Hacks/Hackers Connect leaves Brussels, sets sights on Toronto
Welcome to June, hacks and hackers! Brussels just wrapped up another action-packed Connect, but Hacks/Hackers isn’t slowing down. We’re excited to announce Connect Toronto, coming to the great white north in September:
Next Tuesday, we’ll be catching up in our global call at 11 a.m. EST (1500 UTC), so please join us!
The week ahead:
- Miami is holding OpenHack Miami
- IRE in mid-Missouri is holding its regular open lab
- Hacks/Hackers is holding its monthly global call
Group spotlight:
Zurich, Switzerland, met this week to explore different ways to use social media for reporting, research and engagement. Organizer Christan Stettler said it was a benefit to the 3-year-old group to hold every meetup in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung media office.
“This gave the group a structure where and when to meet, even if it’s the same venue every time. We do have regular attendees which show up every two to four months. And it’s also a social event where people stay for a drink, having a chat and do connect.”
Worth a read:
- Code for Africa’s Omar Muhammed explained why WhatsApp is the tool of choice for media distribution and even reporting in Tanzania (Medium)
- The Washington Post says it produces 500 articles a day, far more than the New York Times, Wall Street Journal or even BuzzFeed (Atlantic)
- The revelation that billionaire Peter Thiel bankrolled a lawsuit against Gawker has prompted comment from both sides on Silicon Valley’s interaction with the media and the First Amendment (NYTimes)
Job openings:
- North America:
- USA Today is looking for a senior data journalist
- The Institute for Nonprofit News is hiring a full-stack developer
- Timeline, a media startup, is hiring a data journalist
- Community-driven news startup Hearken is looking for a community manager
- McClatchy newswire is hiring an innovation manager in Raleigh, N.C.
- Mic is hiring a lead data engineer
- Asia:
- Reuters is looking for correspondents in China
- The Phnom Penh Post is hiring a reporter and sub-editor
Other upcoming events:
- June 8 – New York, USA – GeoJourNews, a mapping and visualization conference
- June 9 – New York, USA – Launch event for The Solutions Journalism Network Hub
- June 16-19 – New Orleans, USA – Investigative Reporters and Editors conference
- June 17-18 – Berlin, Germany – Popathon, a media hackathon