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Erika Owens

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Co-Executive Director of OpenNews.

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  1. Salary and Benefits Negotiation for News Nerds
  2. Five Years, What a Surprise
  3. Source launches Oct. 16

Articles by Erika

  1. How we take care

    Highlights from SRCCON:CARE participants

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    Highlights from how care has shown up in the past year, inside and outside of work.

  2. Stop the victim narrative, and other tips for covering working-class women

    How to center working-class women’s voices to avoid perpetuating the status quo.

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    Takeaways from a recent event with community leaders and journalists.

  3. Survey time: Tell us about your work

    If you work in journalism, tech, or equity, we need to hear from you!

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    The News Nerd Survey is back and needs your input.

  4. One easy way to make conference ticket prices more equitable, and bring in more money

    Consider ticket tiers rather than a single price

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    Consider giving people multiple options instead of just one ticket price.

  5. Stop making people prove they need a free ticket to events

    If you sell tickets, you can sell them with a free option

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    You can make free tickets easier for everyone with one simple change.

  6. Event Roundup, March 2

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    It’s NICAR this week!

  7. Event Roundup, January 27

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    A bunch of upcoming deadlines, including the Sigma Awards.

  8. Event Roundup, January 6

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Kick off the new year applying to a bunch of things!

  9. Event Roundup, December 2

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Knight-Mozilla Fellowship alum Christine Zhang hosts a meetup in Baltimore this week, plus lots of deadlines.

  10. Event Roundup, November 18

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    It’s SRCCON:LEAD this week and we have much to share, plus a bunch of upcoming deadlines.

  11. How Would You Like Leadership in Journalism to be Different?

    Answer: more diverse, interdisciplinary, and intentional

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    As part of planning SRCCON:LEAD, we’ve heard from over 100 journalists about how they would like leadership in our industry to change. The answers were remarkably consistent: We need leadership that is more diverse, more interdisciplinary, more intentional in its development, and more open in its communication.

  12. Event Roundup, November 4

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Nonprofit Developers Summit this week, and the engagement community gathers again next week at People Powered.

  13. Event Roundup, October 14

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Next week, we’re heading back to London for the Mozilla Festival, plus so many upcoming events.

  14. Event Roundup, September 9

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    ONA is this week (and we’ll be there), plus IRE is looking for your NICAR ideas now.

  15. Event Roundup, August 26

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    The Media Party’s back, plus a bunch of opportunities to help you and your newsroom.

  16. Event Roundup, August 19

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Project support program application from Freedom of the Press, plus a batch of events this week.

  17. Event Roundup, August 12

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Lots of conferences to plan for over the next month, plus upcoming deadlines like for NICAR 2020.

  18. Event Roundup, July 29

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Lots of deadlines this week: today for CAR Boot Camp scholarships and Thursday to pitch to the Mozilla Festival.

  19. Event Roundup, July 23

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Get your nominations in for the ONA Community Award, plus upcoming events!

  20. Event Roundup, July 8

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    It’s SRCCON this week, plus a couple of ONA fellowship deadlines today.

  21. Dollars for Data Journalism: Q&A with Stephen Stirling

    Why we decided to sell the data from our police accountability project, and how we did it

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    A Q&A with NJ.com about why and how they decided to sell the data behind the Force Report.

  22. Event Roundup, July 1

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    The 10th Mozilla Festival is coming up, plus a bunch of other conference deadlines.

  23. Event Roundup, June 17

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    The Latino Media Summit is this week, plus some upcoming events and deadlines!

  24. Event Roundup, June 10

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    It’s IRE this week. Join us in Houston, and get your OJA application in!

  25. Event Roundup, June 3

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Join us for a discussion at IRE next week, plus a bunch of upcoming meetups and deadlines.

  26. Event Roundup, May 20

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    So many upcoming deadlines, including for API’s Community Listening Fellowship. Plus, many meetups.

  27. Why We Issued a Newsroom Diversity Report on Day One

    A Q&A with Audrey Carlsen and Hasani Gittens of The City

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    Our conversation with Audrey Carlsen and Hasani Gittens of The City.

  28. Event Roundup, May 13

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    It’s the Collaborative Journalism Summit this week, plus a bunch of upcoming deadlines.

  29. Event Roundup, April 29

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    The Data Institute deadline is this week, plus other events and happenings.

  30. Event Roundup, April 22

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Deadline time for SRCCON, plus lots of upcoming events

  31. Event Roundup, April 15

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    A bunch of meetups coming up, plus our SRCCON call for participation is now open!

  32. Event Roundup, April 1

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Journalists gather this week in Perugia, plus upcoming deadlines.

  33. Event Roundup, March 25

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Lots of meetups, plus the Data Journalism Awards deadline is coming up soon!

  34. Event Roundup, March 18

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Deadline for ONA suggestions, plus a bunch of upcoming meetups.

  35. Event Roundup, March 11

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Deadlines for mentorship and scholarship programs, plus upcoming events.

  36. Event Roundup, March 4

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Folks are heading to Newport Beach this week for NICAR, plus a bunch of applications and conferences looking for your contributions.

  37. Event Roundup, February 25

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    NICAR is just one week away, plus livestream from Knight Media Forum, and more.

  38. Event Roundup, February 19

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Deadline for AAJA’s Executive Leadership program, plus some new programs to support you getting to meet in-person.

  39. Event Roundup, February 11

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Lots of upcoming meetups, plus help for students to attend industry events.

