MuckRock is opening a second round of Gateway Grants for projects that use DocumentCloud to inform readers and/or preserve access to public records.
twttr.widgets.createTweet( '1628443250448031744', document.getElementById('tweet-container-1628443250448031744'), ); This round of grants will total $50,000 for DocumentCloud-related projects and $150,000 for journalism projects overall. Applications are open for the next few weeks.
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In Part 2 of Gallup and Knight Foundation’s American Views survey, they found that the majority of Americans hold an unfavorable view of news media and think organizations intend to mislead, misinform or persuade the public.
Hacks/Hackers Taipei recently celebrated their sixth anniversary at their Annual Sharing Session.
twttr.widgets.createTweet( '1624380239995338752', document.getElementById('tweet-container-1624380239995338752'), ); Also, the deadline to apply for a fellowship to attend the Global Investigative Journalism Conference in Gothenburg, Sweden is February 28. Any journalist from a developing or transitioning country can apply, and the fellowship covers travel, registration and meals for the conference, which will take place September 19-22.
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The Hacks/Hackers Media Party, which has taken place in Buenos Aires almost every year over the past decade, is going global! The Media Party Chicago conference will take place from June 8-10.
twttr.widgets.createTweet( '1622656614686932993', document.getElementById('tweet-container-1622656614686932993'), ); The very popular event brings together entrepreneurs, journalists, developers and designers for events focused on the intersection among technology, journalism and storytelling. You can sign up for Chicago updates on the conference website.
The European Journalism Centre has launched a call for applications for round 2 of its Solutions Journalism Accelerator - a program that delivered grant funding, mentoring, resources and knowledge transfer to support solutions-focused journalism at European news organizations.
twttr.widgets.createTweet( '1617817464099983360', document.getElementById('tweet-container-1617817464099983360'), ); The deadline to apply is February 21, and grant recipients can receive up to 130,000 euros along with a year of support for their projects. Visit its site to learn more and to look at grant-winning projects from the first cohort.
ProPublica is launching a new, yearlong Investigative Editor Training Program for up to ten journalists from around the U.S.
twttr.widgets.createTweet( '1603507718454648833', document.getElementById('tweet-container-1603507718454648833'), ); The program will kick off with a five-day bootcamp in their New York office in June, then continue with remote Zoom sessions throughout the year. Applications open on February 1.
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Data Haiti is a new upcoming project from The Derisk Venture Studio, in collaboration with Datawheel, to collect and visualize public data relevant to Haiti, inspired by Data USA.
Applications are now open for the European Media hackathon Media Blend, which is a three-day competition for media managers, journalists and technologists to explore tech-powered solutions that improve and enhance journalism operations, sustainability, production and storytelling.
twttr.widgets.createTweet( '1615997541467754497', document.getElementById('tweet-container-1615997541467754497'), ); The main event will take place in Vienna, Austria in late May, and winning projects can win grants of €5,000. The deadline for applications is March 17.
Every two years, the Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) honors outstanding investigative journalism in a developing or transitioning country, done under threat, duress or in the direst of conditions with its Global Shining Light Award.
twttr.widgets.createTweet( '1610215642904371200', document.getElementById('tweet-container-1610215642904371200'), ); Submissions must have been broadcast or published between January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2022, and the deadline to submit is February 28, 2023. Find out more about the past winners, submission criteria and prizes on its site here.
The fourth annual National News Literacy Week (NLNW) is coming up in the US on January 23-27th. NLNW consists of a variety of online and in-person events for educators, students and the public to learn about media literacy.
twttr.widgets.createTweet( '1607375813451579393', document.getElementById('tweet-container-1607375813451579393'), ); One event features newsroom leaders discussing past mistakes and what they’ve learned to build greater trust with their audiences, and another spotlights Chicago news outlets and how they’ve built trust in their communities.
Google and YouTube recently announced a $13 million launching a new Global Fact Check Fund for the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at Poynter.
twttr.widgets.createTweet( '1597619144538603520', document.getElementById('tweet-container-1597619144538603520'), ); The fund will open up in early 2023 for IFCN member organizations, which includes 135 fact-checking organizations across 65 countries and 80 languages.
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Data scientists compiled information from the players and clubs in the World Cup and created some network diagrams while detailing their process in a blogpost on Nightingale.
Happy New Year, hacks and hackers! It’s the end of one calendar year and the beginning of a new one, so here is a roundup of other roundups from the year behind us.
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Our anti-misinformation partners at MisinfoCon posted a roundup of their activities during 2022, including partnerships at Mozfest, the International Journalism Festival and other events. Nieman Lab published their yearly predictions for 2023, including AI tools, DEI efforts, and Gen Z influence.