Media Party is this weekend

It's here, hacks and hackers! Media Party, the biggest H/H event in the world, kicks off Thursday in Buenos Aires.

Media Party gathers around 2,500 journalists, developers, designers and entrepreneurs from around the world to talk about journalism and its future. You can still register for it on the H/H Buenos Aires Meetup page.

Happening this week:

• Abuja, Benin and Lagos are having their monthly meetups
• London is picnicking in the park
• Brisbane is learning about physical technologies
• Singapore is combining art, science and data journalism
• Seoul is exploring urban data

Worth a read:

• ProPublica compiled a guidebook on collaborative journalism to make it easier for newsrooms to work together in tackling big datasets (ProPublica)
• Five Latin American journalists launched the Latin America Center for Investigative Journalism which hopes to "tackle transnational issues like large-scale corruption and illegal or abusive practices" (Knight Center)
• Ever get into a funk where you feel uninspired by your work? One suggestion from NYT is to take a break from your day to list out things you’ve done that have helped your coworkers to remember your work has impact (New York Times)

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