  40. Event Roundup, February 4

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Looking ahead to conferences, plus the NICAR lightning talks want your pitches.

  41. Event Roundup, January 28

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Final deadlines for a bunch of fellowships, plus meetups, conferences, and more.

  42. Event Roundup, January 22

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Fellowship application deadlines are coming up soon, and other events.

  43. Event Roundup, January 14

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Scholarship deadline this week, plus meetups getting moving in the new year.

  44. Event Roundup, January 7

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Fellowship and leadership program deadlines abound this month.

  45. Event Roundup, December 19

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    So many upcoming deadlines. If you have time at the end of the year, check out some fellowships to apply for or conferences to pitch!

  46. Event Roundup, December 3

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    It is journalism fellowship season! JSK’s international application closes tomorrow, but lots of apps remain open for U.S. applicants.

  47. What Local Coders Can Tell Us About Our Industry

    Findings from deep-dive interviews with 11 news nerds from smaller market publications

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    Our takeaways from deep-dive interviews with coders in smaller, regional, and local publications.

  48. Event Roundup, November 19

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Meetups in Europe this week, plus upcoming deadlines.

  49. Making SecureDrop Easier to Use for More Journalists

    Our Q&A with SecureDrop on plans for a new workstation (and how you can help)

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    Our Q&A; with SecureDrop about a new workstation being developed.

  50. Event Roundup, November 5

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Upcoming conference, plus a bunch of leadership opportunities that are open for applications.

  51. Event Roundup, October 22

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    We extended the SRCCON:POWER deadline, plus we’ll be in London this week!

  52. Event Roundup, October 15

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    We’ve got SRCCON:POWER and MozFest House unconference events coming up, and other events and deadlines.

  53. Event Roundup, October 8

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    MozFest, SRCCON:POWER, AI Challenge deadline, so much going on this week.

  54. Event Roundup, September 24

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    So many meetups this week!

  55. Event Roundup, September 17

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    TextAV is back this week, plus the NICAR19 deadline nears.

  56. Event Roundup, August 13

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    The Media Party is next week, and they’re honoring innovative projects.

  57. Event Roundup, July 23

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Intro to R MOOC starts today, plus upcoming conferences.

  58. Event Roundup, July 16

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    NAHJ Convention is this week, plus the ONA Community Award deadline.

  59. Event Roundup, July 9

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    You’ve got today to apply to the MJ Bear fellowship, plus meetups this week.

  60. Event Roundup, June 25

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    It’s SRCCON this week! Plus other events and deadlines.

  61. Event Roundup, June 18

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Fellowship deadlines, plus meetups around the world this week.

  62. A Scripted Chat Tool that Anyone Can Use

    An interview about InterviewJS

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    A Q&A about a new Q&A tool. Very meta.

  63. Event Roundup, June 11

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Busy week of conferences, plus other upcoming events!

  64. Event Roundup, June 4

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Online Journalism Awards deadline, plus upcoming meetups and conferences.

  65. Event Roundup, May 29

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Deadlines this week for leadership programs, plus upcoming events.

  66. Event Roundup, May 21

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    We’ve got a second batch of tickets for SRCCON, plus other upcoming events and deadlines.

  67. Event Roundup, May 14

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    OpenVis is this week, plus a bunch of meetups.

  68. Event Roundup, May 7

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Still time to submit sessions to WordCamp for Publishers, plus events coming up this week.

  69. Event Roundup, April 30

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Get your pitches into WordCamp for Publishers, plus conferences coming up next month, and local meetups soon, too.

  70. Event Roundup, April 23

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    A few meetups this week, plus looking ahead to conferences in May.

  71. Event Roundup, April 16

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    A couple meetups this week, plus looking ahead to May events.

  72. Event Roundup, April 9

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Last chance to answer our SRCCON call for participation, plus other events this week!

  73. Event Roundup, April 2

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    It is time to tell us how you’d like to participate in SRCCON! Plus, other events and things.

  74. Event Roundup, March 26

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Get your pitches into ONA, plus, meetups!

  75. Event Roundup, March 19

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Deadlines coming soon plus a whole bunch of meetups.

  76. Event Roundup, March 12

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Time to get your pitches into ONA, plus meetups around the world this week.

  77. Event Roundup, March 5

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    You know what week it is.

  78. Event Roundup, February 26

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    NICAR’s next week and a bunch of side events are being organized, plus there may be a meetup in your town this week.

  79. Event Roundup, February 12

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Another online journalism course kicks off today, plus meetups and deadlines.

  80. Event Roundup, February 5

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    The NICAR lightning talk pitch form is open, plus other upcoming events and deadlines.

  81. Event Roundup, January 29

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    A bunch of fellowship deadlines this week as well as ONA’s mentorship program, plus upcoming meetups.

  82. Event Roundup, January 22

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Apply for travel support for journalism-tech events, plus a bunch of meetups this week.

  83. Event Roundup, January 8

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Apply for a fellowship to NICAR or to be a mentor or mentee, plus meetups are getting moving in the new year.

  84. Event Roundup, December 11

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Slow time of year for events, but busy for pitching sessions and fellowship applications.

  85. Event Roundup, December 4

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    It’s SRCCON:WORK this week, plus today’s the JSK fellowship deadline.

  86. Event Roundup, November 27

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Applications due Thursday for women’s leadership programs, plus a bunch of meetups this week.

  87. Event Roundup, November 20

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    If you get some time off this week, might be a great chance to submit some applications.

