Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING AND CONNECTIONS BETWEEN JOURNALISTS AND TECHNOLOGISTS TO SUPPORT INNOVATION IN JOURNALISM ON A LOCAL AND GLOBAL LEVEL, INCLUDING GIVING SUPPORT TO PROJECTS THAT INNOVOATE IN JOURNALISM.
SEE STATEMENT ATTACHEDTHE MISSION OF HACKS/HACKERS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:A. TO FOSTER, ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, LITERARY, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES OFHACKS/HACKERS;B. PROMOTE PHILANTHROPY IN SUPPORT OF HACKS/HACKERS;C. PROVIDE FIDUCIARY OVERSIGHT AS TO THE INVESTMENT OF ASSETS MANAGED FOR HACKS/HACKERS;D. APPROVE HACKS/HACKERS' ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET;E. CREATE A NETWORK OF JOURNALISTS AND TECHNOLOGISTS WHO RETHINK THE FUTURE OF NEWS AND INFORMATION AND SPREADKNOWLEDGE, INFORMATION AND IDEAS TO THAT NETWORK;F. CREATE A DIGITAL COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WHO SEEK TO INSPIRE EACH OTHER, SHARE INFORMATION, AND COLLAHORATE TOINVENT THE FUTURE OF MEDIA AND JOURNALISM.G. ENGAGE IN AND CARRY ON ANY OTHER ACTIVITY IN ANY MANNER CONNECTED WITH OR INCIDENTAL TO, OR CALCULATED TOPROMOTE, ASSIST, AID, OR ACCOMPLISH ANY OF THE AFORESAID PURPOSES.
NEWSQ: NEWSQ IS AN INITIATIVE OF THE TOW-KNIGHT CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNALISM AT THE CRAIG NEWMARK GRADUATE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND SUPPORTED BY HACKS/HACKERS. NEWSQ SEEKS TO ELEVATE QUALITY JOURNALISM WHEN ALGORITHMS RANK AND RECOMMEND NEWS ARTICLES ONLINE. WE APPROACH THIS PROBLEM BY ENGAGING IN DESIGN THINKING ACTIVITIES IN COLLABORATION WITH TECHNOLOGY, JOURNALISM, ACADEMIA AND OTHER COMMUNITIES. THROUGH OUR PARTICIPATORY APPROACH, WE HOPE TO PROMOTE CONSTRUCTIVE STEPS TOWARDS SOLUTIONS THAT DRIVE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TOWARDS QUALITY NEWS AND AWAY FROM DISINFORMATION, AND MISINFORMATION.
MISINFORMATION WORK: HACKS/HACKERS IS ONE OF THE LEADING CONVENERS AROUND MISINFORMATION WORK IN THE WORLD - CO-FOUNDING THE CREDIBILITY COALITION, MISINFOCON AND CREDCON, ALL INTERDISCIPLINARY ACTIVITIES THAT DRAW TOGETHER A WORLDWIDE NETWORK TO COMBAT MISINFORMATION BOTH PHYSICALLY AND VIRTUALLY. HACKS/HACKERS AND THE CREDIBILITY COALITION HAVE REGULARLY HELD 150-PERSON CREDCON AND MISINFOCON EVENTS IN CITIES AROUND THE WORLD, INCLUDING LONDON, KYIV, AUSTIN, TEXAS, WASHINGTON, D.C., CAMBRIDGE, AND SCOTLAND. SPONSORS AND PARTNERS HAVE INCLUDED FACEBOOK, MICROSOFT, MOZILLA, THE KNIGHT FOUNDATION, IREX, CRAIG NEWMARK, THE JSK FELLOWSHIP AT STANFORD, THE WIKIPEDIAN COMMUNITY AND THE NIEMAN FOUNDATION. HACKS/HACKERS EVENTS ARE DIVERSE, GRASSROOTS, OPEN CONFERENCES THAT WELCOME ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE.
LOCAL EVENTS: HACKS/HACKERS HOLDS EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD RANGING FROM PANELS, TALKS, AND "PUB NIGHTS" TO MORE ELABORATE ALL-DAY CONFERENCES AND HACKATHONS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Jennifer Lee | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| Rich Gordon | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Burt Herman | PRESIDENT, TREASURER, DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
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