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How Hacks/Hackers Buenos Aires became the world’s biggest H/H group, or the role of the “Maradona theory” applied to community-building

While we were organizing the latest Media Party, the media gathering that we created three years ago, Hacks/Hackers Buenos Aires became the world’s largest group of the Hacks/Hackers network. With over 3800 members, about 40 events in three years and a strong community of volunteers, we beat

Hacks/Hackers Austin: Tableau for Mac

On July 28, Jewel Loree, senior data analyst for Tableau, demonstrated the new Tableau for Mac. Tableau continues to make their tools more accessible and available, so that all journalists can add data visualization to their storytelling. Participants were able to check out new features and ask questions.

Hacks/Hackers Denmark: Hackathon produces eight great projects

Hacks/Hackers Denmark had their first hackathon on reinventing journalism in May 2014. We were lucky to be hosted by CCI in Aarhus, Denmark. Take a look a what happened during the weekend. Get ideas, code and presentations from the eight projects developed at the Media Hack Days. http://storify.

How Hacks/Hackers Rosario Made Its Map of Intentional Homicides of Rosario City

The Rosario Intentional Homicides Map 2013 is the first digital data journalism platform developed especially for publication in Rosario, Argentina, media. The platform and the map are the result of several months of intense work, exchange of ideas, information and building mutual trust between a team of journalists, designers and

Hacks Hackers Austin: Post SXSW/NICAR Meetup

The gang from the Hacks Hackers Austin group got together with the Online News Association local on March 31 to discuss trends that emerged from the National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting (NICAR) and SXSW Interactive conferences. And, it was just a great excuse to get everyone together for some social

Hacks/Hackers Hong Kong first meeting

On a chilly Hong Kong night, not long before Christmas, about 20 hacks and hackers gathered in a busy bar to toast the first meeting of our local group. It was a casual, get-to-know-each-other type of meeting. The vibe was buzzing as a bunch of print, broadcast and multimedia journalists

Hacks/Hackers Zurich meet-up #2 – Why Do You Go To Meet-ups Anyway?

Tonight was the second edition of Hacks/Hackers Zurich #HHZrh. That means 2h30 in a train for me. Twice. So why? http://storify.com/shalf/why-do-you-go-to-meet-ups-anyway