  88. Event Roundup, November 13

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Talking news archives this week, plus a sharing lessons from ONA17.

  89. Event Roundup, November 6

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Diversity and inclusion meetup in St. Louis, plus hacking the gender gap in West Virginia.

  90. Event Roundup, October 30

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Klein News Innovation Camp this week, plus meetups and deadlines.

  91. Event Roundup, October 23

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Journalism tech events all week in London in advance of MozFest!

  92. Event Roundup, October 16

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    SRCCON:WORK is coming up and we want to know why you’d like to attend. Plus, tons of meetups.

  93. Event Roundup, October 9

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Computation+Journalism this weekend, plus upcoming deadlines.

  94. Event Roundup, October 3

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Apply to participate in some great upcoming events, plus ONA this week.

  95. Event Roundup, September 25

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Meetups around the world this week, plus apply to attend the first Washington News Nerds unconference for women.

  96. Event Roundup, September 11

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    It’s time for the Media Party this week, plus a bunch of upcoming deadlines and events.

  97. Acknowledging Our Full Selves

    SRCCON as a space for all that informs your journalism

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    We know that each of us brings our identities, our experiences, our communities with us into this work. We work to make SRCCON a space where folks can feel able to explore how our selves shape our journalism, and find support from one another. And this year, with a relentless news cycle and threats to our communities and journalism itself, we needed space to acknowledge both the pain and the power we carry with us.

  98. Event Roundup, August 28

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Next week, several journalism organizations band together for the Excellence in Journalism Conference, plus upcoming deadlines.

  99. Tell Us About Your Work in Journalism Tech

    What drives you in this work, helps you build skills, and keeps you in journalism?

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    Journalists spend a lot of time with data, sometimes that data is even about themselves. Last year, over 500 “news nerds”—the developers, designers, editors, data analysts, and product folks who work with tech and journalism every day—told us about their teams, newsrooms, and what would help them in this work. The results helped shape our work at Source and OpenNews, and folks found it so useful that we’ve brought it back as an annual News Nerd Survey.

  100. Event Roundup, August 14

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    DjangoCon US this week, plus a bunch of local meetups next week.

  101. Event Roundup, July 31

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Yay, it’s SRCCON time, plus some upcoming deadlines and other events this week.

  102. Event Roundup, July 24

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    The Asian American Journalists Association’s annual conference comes to Philly this week.

  103. Event Roundup, July 17

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    A quiet week for events means more time to pitch to upcoming conferences and other deadlines.

  104. Event Roundup, July 10

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Heading into a batch of conferences, with some fellowship deadlines to attend ONA.

  105. Event Roundup, June 26

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Some journalism innovation funding deadlines this week, plus an online VR course and local meetups.

  106. Event Roundup, June 19

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Busy week of conferences with IRE, Open Source Bride, and the Latino Media Summit, plus a bunch of upcoming deadlines.

  107. Event Roundup, June 12

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    The massive python for data journalists MOOC and Allied Media Conference kick off this week, plus a bunch of upcoming deadlines.

  108. Event Roundup, June 5

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Meetups this week in Toronto and Seattle, and looking ahead to a bunch of conferences later this month.

  109. Event Roundup, May 15

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    OpenNews and Source are at Write the Docs today, plus ONA in Dublin on Friday.

  110. Event Roundup, May 8

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    ONA meetups this week, plus audio hackathons this weekend.

  111. Event Roundup, May 1

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Pitch to the first-ever WordCamp for Publishers, plus check out a bunch of other upcoming events.

  112. Event Roundup, Apr 24

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    It’s OpenVis Conf time, plus WordCamp for Publishers is looking for your talk ideas.

  113. Event Roundup, Apr 17

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Society for News Design brings its conference to Charlotte, while WordCamp for Publishers is looking for your session ideas.

  114. Event Roundup, Apr 10

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    You have till Thursday to pitch ideas to ONA, and till tomorrow to pitch DjangoCon.

  115. Event Roundup, Apr 3

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Today’s deadline day for Knight Prototype Fund and Matter Seven. You have till Friday to apply to the Data Journalism Awards and pitch to SRCCON!

  116. Event Roundup, Mar 27

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    It’s time to pitch sessions to SRCCON, plus a bunch of meetups this week.

  117. Event Roundup, Mar 20

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    A bunch of meetups this week, plus end of March deadlines approach: get your applications in for ProPublica Data Institute and Open Source Bridge.

  118. Event Roundup, Mar 13

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Tons of local meetups this week, plus deadlines including for our travel scholarship.

  119. Event Roundup, Mar 7

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    It’s the Internet Freedom Festival this week in Spain, plus check out the upcoming deadlines.

  120. Event Roundup, Feb 27

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Yep, this week is NICAR, but that’s not all coming up in March.

  121. Event Roundup, Feb 21

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Meetups and Misinfocon in the week before NICAR.

  122. Event Roundup, Feb 13

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Journalism-code meetups around the world, plus a bunch of upcoming deadlines.

  123. Event Roundup, Jan 30

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Deadlines this week for some major journalism fellowships, plus a bunch of upcoming events.

  124. Event Roundup, Jan 17

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Data journalism training in Berlin, plus a bunch of upcoming meetups around the world.

  125. Event Roundup, Jan 9

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    OpenNews wants to help you get to events, plus meetups later this month.

  126. Event Roundup, Jan 3

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Slow start to the new year for events, but that means more time for fellowship applications.

  127. Event Roundup, Dec 5

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Cleverly named meetup from Journocoders, and a scant few other events and deadlines before the end of the year.

