Like last year, the BCNI un-conference will be running conterminously with a hackathon. This year, the work will be more focused: to help blossom creativity and leverage on-board talent. So, you’re invited to the first Open Gov ‘News’ Hackathon presented by Tropo, which will be dedicated to building tools that help inform communities. Register here, … [Read more…]
News production and technology are sure to continue to converge. It was why running concurrently with BCNI this year, we also organized the Open Gov Hackathon presented by Tropo. “Journalism and coding collide in an explosion of awesome,” as Tropo developer and open gov enthusiast Mark Headd put it. In the Temple TV studio, from … [Read more…]
You already know that we’re organizing an Open Gov Hackathon presented by Tropo during BCNI 2011. As you can see in our FAQs here, the event is part and parcel in our day-long news innovation conversation. Now we’re ready for some details. WHAT: A one-day hacking event bringing together coders, designers, hackers and journalists to … [Read more…]
A big part of journalism innovation in the future lies in data and development. Journalists and developers need to come together. You know that. So do we. That’s why we’re thrilled to announce that, running concurrently with BCNI, we’re hosting our first Open Gov Hackathon presented by Tropo. This further cements BCNI as an anchor … [Read more…]