Hello, hacks and hackers! Don’t forget that workshop proposals are open for the upcoming Hacks/Hackers Media Party, open for the first time online.

Workshops will be focused on teaching hands-on tools, while Sofa Hubs will be more of an open discussion. Submit your idea today!

Worth a read:

• Two big problems facing the world right now are “fake news” and the coronavirus. A third? Countries cracking down on “fake news” because of the coronavirus.
• In only a few days, a university student learned to use an AI model, generated a blog post with it, reached the top spot on Hacker News, and even accrued a few subscribers.
• Should you use an all-in-one data science software, for streamlining, or combine more specific tools? Two O’Reilly authors debate.

Upcoming events:

• Sep 16-18, Online, Media Party 2020
• Sep 21-25, Online, IRE Conference
• Sep 23-27, Online, Environmental Journalism Conference
• Sep - Nov, Online, EIJC & Dataharvest
• Oct, Online, African Investigative Journalism Conference
• Oct 23-25, Online, Association of LGBTQ journalists (NLGA)
• Oct 1-16, Online, Online News Association Conference
• Dec 4-6, Online, Journalism & Women Symposium

Other opportunities:

• Rolling deadline, Apply for funds for a solutions journalism freelancer
• Rolling deadline, Funding to cover Covid in Black Sea countries
• Rolling deadline, National Geographic grants to cover COVID-19
• Rolling deadline, FIJ grant for Americans to cover COVID-19
• Rolling deadline, IWMF relief grant for COVID-19 struggles
• Rolling deadline, ECFJ grants for stories on elections, AI, disinformation
• Rolling deadline, Ukraine Media Development Fund
• Rolling deadline, Fund for Environmental Journalism Rapid Response