  128. Event Roundup, Nov 28

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Deadlines this week for the JSK fellowship and IFF conference, plus some upcoming events.

  129. Event Roundup, Nov 21

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Session ideas are due soon for the Internet Freedom Festival, plus a bunch of other upcoming grant and fellowship deadlines.

  130. Event Roundup, Nov 14

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Applications for ONA’s Women’s Leadership Accelerator are due tomorrow, plus other events and deadlines.

  131. Event Roundup, Nov 7

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    If you’re not buried in elections work, there area few events this week and upcoming deadlines to check out.

  132. Event Roundup, Oct 17

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    The Mozilla Festival comes to London next week, and this week there will be a Hacks/Hackers London meetup and BBC hackathon.

  133. Event Roundup, Oct 3

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    CUNY J+ has two workshops this week, plus take a look at upcoming deadlines.

  134. Event Roundup, Sept 26

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    INN hosts tech workshop for news leaders, plus meetups around the world.

  135. Event Roundup, Sept 19

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Global Investigative Journalism conference this week, plus a bunch of upcoming deadlines and still time to register for INN’s news leader event next week.

  136. Event Roundup, Sept 13

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    News nerds are back in Denver this week, but for ONA this time. Plus, today is the last day to apply to the Reveal Investigative Fellowship

  137. Event Roundup, Sept 6

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    It’s already time to start looking ahead to NICAR, plus lots of other deadlines and meetups this week.

  138. Event Roundup, Aug 22

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    The Hacks/Hackers Buenos Aires Media Party is this week, plus local meetups in Singapore, New York, and Johannesburg.

  139. Event Roundup, Aug 15

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    The Ponyter-NABJ leadership program application is due today, plus a bunch of upcoming Hacks/Hackers events.

  140. Event Roundup, Aug 9

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Storyology this week in Australia, plus AAJA in Las Vegas and mapping in London.

  141. Event Roundup, Aug 2

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    SRCCON is over, but you can catch a reprise session in NYC today, plus the NABJ/NAHJ conference starts tomorrow.

  142. Event Roundup, July 25

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    It’s SRCCON this week, which means we’ll be in Portland, OR organizing sessions and a bunch of remote participation options.

  143. Event Roundup, June 27

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Two opportunities this week to learn from Knight-Mozilla Fellow Sandhya Sandhya Kambhampati, plus a bunch of upcoming deadlines.

  144. News nerds, what do you need?

    Help shape OpenNews and its work supporting the journalism-code community

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    We’d love to learn more about your experience as part of the journalism-code community through an exciting new survey

  145. Event Roundup, June 20

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Open Source Bridge and Datafest this week plus scholarship and fellowship deadlines coming up soon.

  146. Event Roundup, May 31

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Hack events this weekend in Belgium, Chicago, Miami, and Buenos Aires. Plus, a new travel scholarship program from OpenNews to help you get to all these great events.

  147. Event Roundup, May 16

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    This is the week to enter the SRCCON ticket lottery, and learn about Panama Papers at two Hacks/Hackers events in Germany.

  148. Event Roundup, May 2

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    A bunch of conferences this week, plus a Coral Project hackathon.

  149. Event Roundup, Apr 18

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    The Coral Project hosts its first hackathon, plus SRCCON call for proposals deadline this Wednesday.

  150. Event Roundup, Apr 4

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    The International Journalism Festival kicks off this week, while we’re looking for your pitches for SRCCON this July.

  151. Event Roundup, Mar 21

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    It’s deadline day for submissions to the Knight News Challenge on libraries and the Ford-Mozilla fellowships. Plus, OpenNews wants your code convening pitches, as do many other upcoming events.

  152. Event Roundup, Mar 7

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    NICAR will bring hundreds of news nerds to Denver this week, plus bunch of conferences and fellowships looking for your applications.

  153. Event Roundup, Feb 29

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    A couple events this week plus a ton of conferences looking for your talk proposals.

  154. Event Roundup, Feb 22

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Meetups, proposal deadlines, and the fourth in the Hacks/Hackers Connect series.

  155. Event Roundup, Feb 16

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    It’s a busy week of meetups, plus your last chance to pitch conversations and lightning talks for NICAR.

  156. Event Roundup, Feb 9

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    In gearing up for NICAR, there’s a bunch more ways to participate such as pitching proposals to lightning talks and the conversations track. Plus, events all over the world this month.

  157. Event Roundup, Jan 25

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Ireland welcomes a chapter of ONA, meetups in NYC and Zurich, plus a few deadlines this week.

  158. Event Roundup, Jan 19

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Multiple events in San Francisco this week, plus so many great opportunities just waiting for your application.

  159. Event Roundup, Jan 12

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Meetups this week in Miami, Austria, and Finland, plus lots of upcoming events and deadlines.

  160. Just One Thing: A Year in Review, Part 3

    Appreciation of usefulness and bar-raising at the end of a long, complicated year

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    As we did last year, we’ve asked a couple of dozen people from all around the news-nerd community to tell us about one thing—article, feature, app, tool, or something else entirely—that they loved in 2015. This week, we’re publishing their responses, from interactives to project management software. We hope you find here at least one thing that eases your work, inspires new angles on your stories, and helps carry you through to 2016.

  161. Event Roundup, Dec 14

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    A few last meetups before the end of the year, and plenty of conferences looking for your submissions in 2016.

