Category Archives: Events
June 3-5 Random Hacks of Kindness #3
via Geeks Without Bounds We’re pleased to announce that GWOBorg is joining forces with Random Hacks of Kindness again to host the RHoK #3 Global Satellite Hackathon taking place at Microsoft’s Redmond campus near Seattle June 4th and 5th, 2011. … Continue reading
SPJ awards – Winners announced!
[CLICK FOR THE LINK TO THE WINNERS FROM THE SPJ REGION 10 BLOG] “The Northwest Excellence in Journalism contest is held annually by Region 10 of SPJ to honor exceptional journalism in Alaska, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana. The contest … Continue reading
Yes! Magazine at the Seattle Green Festival – May 21-22
From Bainbridge Island based Yes! Magazine’s Facebook Event page Green Festival is celebrating what’s working in our communities—for people, business and the environment. The Festival hours are: Saturday, 10am – 7pm Sunday, 11am– 6pm Enjoy more than 125 renowned authors, … Continue reading
OpenGovWest 2011
OpenGovWest took place in Portland over the weekend of May 13-15th. There was a lot of cross pollination amongst the Seattle Journalism scene, as the main organizer of the conference was Sarah Schacht from Knowledge As Power, a Seattle based … Continue reading
Report – Hacks/Hackers Seattle & Knight-Mozilla News Innovation Challenge
Mozilla is best known for Firefox, the open source darling loved by millions which showed us that a browser is more than just a way to load websites, it’s a way to customize your experience of the web itself. Under … Continue reading
Ben Huh – CEO of Cheezburger Network – May 16
Part two of the #NewsNext series brought to us by the Online News Association/Society of Professional Journalists collaboration featured a lively discussion with Cory Bergman (msnbc.com, breakingnews.com, Next Door Media) and Ben Huh (Cheezburger Networks). As the owner of the … Continue reading
May 25 – Seattle Digital Literacy Mixer
More info on the Seattle Digital Literacy Facebook Event Page Time Wednesday, May 25 · 5:30pm – 8:00pm Location Slims Last Chance 5606 1st Ave S Seattle, WA It’s been over a month since we convened at the UW for … Continue reading
Beyond Google: Exploring the Visible and Invisible Web
Where do investigative journalists go to dig up their dirt? How do you rake through all the muck? Alex Johnson, investigative reporter for msnbc.com, and Cheryl Phillips, Data Enterprise Editor at the Seattle Times gave us a guided tour through … Continue reading
TAO of Journalism – The Washington News Council presents their progress
It was at the Journalism That Matters unconference in Washington, DC when the Washington News Council‘s John Hamer realized that the words Transparency, Accountability, Openness spelled TAO and deserve to be displayed proudly by those who demonstrate these basic ethical … Continue reading
ONA + SPJ – What can news organizations learn from startups?
One of the goals at the Seattle Journalism Commons is collaboration. We like to talk about it, and LOVE to see it. Members of the Online News Association and the Society of Professional Journalists have linked up to put on … Continue reading