Jamfest, the Journalism and Media Festival based in Johannesburg, is happening this month both virtually and in-person in Johannesburg, South Africa.

The virtual portion of Jamfest will happen from October 19-20, while the in-person portion will happen October 24-25. You can sign up here to be notified when registration opens.

Worth a read:

• Mattia Peretti, who manages JournalismAI, wrote a list of ten things to know about AI in journalism with resources on how to incorporate it into your work.
• If you’re looking for inspiration in data visualization, Nightingale compiled a list of five data visualization galleries to peruse through for ideas.
• The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting opened grant applications to fund innovative data journalism projects that spotlight underreported issues from anywhere around the world.

Job postings:

• Anywhere - OCCRP, Experienced Python Developer
• UK - Liberty, Investigative Journalist
• US - Bloomberg, Associate Data Reporter
• US - Hearst, Journalism Developer Fellow
• US - Protocol, Frontend Developer
• US - Star Tribune, Audience Engagement Producer
• US - Wisconsin Watch, Audience Editor
• US - WNYC/Gothamist, Digital Producer

Upcoming events:

• Oct 6, Prague, Czech Republic, News Impact Summit
• Oct 13-14, Boston, US, Conference for Truth and Trust Online
• Oct 13 - Nov 2, Johannesburg, South Africa, Jamfest Journalism and Media Festival
• Oct 19, London, UK, Twipe Digital Growth Summit
• Oct 21-22, Online, IRE DBEI Symposium
• Oct 31 - Nov 2, Johannesburg, South Africa, African Investigative Journalism Conference
• Dec 2-4, Amman, Jordan, Arab Reporters Investigative Conference
• Dec 6-10, Washington DC, US, International Anti-Corruption Conference
• Dec 8-9, Online, SRCCON:CARE