  162. Event Roundup, Dec 7

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    The annual YAN hackathon in Armenia is happening this weekend, plus lotsa meetups.

  163. Event Roundup, Nov 30

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Tonight, join The Coral Project at Hacks/Hackers New York. Plus, meetups around the world and several conference and fellowship deadlines are fast approaching.

  164. Event Roundup, Nov 23

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Lots of talk proposal deadlines coming up soon, OSCON, OpenVis Conf, Responsible Data Forum, and more.

  165. Event Roundup, Nov 19

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Show and tell this week from the Los Angeles Times Data Desk, plus lots of other meetups.

  166. Event Roundup, Nov 2

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    This week, the Mozilla Festival descends on London. Join us at MozFest or related events.

  167. Event Roundup, Oct 26

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    A bunch of meetups this week, plus applications are now for the Philip Meyer Award for data journalism.

  168. Event Roundup, Oct 19

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    This week Berliner Gazette hosts UNCOMMONS while organizers around Europe begin to prepare for hackathons related to refugees.

  169. Event Roundup, Oct 12

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Meetups in Singapore and Colombia, plus a conference on decentralization in London.

  170. Event Roundup, Oct 5

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    The Global Investigative Journalism Conference comes to Norway this week, plus meetups and trainings around the world.

  171. Event Roundup, Sept 29

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Lots of activity in the Pacific Northwest this week: Open Source and Feelings Conference, engagement conference, and a chance to learn more about The Coral Project.

  172. Event Roundup, Sept 21

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    The Online News Association Conference comes to LA this week, plus newsgames, git, and other meetups around the world.

  173. Event Roundup, Sept 14

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Meetups this week in Venezia, London, New York, Sydney, Montreal, Rochester, and Buenos Aires. Plus, upcoming session and award proposal deadlines.

  174. Event Roundup, Aug 31

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    It’s a great week to work on proposals: MozFest, SNDMakes Austin, and NICAR 2016 have upcoming deadlines.

  175. Event Roundup, Aug 24

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    This week the Hacks/Hackers Buenos Aires Media Party brings hundreds of news nerds to Argentina.

  176. Event Roundup, Aug 17

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    A few meetups this week, plus it’s your last chance to apply to be a 2016 Knight-Mozilla Fellow.

  177. Event Roundup, Aug 10

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    If you’re in Germany, you have a couple chances this week to learn about the Knight-Mozilla Fellowships.

  178. Event Roundup, Aug 3

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Demos at Hacks/Hackers meetups this week in Seattle and next week in New York.

  179. Event Roundup, July 27

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Meetups this week in Austin, Tokyo, NYC, DC, Bogota, Miami, and Montevideo, plus it’s your last chance to pitch to the Hacks/Hackers Buenos Aires Media Party

  180. Event Roundup, July 20

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Chat with OpenNews this week about Knight-Mozilla Fellowships, or apply for the HBCU fellowship to ONA.

  181. Event Roundup, July 13

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Media Factory bootcamps continue this week, with Knight-Mozilla Fellowship alum Sonya Song in Lima.

  182. Event Roundup, June 22

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    It’s time for SRCCON, plus the first Hacks/Hackers Connect, Open Source Bridge, and local meetups.

  183. Event Roundup, June 15

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Engage Local and Allied Media conferences this week, plus the application for the 2016 Knight-Mozilla Fellowship is now open.

  184. Event Roundup, June 8

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Meetups on Thursday in London, Buenos Aires, and Austin, plus one week left to pitch a session to Write the Docs Europe.

  185. Event Roundup, June 1

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Journalism conferences this week in Philadelphia, Halifax, and throughout Spain.

  186. Event Roundup, May 26

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Friday is the deadline to apply to the Online Journalism Awards, plus many meetups and conferences coming up in June.

  187. Event Roundup, May 18

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    This week, journalist coders work on documentation in Portland while Hacks/Hackers in Toronto and Copenhagen tackle security.

  188. Event Roundup, May 11

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    This week you’ll find events about archiving, security, dealing with harassment, mapping, and more.

  189. Event Roundup, Apr 27

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    This week new Hacks/Hackers chapters start in Italy and Germany, and, tickets go on sale for SRCCON.

  190. Event Roundup, Apr 20

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Drones is a popular topic this week at meetups and day-long events.

  191. Event Roundup, Apr 13

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Meetups this week throughout Europe as well as international gatherings in Perugia and Austin.

  192. Event Roundup, Mar 30

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    It’s a slow week for events, so why not spend some time proposing talks to upcoming conferences?

  193. Event Roundup, Mar 23

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    It’s the last day to apply for grants for women journalists, plus lots of meetups and hackathons this week.

  194. Event Roundup, Mar 16

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Meetups this week in Manchester, Portland, Vienna, and Philadelphia, plus Thursday is the deadline to submit idea to the Knight News Challenge: Elections.

  195. Event Roundup, Mar 10

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Meetups this week in Buenos Aires and La Paz, plus a journalism hackathon before SXSW.

  196. Event Roundup, Mar 2

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    This week, hundreds of news nerds will gather in Atlanta for the National Institute of Computer Assisted Reporting’s annual conference.

  197. Event Roundup, Feb 23

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Meetups, trainings, and hackathons around the world this week, plus plenty of opportunities for you to pitch proposals to upcoming events.

  198. Event Roundup, Feb 17

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    A week full of deadlines: SND competition and SNDMakes application, ONA-Poynter Women’s Leadership Academy, and NICAR Lightning Talks voting.

