HOT LINKS
What we're reading this week
Adam: 58957.
Ben: From MuckRock executive editor JPat Brown, some amusing anecdotes and a whole lot of tips about FOIA.
Gabe: Jackie Lay is an illustrator and designer who’s done fantastic video animations for The Atlantic. She interprets spoken word with humor, grace, and originality. Check out her videos about Caitlyn Jenner, the origin of dogs, and Notorious R.B.G.
Julia: An important question these days: How do we design the news for people who are burned out?
Kay: These drone journalism camps will give you the hands-on experience necessary to pass the FAA exam and also include important sessions on the ethics and law of using drones for journalism.
RC: Creative Commons has released a new search tool to help you find open licensed images from across the web.
Inndy: Cassie the Bipedal Ostrich Bot.
SHOUT OUT
Work we admire by our journalism peers
OpenNews has gone independent.
GET A JOB
Good jobs with good people
INN is hiring a Grant Officer & Writer.
Chalkbeat is hiring an executive editor and a national reporter.
The Tor Project is hiring a Communications Director.
The Texas Tribune is hiring a software engineer.
ProPublica is hiring a web producer, a product developer and a number of other positions.
KPCC is hiring an audience insights and development manager.
The American Press Institute is hiring a reader revenue program manager.
The Pew Research Center is hiring a research analyst on its journalism and media research team.
The Trust Project is hiring a project manager.
The UK Local Data Lab is hiring its first two team members.
The Internet Archive is hiring for a number of positions, including a head of digitization.
If you're looking for general jobs in nonprofit news, the main INN newsletter has dozens of openings every week. Check it out and sign up here to get it in your inbox every Tuesday. Two INN newsletters are better than one!
WE MADE A THING
Our work
This week we launched a Largo-powered redesign for Fresh Energy, a Minnesota nonprofit dedicated to shaping policies for a clean energy economy.
BE OUR GUEST
This week's guest contributor
Katie Methe (@katiemethe) is a technology problem solver, digital strategist and a Senior Team Lead @10up.
I enjoy reading articles from Post Status, which is dedicated to informing WordPress professionals and enthusiasts about the industry. In particular, here's some New Year's Resolutions for WordPress Developers.
You too can be a guest contributor! Read more about that here and shoot us an email at nerds@inn.org if you're interested. We'd love to hear from you.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Listen up!
We’ve made some changes to our Support Process. (Plus, check out our cool new Largo site!)
And in team news, the one-and-only Adam is leaving INN to go be awesome at Mother Jones, and Julia is taking the helm here. Stay tuned for more updates next week – but don’t worry, Nerd Alert is sticking around for good.
SOME OTHER STUFF
Gather ye rosebuds
LISTEN: 99 Red Balloons with Red Balloons.
WATCH: The Birth and Death of JavaScript.
EAT: Caramelized-Honey Brûlée. For now, for Valentine’s day, for always.
DRINK: Lord Nibbler, a Cocktail with IPA syrup, Bourbon, and Campari.
Until next time...
