Hacks/Hackers #41 – OpenNews, Journalism start-ups, Datenguide

Join us at a new venue for this months meetup at "The Place Berlin" (thanks Marco!)

Hacks/Hackers is a space to talk about the intersection between technology and journalism. Come and join us!

SPEAKERS:

Erika Owens - OpenNews and the News Nerd Survey
https://twitter.com/erika_owens

Technologists in newsrooms lead change not only in regard to tech, but also in pushing for inclusive, collaborative cultures in news organizations. Erika will share about the work of OpenNews, which supports the innovative efforts of the community working at the intersection of journalism and technology around the world. She will share findings from the News Nerd Survey and insights about roles, learning, newsroom culture change, and career development.

---

Marco Herzog - Start-ups and Journalism
https://twitter.com/marcoherzzog

Marco Herzog is an engineer and CEO and Product Manager at Nuzzera, an aggregate news platform for freelance journalists, and established orgs. He has been a member of the startup scene for more than eight years now. Previously he had the chance to support several startups in their growth phase working as a product manager at the Berlin-based Incubator Project A Ventures.

---

Simon Jockers - Datenguide
https://twitter.com/sjockers

Simon Jockers is a freelance developer who works on data journalism and civic tech projects. He is also the co-founder of Datenguide, an open data initiative that aims at helping journalists understand and use German public statistics, which includes census data and other information that is collected by statistics offices across the country. In his talk, Simon will present the work they do with Datenguide and discuss what they have learned from working with public statistics over the past few months.

---

As always, if you can help us find speakers, hosts or have a burning desire for a specific topic to be covered please contact us.

Kind regards,
Hacks/Hackers organising team.