  199. Event Roundup, Feb 2

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Meetups this week in DC and Helsinki, plus a hack day in NYC.

  200. Event Roundup, Jan 20

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Events around the world this week, plus tons of conferences accepting proposals and other upcoming deadlines.

  201. Event Roundup, Jan 5

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Start 2015 off with a talk proposal or apply for a hack curriculum grant.

  202. Event Roundup, Dec 15

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Close out 2015 with a local meetup or check out some upcoming deadlines.

  203. Event Roundup, Dec 8

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    This week are many Hacks/Hackers holiday parties as well as your last chance to vote for the NICAR 15 T-Shirt.

  204. Tracking a Record Run Throughout the Season

    Helping sports fans track whether Dallas Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray will break a record

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    At the beginning of the season, it looked like Dallas Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray might break a record this season. John Hancock explains the interactive the Dallas Morning News put together to track Murray’s progress.

  205. Event Roundup, Nov 17

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Today is the deadline to submit talk ideas to OpenVis Conf and FOSS4G, and later this week a hackathon in Bogotá.

  206. Event Roundup, Nov 9

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Conferences are happening this week in Missouri and Berlin, plus meetups around the US.

  207. Event Roundup, Oct 20

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Events are happening this weekend in West Virginia, Munich, Córdoba, and of course, London for the Mozilla Festival.

  208. Event Roundup, Oct 13

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Events in New York, Bogotá, and London, plus the deadline for the next OpenNews code convening.

  209. Event Roundup, Oct 6

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Hacks/Hackers are meeting up in four countries this week, plus applications are open to participate in a hackathon at Al Jazeera.

  210. Event Roundup, Sept 29

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Conferences in Japan and Mexico, plus meetups in New York and Vienna.

  211. Event Roundup, Sept 22

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Web journalism lovers descend on Chicago this year for the Online News Association annual conference.

  212. Event Roundup, Sept 8

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Hacks/Hackers meeting up in Europe, and geography nerds in Portland, OR this week.

  213. Event Roundup, Sept 2

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Meetups this week and hackathons in Buenos Aires and São Paulo.

  214. Comparing the Net Cost of College

    The Chronicle of Higher Education visualizes a challenge in comparing costs

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    The Chronicle of Higher Education set out to compare net cost of colleges and found an unexpected discrepancy. The team describes the piece they created to help explain the difficulty in comparing net costs.

  215. Event Roundup, Aug 19

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Hacks/Hackers meetups around Latin America and your last chance to pitch a session proposal to the Mozilla Festival.

  216. Event Roundup, August 11

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Journalism conference in DC, Hacks/Hackers meetups around the world, and two scraping events in Latin America.

  217. Event Roundup, August 4

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    It’s a quiet week for journo code events, which makes it the perfect time to work on your Knight-Mozilla Fellowship application.

  218. Event Roundup, July 21

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Yup, this Thursday and Friday is the first conference from OpenNews: SRCCON.

  219. Event Roundup, July 14

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    This week news nerds and data lovers descend on Berlin for the Open Knowledge Festival.

  220. Event Roundup, July 7

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Meetups this week in Hong Kong, Lima, and Denver.

  221. Event Roundup, June 30

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Hacks/Hackers London meetup today and tomorrow kicks off Julython, a month-long event where developers around the world work on pet projects and track their progress and commits.

  222. Event Roundup, June 23

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Open Source Bridge and Investigative Reporters and Editors conferences on the west coast of the U.S. this week, plus Hacks/Hackers round the world.

  223. Event Roundup, June 3

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Follow the money” hackathon this weekend throughout Latin America, and get your SRCCON session proposals in by Friday.

  224. Event Roundup, May 21

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Hacks/Hackers meeting up in Berlin and Lima this week. Deadlines approaching for HacksLabs grants and SRCCON proposals.

  225. Event Roundup, May 5

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Hackathons this weekend in Argentina and Brussels, plus Hacks/Hackers meetups around the world this month.

  226. Event Roundup, Apr 14

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Excited about maps after State of the Map? FOSS4G deadline is April 15, plus Chicas Poderosas comes to Miami this weekend.

  227. Event Roundup, Mar 17

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Hacks/Hackers are meeting up in NYC, London, and Berlin this week. Plus, deadline for submissions for the Knight News Challenge to answer: “How can we strengthen the Internet for free expression and innovation?”

  228. Event Roundup, Mar 10

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Talking open data this weekend in Montevideo, plus lots of Hacks/Hackers events around the world this month.

  229. Event Roundup, Feb 24

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    The NICAR conference is this week, but the news nerd fun doesn’t end there.

  230. Event Roundup, Feb 10

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    This week, vote on NICAR lightning talks, pitch ideas to Tribeca Hacks , and finish up that AP-Google Scholarship application.

  231. Event Roundup, Feb 4

    Upcoming Journalism Code Events and Deadlines

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    Send your NICAR lightning talk proposals now and check out ONA and Hackers/Hackers meetups this week.

  232. Forking Popcorn for a Journalist Audience

    The Team Behind KettleCorn on Their Open Source Process

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    At the Mozilla Festival last fall, a team from the Broadcasting Board of Governors launched KettleCorn, their fork of the Mozilla video-editing tool Popcorn.

  233. Event Roundup, Jan 27

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Fellowship deadlines, conference proposal pitches, and Hacks/Hackers web scraping.

  234. Event Roundup, Jan 21

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Hacks/Hackers meetups around Europe and the U.S. this week, plus, hacking European Parliament data this weekend.

