Lessons in Teaching Data + Journalism

School's back in! Join us at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 5 for a discussion about teaching data and journalism. We'll talk with instructors Aram Chung (http://aramology.com) (Columbia University), Richard Dunks (http://www.datapolitan.com) (Datapolitan, Pratt Institute), Aurelia Moser (https://twitter.com/auremoser) (CartoDB, The New School), Lam Thuy Vo (http://lamivo.com) (Al Jazeera America, CUNY) and Sisi Wei (https://twitter.com/sisiwei) (ProPublica, NYU) about the things they've learned as practitioners who teach, including pitfalls and happy surprises.

Schedule:

6:30 p.m.: Doors, dinner + socializing

7 p.m.: Panel discussion with Aram Chung, Richard Dunks, Aurelia Moser, Lam Thuy Vo and Sisi Wei.

~8:15 p.m.: Hiring announcements, networking and socializing

To attend Hacks/Hackers NYC's "Lessons in Teaching Data + Journalism (https://www.meetup.com/hacks-hackers-nyc/events/225552899/)," RSVP today ($10, payable in advance) to Hacks/Hackers NYC.

Refund policy: Cancel at least 24 hours before the event (that is, no later than 6:30 p.m. Oct. 4) to receive a full refund. We cannot issue refunds after Oct. 4.

About our panelists:

Aram Chung (http://twitter.com/aramology) is a research fellow at the Brown Institute for Media Innovation and an adjunct at the Columbia Journalism School. She is writing the Hitchhiker's Guide to Newsroom Algorithms, an interactive textbook for computational journalism.

Richard Dunks (http://blog.datapolitan.com/) is a recent graduate of the urban data science program at NYU and an adjunct instructor in the Lede Program at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Richard is the founder of Datapolitan (http://blog.datapolitan.com), a company working with local government agencies and non-profits to build capacity with data analytics and open-source technology.

Aurelia Moser (https://twitter.com/auremoser) is a curious cartographer in Brooklyn New York, building data visualizations and curriculum for CartoDB (https://cartodb.com/) and Girl Develop It (https://www.girldevelopit.com/) NYC. She teaches part-time at Parsons' Journalism+Design Program in a course called Web Coding for Interactive Design (https://github.com/auremoser/web-coding).

Lam Thuy Vo (http://lamivo.com/) is a multiplatform storyteller and interdisciplinary journalist. She’s an interactive editor for Al Jazeera America, where she leads a team of coder-journalists and covers poverty-related stories. She also teaches data journalism and coding skills at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism's Interactive and Social Journalism departments.

Sisi Wei (https://twitter.com/sisiwei) is a developer and journalist at ProPublica, and she's also taught at CUNY, the New School and NYU's Studio 20 program. Sisi spends most of her down time thinking about and playing games.

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