Hello, hacks and hackers! The National Association of Hispanic Journalists, based in the US, is holding the signature week of its five-week-long conference.

Conference sessions are being broadcast online in English and Spanish, and it’s not too late to register.

Worth a read:

• Data visualization can be a matter of life and death when used to make decisions - like when a misleading table led NASA to go through with the fatal Challenger launch.
• Though they can sometimes oversimplify important topics, news orgs around the world are starting to utilize Instagram slides and Twitter cards to convey complex stories in a more digestible, accessible way.
• With the recent reveal of a U.S. intelligence report on UFOs, media orgs are finding ways to balance conspiracy theories with facts when reporting on them.

Jobs:

• Anywhere - Enterprise Infrastructure Reporter, Protocol
• Anywhere - Tools/Productivity Software Reporter, Protocol
• Anywhere - Climate Science Editor, Science Feedback
• China - Senior Reporter, Protocol
• UK - Climate/Environment Correspondent, Reuters
• US - Social Media Editor, CoinDesk
• US - Interactive Visual Designer, NBC News
• US - Data Reporter, Newsday
• US - Data Analyst, Protect Democracy
• US - News/Data Editor, Society for Science
• US - Data Reporter, Spectrum
• US - Page Designer, Yakima Herald-Republic

Upcoming events:

• July 12-17, Online, NAHJ Conference
• Aug 11-13, Online, SRCCON
• Aug 18-21, Online, NABJ Conference
• Aug 24-28, Online, AAJA Conference
• Aug 26-28, Ukraine, Lviv Media Forum
• Sep 28-30, Taiwan, World News Media Congress 2021
• Sep 29 - Oct 2, France, Assises Internationales du Journalisme de Tours
• Oct 3-5, Africa/Online, African Investigative Journalism Conference
• Nov 1-5, Online, GIJN Conference

Other opportunities:

• 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