  235. Event Roundup, Jan 6

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    It’s a new year and plenty of events are on the horizon: PDF Liberation Hackathon next weekend and many a Hacks/Hackers and ONA meetup.

  236. Event Roundup, Dec 10

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Start planning your 2014 hack days now. Coming up in January is the PDF Liberation Hackathon.

  237. Event Roundup, Dec 2

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Knight-Mozilla Fellows Sonya Song and Marcos Vanetta will present at events this week and civic hackathons around the world this weekend.

  238. Event Roundup, Nov 25

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    This week, Zurich launches a Hacks/Hackers chapter and Knight-Mozilla Fellow Annabel Church speaks at Hacks/Hackers London.

  239. Event Roundup, Nov 4

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    This week, Boston hosts a data festival and Complicity in Berlin brings hackers and journalists together to discuss collaboration.

  240. Event Roundup, Oct 28

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Mozilla Festival participants descend on Hacks/Hackers London and Berlin this week, while this weekend the Americas Datafest takes on the topic of migration.

  241. Event Roundup, Oct 21

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    This week is the Mozilla Festival where we’re organizing two tracks: journalism and open data, plus, you’ll get to find out who the 2014 Knight-Mozilla Fellows are.

  242. Event Roundup, Oct 15

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    The web journalism world descends on Atlanta this week, where OpenNews will host a party at the local makerspace, Freeside.

  243. Event Roundup, Oct 8

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Investigative journalists gather in Rio de Janeiro this week, while Hacks/Hackers meetups happen in North America and Europe.

  244. Event Roundup, Sept 30

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Radio hackathon this weekend in Santiago, Chile, plus tons of Hacks/Hackers events coming up in October.

  245. Event Roundup, Sept 24

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Hacks/Hackers Mexico City meets tonight and looking ahead to conferences in October.

  246. A few words from Chrys Wu on her new role

    Hacks/Hackers organizer joins the New York Times Developers team

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    This week, Hacks/Hackers co-founder Chrys Wu joined the New York Times Developers team as a Developer Advocate.

  247. Event Roundup, Sept 16

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Tonight, Hacks/Hackers New York City hosts an encryption training, Dublin has its first H/H meetup, and the ONA chapter in Portland talks Twitter and ethics.

  248. Event Roundup, Sept 9

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Chicas Poderosas hits Bogotá this week, with a hackathon on Friday. Hacks/Hackers events in New York and Vienna.

  249. Event Roundup, Sept 3

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Meetup season starts back up in September. Check out upcoming events throughout the U.S. and Europe.

  250. Event Roundup, Aug 26

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    The Hacks/Hackers Buenos Aires Media Party is finally here: news devs from around the world are gathering in Argentina this weekend. Plus, this week is your last chance to submit proposals to the Mozilla Festival.

  251. Event Roundup, Aug 19

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Meetups this week in Boston, Berlin, DC, and San Francisco. Plus intro HTML and CSS training from the Codewithme folks in NYC before the Asian American Journalists Association convention.

  252. Event Roundup, Aug 12

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    This Saturday is the last day to apply to the Knight-Mozilla Fellowship, plus Django hacking with jail data in Chicago.

  253. Event Roundup, Aug 5

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    This week is quiet, which leaves you plenty of time to prepare session proposals for the Hacks/Hackers Buenos Aires Media Party, Mozilla Festival, and PyCon.

  254. Event Roundup, July 29

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Start brainstorming ideas for the Hacks/Hackers Media Party and the Mozilla Festival.

  255. Event Roundup, July 22

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Meetups in DC, London, and Jerusalem on Wednesday. And Friday in New York, we’re holding an info session on the Knight-Mozilla Fellowship.

  256. Event Roundup, July 15

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    This week is the summer OpenStreetMap editathon and a media mega mixer in NYC.

  257. Event Roundup, July 8

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Many summertime meetups are taking happy hour form, but in India on Sunday Hacks/Hackers will host lightning talks on data visualization.

  258. Event Roundup, July 1

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    July is quiet for events, but there are a few great things happening and it’s never too early to apply for the Knight-Mozilla Fellowship.

  259. Event Roundup, June 24

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    This week, open data in Latin America and Hacks/Hackers meetups in London and NYC.

  260. Event Roundup, June 17

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Big week for OpenNews: we opened up applications for 2014 Knight-Mozilla Fellows today and we’re hacking in Boston this weekend. Also this week, hack events in Romania, Chile, and France.

  261. Event Roundup, June 10

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    DataBootCamp in Bolivia this week and municipal data hacking in Johannesburg on Saturday.

  262. Event Roundup, June 3

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Two local ONA chapter meetups this week, and later this June, join Knight-Mozilla OpenNews at MIT.

  263. Creating an API of Veterans Affairs’ data

    Shane Shifflett and Cole Goins talk data and engagement

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    The Center for Investigative Reporting recently released an API of data from the US Department of Veterans Affairs, which it compiled in reporting on a backlog of disability claims.

  264. Event Roundup, May 28

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    This weekend is the National Day of Civic Hacking in cities around the U.S. including an event focused on supporting Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts in Rockaway Beach and one focused on immigration in Chicago.

  265. Event Roundup, May 20

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    The final Editors’ Lab before the Global Editors Network Conference in June and data hacking in Spain this weekend.

  266. The New Yorker Launches Strongbox

    Using Tor to help journalists and sources communicate securely

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    Strongbox uses Tor, and the coding savvy of Aaron Swartz, to help sources communicate more securely with the New Yorker. Its release today inspired a big reaction from the journalism code community.

