks/Hackers-Mozilla project that launched a conference last February, announced a second global event: MisinfoCon is back: We’ll see you at the Mozilla Festival in London! https://t.co/HWexsUr0Ed #mozfest #fakenews #misinfocon #literacy #data — MisinfoCon (@misinfocon) September 6, 2017 If you can’t make it, check out the calendar of other misinformation-related events happening around the world. Worth a read: Rasmus Kleis Nielson took a look at the makeup of the Future of Journalism conference - what exactly are people talking about?
It’s that time again, hacks and hackers: time for the biggest party in the world. At least, in the Hacks/Hackers world. The HHBA Media Party will take place in Buenos Aires from Wednesday to Friday this week, with literally thousands of news nerds convening to hold discussions, workshops and hackathons to build the future of news in Latin America. You can follow their exploits at #hhba or #mediaparty: Te interesa la innovación en el periodismo?
Welcome to September, hacks and hackers! We’ve got half a dozen events lined up this month that may be of interest to news nerds. Top of the list is the Media Party in Buenos Aires, Hacks/Hackers’ biggest event: Media Party: No sabemos cómo va a ser el futuro, pero queremos crearlo juntos. #HHBA https://t.co/N5Jgqm2kd1 — Hacks Hackers Bs As (@HacksHackersBA) September 1, 2017 The Computation+Journalism Symposium, which takes place in October, announced its lineup of speakers, and recommends arranging travel and accommodation now:
Welcome to another newsletter, hacks and hackers. This newsletter, in fact, made it on the Lenfest Institute’s list of journalism weeklies to pay attention to. Check out the rest: #HacksHackers made the list of newsletters compiled by the @lenfestinst. Subscribe here: https://t.co/da0WPWkYAX https://t.co/Z0XMKCQFT8 — Hacks/Hackers (@HacksHackers) August 25, 2017 OpenNews is undertaking a large effort to get in touch with digital- and innovation-facing journalists worldwide. A news nerd census, if you will.
Happy Sunday, hacks and hackers! It’s going to be a full week for H/H groups, with meetups taking place from Rosario to Brisbane. Plus let’s give a warm welcome to Abuja, the newest group in the Hacks/Hackers Africa family! They held their first event Thursday in Ventures Park Abuja in Nigeria. Congrats to our newest Hacks/Hackers Africa Chapter, #HHABJ which launches today in Abuja, Nigeria. pic.twitter.com/YvoHZgJBBw — Code For Africa (@Code4Africa) August 18, 2017 The week ahead: