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Hacks/Hackers Buenos Aires se expande por el mundo

(English post) Sí, hemos crecido. Tal vez demasiado rápido. Hacks/Hackers Buenos Aires llega a casi 470 inscriptos, y sigue subiendo. El capítulo de Buenos Aires que reune periodistas y programadores de software fundado en abril de este año propuso una serie de actividades que explotaron en esta ciudad, traspasaron

First Large-Scale Hackathon in Armenia

Hackathon[YAN] Yerevan 2011 Public Journalism Club a Yerevan based Non-Profit, group of Hacks/Hackers in Armenia and Microsoft Innovation Center in Armenia in association with Yerevan City Hall will launch Hackathon[YAN] Yerevan 2011 contest of innovative ideas that will take place on 17 December, 2011 in Yerevan, Armenia.

Hacks & Hackers llega a Madrid

Hacks & Hackers abre nuevo capítulo europeo. Madrid acoge el próximo jueves 27 de octubre la primera meet up en la capital española, con el título: _La tecnología en el emprendimiento periodístico. _ El evento tendrá lugar en Medialab- Prado a las 6.30 de la tarde y se retransmitirá también

Hacks/Hackers Philly starts Oct. 18

The first meetup of the Philadelphia group is taking place on Tuesday. Philadelphia is home to vibrant technology and journalism communities. A couple dozen folks have already RSVPed, with a good mix of backgrounds representing both groups. This first meetup will be focused on getting to know each other, giving

Hacks/Hackers NYC Demo Day 3 Recap

At the third Hacks/Hackers NYC Demo Day, six speakers whizzed through their presentations covering several topics, from real-time data collection to content management systems. Here’s a rundown (in order of appearance): HunchWorks: Chris van der Walt kicked off the session with his project HunchWorks. The social media platform

Hacks/Hackers Hacking @ ONA11 Recap

Hacks/Hackers’ first annual hack day at ONA11 brought journalists and developers together to make ideas real. We built on the success of last year’s Hacks/Hackers @ ONA hack day by bringing about 45 people together in Boston. They showed up with data sets; reporting, analysis and coding skills,

Data visualization & The Guardian: Reporting big stories through small details

In an era of “show, don’t just tell,” data visualization in journalism has become an increasingly important component of news reporting. Alastair Dant, interactive lead at The Guardian in London, joined Hacks/Hackers NYC on Sept. 19 for a presentation on his team’s work in reporting stories with