Global call on Wednesday
Suggest editsWelcome to November, hacks and hackers! Don’t forget a new month means we have our monthly global call coming up this Wednesday…
Happy weekend! What better time to submit session proposals and scholarship applications for WikiConference North America, both due Sept 20th (Sept 27th for academic submissions): https://t.co/xX4TzdMUQR #WikiConferenceNA
— WikiConference NA (@WikiConNA) September 14, 2019
…and the North American WikiConference is next week.
The week ahead:
- Brisbane is having their annual general meeting
Worth a read:
- The Knight Foundation and Gallop found that US citizens trust local news outlets more than national ones, according to a new study focused on public trust in local news (Knight Foundation)
- Longtime NiemanLab columnist Ken Doctor is using his knowledge on news industry economics to launch a company called Lookout to serve as a new business model for local news outlets (NiemanLab)
- Facebook just launched its “News” tab in several major market areas across the U.S. to “showcase local original reporting” (NiemanLab)
News industry columnist Ken Doctor says he's working on Lookout, a platform for local news, set to launch in 2020 with funding from Google and Knight Foundation (@kdoctor / Nieman Lab)https://t.co/JY1TSfwkBbhttps://t.co/ZYUIzfGmiY
— Mediagazer (@mediagazer) October 25, 2019
Upcoming events:
| Month | Day | City | Country | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November | 8-11 | Cambridge | US | WikiConference North America |
| 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 |
| December | 13-15 | Kyiv | Ukraine | Conference on Investigative Journalism |
| March | 5-8 | New Orleans | US | NICAR Conference |
| March | 20-21 | Boston | US | Computation + Journalism Symposium |
| May | 14-17 | Mechelen | Belgium | EIJC & Dataharvest |
| June | 2-5 | Seoul | South Korea | International Anti-Corruption Conference |
| June | 9-12 | Heredia | Costa Rica | RightsCon |
| June | 18-21 | National Harbor | Maryland | IRE Conference |
Job openings:
| Location | Employer | Opening |
|---|---|---|
| Anywhere | Foreign Policy | Web Developer |
| Anywhere | The Pudding | Creative Technologist/Interactives Developer |
| Australia | University of Queensland | Lecturer in Digital Journalism |
| China | South China Morning Post | Senior Data Engineer |
| China | South China Morning Post | Web Developer |
| UK | Wall Street Journal | Graphics Editor |
| US | American Journalism Project | CEO |
| US | Center for Public Integrity | Design Editor |
| US | Financial Times | Social Media Editor |
| US | International Tech Newsroom | Audience Development Lead |
| US | International Tech Newsroom | Reporter-researcher |
| US | KPCC | Senior Software Engineer |
| US | The Markup | Audience Engagement Producer |
| US | The New Yorker | Web Producer |
| US | NBC News | Data Graphics team intern |
| US | Northwestern University | Knight Chair in Digital Media Strategy |
| US | Science Friday | Engagement Producer |
| US | Science Friday | Manager of Impact Strategy |
Other opportunities:
| Deadline | Fund |
|---|---|
| December 3 | MIT’s #SpreadingFacts conference |
| December 13 | Submit student data viz examples and get free conference entry |
| December 13 | Apply for European Press Prize |
| April 3-5 | Information Ethics Roundtable in Boston |
| 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 |