HackThePress 2019

News is broken.

The current system of  monetisation (advertising) dis-incentivises good quality journalism in favour of clickbait and sensationalism.

News organisations have historically existed to solve distribution (printing  presses) and monetisation/marketing (town criers) problems, these are  problems the internet has solved in a much more scalable way.

It’s time Journalism, and by extension society, got a new model - one that uses technology to make high quality journalism sustainable again.

Join us at the HackThePress Hackathon on 14-15th September and help build the future of digital journalism.

For more information, see https://hackthepress.org/2019-hackathon/

Slack workspace: https://bit.ly/HTPSlack

What is a "Hackathon"?

If you're new to Hackathons, take a look at this: https://hackathon.guide/

Who can come?

Everyone is welcome, as long as they follow our code-of-conduct and have signed up on Eventbrite.
Beginners are welcome! Attendees have a huge range of skill-sets, so you'll have no problem finding someone to learn from.

Themes

• Production - help journalists create great content more efficiently
• Consumption - help readers know the quality, biases, and reputation of content
• Publishing - help journalists use new mediums to get their message across

Judging Criterion

The judges are looking for end-to-end prototypes/demos, so focus on building a really minimal, but actually working prototype.

Aims

After the hackathon, projects will have active mentorship and help with developing their prototypes further. We want to help you make positive and lasting changes in the media/press industry and will do everything we can help you turn your prototypes into sustainable businesses.

Mentors

We have experts from three different fields (developers, journalists, researchers) to help you improve and build your ideas.
Scroll down to see who they are...

Location & Agenda

We will be hosted by the amazing Newspeak House in London from 14th-15th September 2019

Saturday 14th

08:30 | Registration & Breakfast
09:30 | Introduction
10:00 | Idea Pitches and Team Formation
10:30  | Start Hacking!
12:00  | Lunch
13:00  | Hacking Continues...

Sunday

08:30  | Hacking Continues...
12:00  | Lunch
14:00  | Submissions Final Call
14:30  | Demos
 ⏰❓  | Winners Announcement & Pub

Code of Conduct

For the detailed code of conduct: https://hackcodeofconduct.org/
TL;DR: Be nice

For more information, see https://hackthepress.org/2019-hackathon/

Sponsors

Our amazing sponsors include:

• Newspeak House
• Glitch.Digital
• Kiwix
• OpenZim

Contact

Get in touch with contact@hackthepress.org