Welcome, hacks and hackers! ONA is dedicating $200,000 to this year’s Challenge Fund for Innovation in Journalism Education.

Applications are open through the 28th. And don’t forget that Hacks/Hackers lists grants and opportunities in this newsletter every week, listed below.

The week ahead:

• London is talking data, partnerships and collaboration
• Nairobi is visualizing Covid stories

Worth a read:

• Public Media Stack, an org advocating for ethical technology use in public media, is hosting webinars to explain their mission and their 2020 report
• A Brazilian researcher developed an analytical model connecting journalists' working conditions and product quality. Her survey found around 20 percent of journalists were working in conditions that were at least “satisfactory.”
• Technological advances in the newest iPhone, like 5G, AR and 3D, may hasten news development’s advancement

Job postings:

• Africa - Data investigations lead, The Sentry
• Anywhere - Data reporter, Reveal
• Anywhere - Digital editor, GBH Boston
• Anywhere - Collaboration manager, Carter Center
• Anywhere - Product manager, McClatchy
• Bosnia - Head of technology, OCCRP
• Europe - Engagement editor, Investigate Europe
• Tunisia - Growth editor, BBC
• UK - Audience lead, The Independent
• UK - Senior designer, Hearst
• US - App producer, NPR
• US - Privacy reporter, The Markup

Upcoming events:

• Sep - Nov, Online, EIJC & Dataharvest
• Oct 6-30, Online, African Investigative Journalism Conference
• Oct 19-21, Online, UN World Data Forum
• Oct 23-25, Online, Association of LGBTQ journalists (NLGA)
• Nov 6-8, Online, nexHack Edtech Hackathon
• Dec 4-6, Online, Journalism & Women Symposium
• March 8, Online, Mozilla Festival

Other opportunities:

• November 8, IJ4EU awards for European investigations
• December 1, Harvard fellowship in journalism innovation
• 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