The SRCCON Call for Proposals is now open! You can propose a session or apply for a stipend on their site here by July 16.

This year’s SRCCON conference will take place online from August 11-13.

Worth a read:

• GIJN’s latest guide is a nine-chapter walkthrough dedicated to covering illegal wildlife trafficking around the world, and includes topics such as utilizing social media and mitigating myths.
• There’s been lots of widespread changes to the online tracking and advertising ecosystem, but Google is waiting to pull the trigger on Chrome’s cookie tracking, and news publishers should take advantage while they can.
• This tutorial by Towards Data Science shows how to build a data quality checking web app using Python to identify missing values, duplication and more.

Jobs:

• Anywhere - Investigations Editor, BMJ
• Anywhere - Audience Growth Associate, Devex
• Anywhere - Data Projects Editor, GlobalData Media
• Anywhere - Pharma Data Journalist, GlobalData Media
• Anywhere - Sr. Systems Administrator, OCCRP
• Anywhere - News Apps Devs/Graphics Freelancers, ProPublica
• Anywhere - Data Scientist, Tortoise Media
• India - South Asia Business Correspondent, NYT
• Netherlands - Eurasia Project Officer, Free Press Unlimited
• South Africa - Digital Editor, The Citizen
• UK - Jr. Reporter, Bureau of Investigative Journalism
• UK - Reporter, Bureau of Investigative Journalism
• UK - Data Journalist, Financial Times
• UK - Deputy Investigations Editor, Lighthouse Reports
• US - Audience Analytics Editor, Boston Globe
• US - Sr. Director, Center for International Media Assistance
• US - Development Assistant, GIJN
• US - Data Editor, Kaiser Health News
• US - Digital Engagement Producer, inewsource
• US - News Apps Product Developer, ProPublica
• US - Data Reporter, Richmond Times-Dispatch
• US - Science News/Data Editor, Society for Science
• US - Mental Health Project Editor, Seattle Times
• US - Mental Health Project Engagement Editor, Seattle Times

Upcoming events:

• July 12-17, Online, NAHJ Conference
• Jun 22-25, Online, ONA 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 3-5, 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