It’s finally here! The Conference for Truth and Trust Online is happening this week on Wednesday, October 12th (online), and the 13th and 14th in Boston.
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Eight fact-checking organizations are binding together to form a coalition in Nigeria, Africa’s most populated country, to fight disinformation ahead of its next election.
Jamfest, the Journalism and Media Festival based in Johannesburg, is happening this month both virtually and in-person in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Mattia Peretti, who manages JournalismAI, wrote a list of ten things to know about AI in journalism with resources on how to incorporate it into your work.
Are you interested in working with Hacks/Hackers? We are hiring!
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A Poynter opinion piece looked at ways local news outlets have helped communities by generating more civic engagement, increasing diverse representation and fostering accountability among journalists.
Hello, hacks and hackers! The Online News Association (ONA) is having their annual conference this week from Sept. 21-24 in Los Angeles!
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Public Health Review Morning Edition, a daily podcast covering public health, interviewed Connie Moon Sehat, one of the principal investigators on the ARTT Project, a joint effort by Hacks/Hackers and the University of Washington.
Hello, hacks and hackers! The Conference for Truth and Trust Online recently announced its list of sessions, and it features three days of both online and offline workshops, panels and presentations on credibility.
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A government official in Las Vegas was arrested and charged for the murder of Jeff German, a reporter at The Las Vegas Review-Journal, who had been investigating internal disputes in the official’s office.
We have some news, hacks and hackers! Hacks/Hackers is hiring for three positions: Two positions for the Analysis and Response Toolkit for Trust (ARTT) Project and one position for the NewsQ Project.
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It’s Media Party time, hacks and hackers! The biggest live Hacks/Hackers event is back in person for its 10th edition. Sessions are happening in both English and Spanish.
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Nigeria is designing with Canva Worth a read:
If you need a brush-up on statistics terms, GIJN wrote about four things data journalists should know about standard deviation.
It’s time, hacks and hackers! The Buenos Aires Media Party is coming up next week, from August 25-27 at the Ciudad Cultural Konex.
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The Pulitzer Center recently had an environmental investigative conference where reporters and designers showcased ways to add data and visuals to environmental stories.
Hello, hacks and hackers! If you’re a fan of DocumentCloud, MuckRock recently released a slate of new tools that bolster the popular service.
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Adding qualitative context to describe data aids in reader comprehension, especially when reporting on topics like economics, health, science and politics, so the stories don’t become “number soup.
Hello, hacks and hackers! OpenNews has announced a new online-only conference for December: SRCCON:CARE.
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Apple’s subscription features made it easy for a user to subscribe to a news outlet with just one click. But until now, the feature was controversial for taking a full 30% of the related revenue.