Hello, hacks and hackers! This Friday, H/H LDN will be holding their first Ted Talk-style virtual lunch meetup.

It is lunchtime in the UK, but open for anyone to join, and the first topic will be local journalism.

Happening this week:

• London is talking about the state of local journalism

Worth a read:

• Since sites are always changing on the internet, it’s advantageous to be an expert at the Wayback Machine. This GIJN tipsheet gives guidance on how best to utilize it for investigative journalism.
• Most data journalists know basic statistical concepts, like correlations and distributions. But if you want to use more advanced statistics concepts in your analyses, here are three Python packages that can help you learn.
• Can you tell if a news site is fake based on design alone? This article from the Columbia Journalism Review looks at what kinds of aesthetics correspond with conspiracy.

Job postings:

• Anywhere - IT Professional/Webmaster, GIJN
• Anywhere - Russian Associate Editor, GIJN
• Anywhere - Full Stack Developer, The Marshall Project
• Latin America - Researcher, OCCRP
• UK - Graphics Journalist, Financial Times
• UK - Visual Storytelling Reporter, Financial Times
• US - Data Reporter, APM Reports
• US - Data Writer, The Business of Business
• US - Social Media Strategist, The Business of Business
• US - Associate Engineer, Conde Nast
• US - Social and Engagement Editor, dot.LA
• US - Graphics Journalist, Financial Times
• US - Web Development/Data Visualization Manager, KFF
• US - Social Media Editor, MarketWatch
• US - Senior Visual/Web Designer, The Penny Hoarder
• US - Data Reporter, Spectrum
• US - Social Media Editor, Tampa Bay Business Journal
• US - Editor in Chief, Texas Tribune

Upcoming events:

• June 7-11, Online, RightsCon
• June 9-10, Online, INN Days
• June 14-15, Germany/Online, Global Media Forum
• June 14-18, Online, Investigative Reporters & Editors Conference
• Aug 11-13, Online, SRCCON
• Aug 26-28, Ukraine, Lviv Media Forum
• Sep 29 - Oct 2, France, Assises Internationales du Journalisme de Tours
• Nov 3-5, Online, GIJN Conference

Other opportunities:

• May 21, Consumer Reports Digital Lab fellowship
• May 21, Pitch freelance stories in US news deserts to Washington Post
• Rolling deadline, Pitch freelance stories in US news deserts to Parachute
• Rolling deadline, Funding from Google to fact-check vaccine misinformation
• Rolling deadline, Funding to cover Covid in Black Sea countries
• Rolling deadline, IWMF relief grant for COVID-19 struggles
• Rolling deadline, Eyebeam grants for artistic contributions to journalism