This weekend, Media Party Chicago will gather entrepreneurs, journalists, developers and designers to talk about cutting-edge topics like synthetic media, generative AI, local news revitalization, misinformation and more.

We are offering free tickets for Hacks/Hackers subscribers using the promo code: hackshackers. It’s not too late - join us in Chicago from June 8-10!

Worth a read:

• The Africa Data Hub created several different publicly available online courses to teach data journalism fundamentals, including topics like a beginner’s guide to creating maps, an introduction to “interviewing” data and more!
• Journalists in Karachi, Pakistan used Google Earth maps and alternative data sources (like NGOs, academics, think tanks and government officials) to report on systemic municipal issues when they couldn’t access adequate public records.
• In a new essay published on Nightingale called, “Data Visualization: A Subjective Lens on Reality,” the author notes that data is a human construction rather than an objective truth. They then propose guidelines for designers to critically engage with data and prioritize transparency when making data visualizations.

Jobs:

• Czech Republic - RFE/RL, Digital News Archive Manager
• Hong Kong - AFP, News Editor
• US - Mountain State Spotlight, Executive Director
• US - Northwestern University, Director, Medill State Local News Project
• US - Protect Democracy, Data Analysts
• US - Tiny News Collective, Executive Director

Upcoming events:

• June 6-9, Washington DC, US, Collaborative Journalism Summit
• June 8-9, Washington DC, US, INN Days
• June 8-10, Chicago, US, Media Party Chicago
• June 19-20, Online & Bonn, Germany, DW Global Media Forum
• June 22-25, Orlando, US, IRE Conference
• September 19-22, Gothenburg, Sweden, Global Investigative Journalism Conference
• November 3-4, Columbia, MO, US, RJI Symposium
• November 20-22, Johannesburg, South Africa, African Investigative Journalism Conference