Hello there, hacks and hackers! The holidays are coming up, but H/H chapters aren’t slowing down:

Hey Austin friends – Join us for a holiday happy hour on 12/19. First round is free, thanks to @ONAAustin! 🍸🕎🎄 All the deets + RSVP → https://t.co/0IKvjl2aCY

— Hacks/Hackers Austin (@hackshackersatx) December 5, 2018

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Happening this week:

• Singapore is making maps
• IRE is having its regular lab
• Austin is holding a holiday happy hour

Worth a read:

• GIJN compiled a list of databases and resources to help reporters find information on corporations around the world (GIJN)
• Google is stepping into the voice-driven news app game with a Google News app that uses Google Assistant technology to give personalized news briefings (NiemanLab)
• Is there a link between firefighters and cancer? How are survivors of gun violence coping? Open News rounded up these recent projects and more from news orgs around the U.S. (Open News)

In a globalized world riddled with #corporate #crime & #offshore assets, investigative journalists need to be equipped to find out the structure, ownership & activities of companies worldwide. Refer to GIJN's Resource @UTJSchool @MedillSchool @NewhouseSU https://t.co/9nMcemJu0H pic.twitter.com/0yBKc6lgOG

— GIJN (@gijn) December 14, 2018

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