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Event Roundup, Apr 8

By Erika Owens

Posted on April 8, 2013
Today, John Keefe will teach data visualization basics in New Jersey. This week, the Global Editors Network Editors’ Lab heads to Cairo.
Event Roundup, Apr 1

By Erika Owens

Posted on April 1, 2013
Applications open this week for Code with me: Portland. Plus, National Conference for Media Reform this weekend.
Event Roundup, Mar 25

By Erika Owens

Posted on March 25, 2013
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.
Apps + Code + Viz Roundup, March 21

By Erin Kissane

Posted on March 21, 2013
It’s been a fruitful couple of weeks for news apps and people writing about them: this roundup brings a sturdy batch of new features and tools and about twice as many write-ups as usual.
Event Roundup, Mar 18

By Erika Owens

Posted on March 18, 2013
The Knight News Challenge deadline is today Tuesday at 5pm Eastern Daylight Time. (Due to technical difficulties, the deadline has been extended one day.)
Event Roundup, March 11

By Erika Owens

Posted on March 11, 2013
One week left to think of your entry for the Knight News Challenge. Plus, lots of Hacks/Hackers meetups worldwide.
Event Roundup, Mar 4

By Erika Owens

Posted on March 4, 2013
Conference season is gearing up: Last week NICAR, this week SXSW Interactive.
Event Roundup, Feb 25

By Erika Owens

Posted on February 25, 2013
This week, the National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting Conference hits Louisville, Kentucky.
Event Roundup, Feb 19

By Erika Owens

Posted on February 19, 2013
Saturday is International Open Data Day, and there may be a hack event near year.
Event Roundup, Feb 11

By Erika Owens

Posted on February 11, 2013
Hacks/Hackers meet this week in Milano and Birmingham. Plus, two news-related iconathons this month.
Why EveryBlock Mattered to Us

By Erin Kissane

Posted on February 8, 2013
Yesterday morning, EveryBlock announced its sudden closure by its parent company, NBC. The news developer and civic code worlds reacted with intense sadness and a recognition of the advances made possible by EveryBlock and its founders.
Code in Journalism Roundup, February 7th

By Erin Kissane

Posted on February 7, 2013
In the last couple of weeks, we’ve seen new apps, new map releases, and plenty of community projects and conversations. In the US, the NICAR convention is around the corner (see Chrys Wu’s preparatory write-up). Also, just about everyone got hacked.
Event Roundup, Feb 4

By Erika Owens

Posted on February 4, 2013
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.
Event Roundup, Jan 28

By Erika Owens

Posted on January 28, 2013
Google Journalism Fellowship deadline is this week. This weekend, learning with Code with me and hacking with the Sunlight Foundation and Digital Democracy.
Event Roundup, Jan 22

By Erika Owens

Posted on January 22, 2013
Meetups in Philadelphia, New York, and Madrid on Thursday and learning and hacking this weekend.
Code in Journalism Roundup, January 17th

By Erin Kissane

Posted on January 17, 2013
Interactive features, new code, and blog posts dealing with the problems of working with data and code in and around newsrooms.
Event Roundup, Jan 14

By Erika Owens

Posted on January 14, 2013
Lots of opportunities for learning: events in Philadelphia and Vienna as well as fellowship programs taking applications now.
Event Roundup, Jan 7

By Erika Owens

Posted on January 7, 2013
New year and lots of event planning underway. Plus, we’re entering awards entry season: the IRE deadline is this Friday.
2012 in Review: Dan Sinker

By Dan Sinker

Posted on December 31, 2012
Dan Sinker, head of Knight-Mozilla OpenNews, gets a year-in-review post in under the wire.
2012 in Review: Ryan Pitts

By Ryan Pitts

Posted on December 28, 2012
Our own Ryan Pitts on the tools that helped him do better work and the projects and sites that inspired him in 2012.