Over 600 journalists participated in Open News’ 2022 News Nerd Survey, which looks at how the community of news developers, designers, editors, data analysts and product folks is faring. Though the full results will be released sometime in 2023, Open News compiled some early takeaways from the survey results.
twttr.widgets.createTweet( '1603856490804174874', document.getElementById('tweet-container-1603856490804174874'), ); The European Journalism Centre is also collecting insights on the community in its State of Data Journalism Survey that’s open through December 31, and available to take in English, Spanish, Arabic and Italian.
The Reynolds Journalism Institute offers fellowships for creating innovative projects for community centered news, journalists and the communities they serve. Applications open on January 1 for grant allowances from $25,000 to $100,000.
twttr.widgets.createTweet( '1593326726083334144', document.getElementById('tweet-container-1593326726083334144'), ); Residential fellowships last 12 months, and remote fellowships are for 8 months. The deadline to apply is February 3, and fellows will begin in July.
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Nigeria is using Google Analytics for decision making Quito is talking about misinformation in Latin America Worth a read:
The Solutions Journalism Network Exchange is an open exchange of solutions-based journalism articles. The exchange allows any newsroom to republish the stories for free as a public service, with credit to the original author and outlet.
twttr.widgets.createTweet( '1372534250386300934', document.getElementById('tweet-container-1372534250386300934'), ); Starting this week, it’s becoming a part of the Associated Press’ StoryShare program. Any news org with media insurance can contribute or republish articles from the site. Find out more on how the program works.
Hello, hacks and hackers. It’s still not too late to contribute to datajournalism.com’s State of Data Journalism Survey for 2022!
twttr.widgets.createTweet( '1595751592636153857', document.getElementById('tweet-container-1595751592636153857'), ); This year’s survey is available in four languages and open for responses through the end of the calendar year.
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If you’re considering using Mastodon as an alternative to Twitter, GIJN’s social media editor answered common questions from journalists about using Mastodon, and Nieman Lab interviewed The Markup’s Julia Angwin on it.
The State of Data Journalism survey is open for its second year of surveying the data journalism community on characteristics, tools, process and more!
twttr.widgets.createTweet( '1592490819755593728', document.getElementById('tweet-container-1592490819755593728'), ); The survey takes about 15 minutes to complete and is available in English, Arabic, Spanish and Italian. It will close at the end of the year, and the results will be released in early 2023.
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Nigeria is talking about open source coding Worth a read:
The Global Summit on Disinformation/Cumbre Global Desinformación 2022 is a free Spanish event taking place virtually this week on November 17.
twttr.widgets.createTweet( '1588175278596988929', document.getElementById('tweet-container-1588175278596988929'), ); Find out more about the fact-checking specialists presenting at the summit and register on the event site here.
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With investigative journalism being such a high-stress job, Reporters Without Borders Germany and the taz Panter Foundation established The Rest and Refuge Fellowship program to give journalists from countries with restricted press freedom a paid six month break in Berlin.
The Analysis and Response Toolkit for Trust (ARTT), led by researchers at Hacks/Hackers and and the University of Washington, received an additional $5 million grant from the National Science Foundation. The project recently announced it is advancing to Phase II of the NSF’s Convergence Accelerator.
twttr.widgets.createTweet( '1577674969274015751', document.getElementById('tweet-container-1577674969274015751'), ); The ARTT Guide, which began development in Phase I of the Accelerator, provides a framework of possible responses for daily conversations around sensitive topics informed by online information analysis.
Greetings, hacks and hackers! The 18th African Investigative Journalism Conference is happening now, and they are livestreaming the plenary session for free!
twttr.widgets.createTweet( '1577674969274015751', document.getElementById('tweet-container-1577674969274015751'), ); AIJC is a popular event for not just investigative reporting but also groundbreaking news techniques like AI. If you can’t attend in Johannesburg or watch on YouTube, you can also follow the conference at #AIJC2022.
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The U.S. Census Bureau’s Open Innovation Labs opened applications for its StatVentures initiative which seeks proposals on how to improve its supply chain data.
OpenRefine opened a call for proposals to improve its Windows and MacOS packaging, and is offering funding for freelance contractors for the role.
twttr.widgets.createTweet( '1583473425510969345', document.getElementById('tweet-container-1583473425510969345'), ); OpenRefine is an open-source development based on an original Google tool, and a popular method for cleaning data among data journalists.
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Over half of Americans who pay directly for news have an income level of over $150K, according to a new survey from Gallup and the Knight Foundation that asked over 5,000 Americans about paying for news.
Hello, hacks and hackers! SRCCON:CARE is happening online from December 8-9 and is a conference that discusses ways to care for ourselves, our colleagues and our communities. Its call for participation form is open right now through October 25.
twttr.widgets.createTweet( '1580953325935202306', document.getElementById('tweet-container-1580953325935202306'), ); On the form, you can mark that you’re interested in attending, pitch a session or apply for a stipend to attend. Ticket prices for the conference will start at $75 with a limited number of openly available free scholarship tickets.