  267. Event Roundup, May 13

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    This weekend, Code with me comes to Austin and lo-fi hacking in Chile.

  268. Event Roundup, May 6

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Learning about Tor in South Africa, hacking in India, and last chance to pitch your ideas for the Online News Association conference.

  269. Event Roundup, Apr 29

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Harvesting data in Belgium and talking transparency in DC this weekend. Plus, session suggestions for the Online News Association conference due Tuesday.

  270. Event Roundup, Apr 22

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Journalists gather in Italy this week, while Hacks/Hackers chapters hold meetups on balloon mapping and HTML 5, plus a cryptoparty.

  271. Event Roundup, Apr 15

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Events around the world this week: Spain, UK, and around the U.S.(not just the coasts).

  272. Event Roundup, Apr 8

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Today, John Keefe will teach data visualization basics in New Jersey. This week, the Global Editors Network Editors’ Lab heads to Cairo.

  273. Launching the Minnesota Legislative Bill Tracker

    From the team at MinnPost

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    This week, MinnPost launched an effort to track legislation in Minnesota throughout the 2013 session.

  274. Event Roundup, Apr 1

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Applications open this week for Code with me: Portland. Plus, National Conference for Media Reform this weekend.

  275. Event Roundup, Mar 25

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Hacks/Hackers meetups in Rochester, Berlin, and Boston this week. Plus, today is the last day to apply for Grants for Innovation in Development Reporting.

  276. Event Roundup, Mar 18

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    The Knight News Challenge deadline is today Tuesday at 5pm Eastern Daylight Time. (Due to technical difficulties, the deadline has been extended one day.)

  277. Event Roundup, March 11

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    One week left to think of your entry for the Knight News Challenge. Plus, lots of Hacks/Hackers meetups worldwide.

  278. Event Roundup, Mar 4

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    Conference season is gearing up: Last week NICAR, this week SXSW Interactive.

  279. Event Roundup, Feb 25

    Upcoming journalism code events and deadlines

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    This week, the National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting Conference hits Louisville, Kentucky.

  280. Event Roundup, Feb 19

    Upcoming journalism code events

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    Saturday is International Open Data Day, and there may be a hack event near year.

  281. Event Roundup, Feb 11

    Upcoming journalism code events

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    Hacks/Hackers meet this week in Milano and Birmingham. Plus, two news-related iconathons this month.

  282. Event Roundup, Feb 4

    Upcoming journalism code events

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    Get in application gear: Friday is the last day to apply for the AP-Google Scholarship and session proposals for the IRE conference are due in two weeks.

  283. Event Roundup, Jan 28

    Upcoming journalism code events

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    Google Journalism Fellowship deadline is this week. This weekend, learning with Code with me and hacking with the Sunlight Foundation and Digital Democracy.

  284. Event Roundup, Jan 22

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    Meetups in Philadelphia, New York, and Madrid on Thursday and learning and hacking this weekend.

  285. How We Made “For Amusement Only”

    A Q&A with the Verge team

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    In a Q&A; with Source’s Erika Owens, the team behind For Amusement Only explains how it was done.

  286. Event Roundup, Jan 14

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    Lots of opportunities for learning: events in Philadelphia and Vienna as well as fellowship programs taking applications now.

  287. Event Roundup, Jan 7

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    New year and lots of event planning underway. Plus, we’re entering awards entry season: the IRE deadline is this Friday.

  288. Event Roundup, Dec 17

    Upcoming journalism code events

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    The last event roundup of the year. Why not spend break applying for some fellowships or awards competitions?

  289. Anatomy of the “Living Apart” map

    ProPublica investigated segregation in housing. This interactive map shows African American migration 1890-2010.

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    Last month, ProPublica launched the Living Apart series with an investigation into the Fair Housing Act of 1968 and an interactive map showing the migration of African Americans from 1890-2010.

  290. Event Roundup, Dec 10

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    The year’s winding down, but there’s at least one more hackathon.

  291. Event Roundup, Dec 3

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    Immigration hackathon this weekend in Los Angeles and an intro programming training tonight.

  292. Event Roundup, Nov 26

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    Knight Lab and local Hacks/Hackers meetups this week. Two multi-city, international hackathons this weekend as well as a Hurricane Sandy hackathon in New York.

  293. Event Roundup, Nov 19

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    More hacking in London this weekend, and looking ahead: multi-city international hackathons next weekend and a hackathon focused on immigration in early December. Plus, trainings, meetups, and a fellowship deadline.

  294. Event Roundup, Nov 5

    Upcoming journalism code events

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    This weekend is the Mozilla Festival in London. It’s one of many events over the next month.

  295. Event Roundup, Oct 29

    Upcoming journalism code events

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    Upcoming events for news developers online and in Europe, Latin America, and Malaysia.

  296. Event Roundup, Oct 22

    Upcoming journalism code events

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    Upcoming events for news developers in London, Washington, DC, New York, Kuala Lumpur, and eight cities throughout South and Central America.

  297. Sisi Wei on Code with Me

    A cofounder reports back on a workshop for journalist coders

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    An interview with Sisi Wei, co-founder of Code with me, an introductory two-day programming workshop for journalists.

  298. Miso Project

    Making high-quality data visualization faster and easier

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    Miso is an open source toolkit designed to expedite the creation of high-quality interactive storytelling and data visualisation content.

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