It’s back, hacks and hackers! The International Symposium on Online Journalism is happening online for the second time in its 22-year history. Registration is free and open now.

Also, a short correction: last week we shared H/H London’s upcoming April meetup. It is actually this week, so you still have time to tune in!

The week ahead:

• London is talking about writing books and understanding audiences

Worth a read:

• If you hoped Blockchain had left the news cycle, your hopes have not come to fruition. NFTs are popping up more and more online, and The Verge has the explainer.
• With data being generated more and more frequently, and on a larger scale every year, some scientists have started emphasizing data-driven storytelling, a method that has been popular in journalism for years.
• The Guardian, which has been a financial success story in many ways, is leaning more and more on philanthropic funding sources.

Job postings:

• Anywhere - Social media manager, The Markup
• Anywhere - Front-end developer, ICIJ
• China - Platform editor, Wall Street Journal
• UK - Tech correspondent, Dow Jones
• US - New audience editor, Wall Street Journal
• US - Data reporter, Connecticut Public Broadcasting
• US - Audience engagement director, Montana Free Press
• US - Chief development officer, Poynter

Upcoming events:

• April 26-30, Online, International Symposium on Online Journalism
• May 1-3, Namibia, World Press Freedom Day Conference
• May 18-21, France, Assises Internationales du Journalisme de Tours
• June 7-11, Online, RightsCon
• June 14-15, Germany, Global Media Forum
• June 14-18, Online, Investigative Reporters & Editors Conference
• August 11-13, Online, SRCCON
• August 26-28, Ukraine, Lviv Media Forum
• November 3-5, Online, GIJN Conference

Other opportunities:

• April 25, European journalists can apply for Google News Initiative fellowship
• Rolling deadline, Funding from Google to fact-check vaccine misinformation
• Rolling deadline, Funding to cover Covid in Black Sea countries
• Rolling deadline, FIJ grant for Americans to cover COVID-19
• Rolling deadline, IWMF relief grant for COVID-19 struggles
• Rolling deadline, Eyebeam grants for artistic contributions to journalism