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HOT LINKS

What we're reading this week

Paola: Artificial intelligence experts are trying to get ahead of "deep fake news" that may mislead voters during the 2020 presidential campaign.

Kay: I'm loving these unique open source typefaces that would be great for a special project or series.

Miranda: An interesting analysis on how robo-journalism could help, rather than replace human journalists.

Ben: Do you like making square-binned county maps of states, but don't like doing the layout by hand? Graham McNeill has made an Observable workbook that lets you play around with different packing algorithms.

Josh: You’ve probably enjoyed aging yourself 40+ years with the hot app of the week, FaceApp. However, it may have a more insidious purpose than just adding a few decades to your photographs. The Washington Post put together a list of 5 questions to ask yourself before installing any app that wants access to your personal information.

Inndy: Sometimes I dream of being a spaceship that holds a civilization. What would it be like, to have generation after generation grow and change within me?

THE LATEST FROM LABS

Our projects, manifest.

We're pleased to announce Largo 0.6.4, the next iteration in Largo's continually-improving support for the Block Editor. Read more about it at this elegantly-handcrafted link!

Our project manager, Miranda Krapf, describes last week's SRCCON as "an incredible, inclusive and inspiring two days of interactive workshops and conversations that remind us why our work with nonprofit journalism is so important, and leaves us inspired to tackle the challenges newsrooms still face."

SHOUT OUTS

Work we admire by our journalism/tech peers

Zine folding instructions by Freedom of the Press, CC-BY 2.0

The Freedom of the Press Foundation has created a free, printable zine on smartphone security!

SRCCON 2019 happened last week, so keep an eye out for all sorts of post-SRCCON recaps and lessons and write-ups. SRCCON even put together a guide for post-conference conversations, which can be used at other conferences too!

Reveal has made a terrific interactive map of the National Park Service's projections for flooding at national parks in future global-warming-fueled hurricanes. Visit 'em now before they're gone.

WHYY has published 40 years of Fresh Air archives, browsable for your listening pleasure.

EVENTS/DEADLINES

Be in the know

August 7-9: WordCamp for Publishers in Columbus, OH.
August 13: WordPress essentials for news publishers: Meet Gutenberg.
August 16: Application deadline to be a part of The Power of Diverse Voices: The Poynter Minority Writers Workshop.
September 10: WordPress essentials for news publishers: Choosing plugins.
Ongoing: The Solutions Journalism Network is offering travel grants to journalists and news organizations based in the Mountain West.

GET A JOB

Good jobs with good people

VT Digger is hiring a data reporter.

The NPR Visuals Team is hiring three contract positions for the 2020 elections.

NPR is hiring a senior director of digital content strategy & audience engagement.

Frontline at WBGH is hiring a senior developer.

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel is hiring a data journalist.

The Pew Research Center is hiring a user experience specialist.

The Library of Congress is looking for project proposals for their Innovator in Residence Program.

Mercer is hiring a journalist in residence/assistance professor of practice.

The Trust Project is hiring a community manager.

OpenNews is hiring a director of programs.

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