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Event Roundup, Jan 6

By Erika Owens

Posted on January 6, 2014
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.
2013 Wrap-Up, Part 2

By Erin Kissane

Posted on December 31, 2013
Just before Christmas, we asked you to submit one thing you found helpful or wonderful or excellent this year. Here’s part two of your favorite things—the first half lives here.
2013 Wrap-Up, Part 1

By Erin Kissane

Posted on December 30, 2013
Just before Christmas, we asked you to submit one thing you found helpful or wonderful or excellent this year. The gist where we made the call grew into its own comment ecosystem of awesome links, and we’ve combined those submissions with the ones you emailed and DMed.
Event Roundup, Dec 10

By Erika Owens

Posted on December 10, 2013
Start planning your 2014 hack days now. Coming up in January is the PDF Liberation Hackathon.
Event Roundup, Dec 2

By Erika Owens

Posted on December 2, 2013
Knight-Mozilla Fellows Sonya Song and Marcos Vanetta will present at events this week and civic hackathons around the world this weekend.
Event Roundup, Nov 25

By Erika Owens

Posted on November 25, 2013
This week, Zurich launches a Hacks/Hackers chapter and Knight-Mozilla Fellow Annabel Church speaks at Hacks/Hackers London.
US Elections Roundup, November 2013

By Erin Kissane

Posted on November 7, 2013
A light round of elections were held this week in the US, giving news developers an opportunity to outdo their usual coverage. We’ve rounded up a few highlights.
Event Roundup, Nov 4

By Erika Owens

Posted on November 4, 2013
This week, Boston hosts a data festival and Complicity in Berlin brings hackers and journalists together to discuss collaboration.
Event Roundup, Oct 28

By Erika Owens

Posted on October 28, 2013
Mozilla Festival participants descend on Hacks/Hackers London and Berlin this week, while this weekend the Americas Datafest takes on the topic of migration.
Event Roundup, Oct 21

By Erika Owens

Posted on October 21, 2013
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.
Event Roundup, Oct 15

By Erika Owens

Posted on October 15, 2013
The web journalism world descends on Atlanta this week, where OpenNews will host a party at the local makerspace, Freeside.
Event Roundup, Oct 8

By Erika Owens

Posted on October 8, 2013
Investigative journalists gather in Rio de Janeiro this week, while Hacks/Hackers meetups happen in North America and Europe.
Event Roundup, Sept 30

By Erika Owens

Posted on September 30, 2013
Radio hackathon this weekend in Santiago, Chile, plus tons of Hacks/Hackers events coming up in October.
Event Roundup, Sept 24

By Erika Owens

Posted on September 24, 2013
Hacks/Hackers Mexico City meets tonight and looking ahead to conferences in October.
Event Roundup, Sept 16

By Erika Owens

Posted on September 16, 2013
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.
Event Roundup, Sept 9

By Erika Owens

Posted on September 9, 2013
Chicas Poderosas hits Bogotá this week, with a hackathon on Friday. Hacks/Hackers events in New York and Vienna.
Event Roundup, Sept 3

By Erika Owens

Posted on September 4, 2013
Meetup season starts back up in September. Check out upcoming events throughout the U.S. and Europe.
Event Roundup, Aug 26

By Erika Owens

Posted on August 26, 2013
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.
Event Roundup, Aug 19

By Erika Owens

Posted on August 19, 2013
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.
Event Roundup, Aug 12

By Erika Owens

Posted on August 12, 2013
This Saturday is the last day to apply to the Knight-Mozilla Fellowship, plus Django hacking with jail data in Chicago.