Meet us at Hacking Journalism in New York City
We in Sourcefabric attend and actively participate in quite a few events throughout the year, be it speaking or leading workshops connected to innovations, technologies and of course, journalism. Last year we attended a number of exciting events such as: MozFest 2014, Frankfurt Book Fair, Highway Africa, and my very favourite one: Media Party in Buenos Aires.
This year won’t be different. 2015 is only beginning, but I’m already in New York City and eager to take part in the Hacking Journalism event taking place this weekend. Organized in cooperation with Condé Nast, embed.ly, Future of News and Hacks/Hackers, its aim is to bring together journalists, developers, and designers to build prototypes exploring possibilities in news media.
Embedly was an API partner at the Media Hack Day in Berlin last spring, which was the company’s very first journalism hackathon. That hackathon's mission was to reengineer content for the mobile age. These are the winning projects.
At Hacking Journalism, we'll work together to create new products, tools, and experiences that leverage the medium of video on the internet. The participants have already been divided into small teams based on their skill sets, and I’m looking forward to meeting my team members.
It wouldn’t be a proper hackathon if it was only hard work and no fun. And this is where you usually say to yourself, 'wait, what? Hackathons are fun? They definitely can be. The teamwork and camaraderie, plus a beer or two at the end, make it all worthwhile. So if you find yourself in the NYC area, join us at an evening mixer: The Video Party on Saturday at the Living Room Bar, which is open to the public (RSVP here). I'd be glad to meet you.
Watch our blog for more updates on similar events, follow my Twitter handle @dougiegyro, or just send me a good old-fashioned email. I’d love to hear from you and hopefully see you at another interesting event.