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Hacks/Hackers ATX: Wikileaks and Other Document Dumps, Sept. 6, 2011

On Sept. 6, 2011 at the Texas Tribune in downtown Austin, Hacks/Hackers ATX hosted a presentation by Gregory Foster of Consumers Union on Wikileaks and Other Document Dumps. Foster led the group through the history of documentation leaks from the Pentagon Papers to the more current release of war

Hacks/Hackers Brighton live streams its first meetup

Brighton, England’s Hacks/Hackers kickoff event starts today with a great lineup planned. Better yet, Hacks/Hackers Brighton will be live streaming the talks at Journalism.co.uk around 3:30 BST (10:30 a.m. ET/7:30 a.m. PT or check your local time) You can

Trip to the Land of the Automatic Extraction of Data from Documents

Post en español acá! We finally did it! About 40 people (including journalists, software programmers, and militants from Argentine human rights organizations) disembarked last August 13th at the Hacks/Hackers Buenos Aires hackathon, which took place within the mega-exhibition Tecnópolis. The idea was to work all day on Mapa76.info,

Viaje al mundo de la extracción automática de datos desde documentos

English post here! Finalmente, ¡lo hicimos! Unas 40 personas (entre periodistas, programadores de software y militantes de organismos de Derechos Humanos de Argentina) desembarcamos el pasado 13 de agosto en el hackatón de Hacks/Hackers Buenos Aires, ocurrido dentro de la megamuestra Tecnópolis. La idea fue trabajar durante todo el

Hacks/Hackers ATX – Ryan Robinson, Austin Demographer

On Aug. 2, Hacks/Hackers ATX was joined by City of Austin Demographer Ryan Robinson at the Austin American-Statesman. Robinson detailed several of the demographic shifts that have been occurring over the past decade, providing insight into ways these trends affect our social, economic and political climate. View his full

Demos, Tech Staffing, and Funding Challenges/Solutions at Hacks/Hackers Colorado

by Sandra Fish How can nonprofit news organizations build community and produce content across platforms while also building sustainable business models? That’s the complex question that emerged from the August meetup of Hacks/Hackers Colorado. Three nonprofits and one location-based startup made presentations to about 40 people Monday, Aug.

Twin Cities: Hacked! – Why You Should Care about Privacy in Social Media

by Ron Schreiner copyright 2011 all rights reserved A review of “Hacked! – Why You Should Care About Privacy in Social Media” by Hacks and Hackers Twin Cities ( Disclaimer: I was one of the discussion panelists during this event ) Are Journalists (“Hacks”) and the digital literati of the computer culture (“Hackers”