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Media

Journalism, storytelling, and other forms of interactive media are critical to civic engagement in democracies. Here we track those media and journalism tech projects that directly relate to citizens working to shift power in society.

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Átlátszónet Foundation (Atlatszo)
atlatszo.hu

Átlátszónet Foundation (Atlatszo)

Nonprofit transparency-focused media outlet

Hungary (Magyarország) 🇭🇺
since 2011
Social and financial connections, Watchdogging and transparency, Media
Access to Information Community of Practice, TICTeC 25
Digital Defenders Partnership
digitaldefenders.org

Digital Defenders Partnership

We support Human Rights Defenders facing digital threats and work to strengthen local rapid response networks.

since 2019
Adjacent Fields, Digital security and privacy, Funders & donors
Fairwork
fair.work

Fairwork

The Fairwork Foundation is a project that is working to set and measure standards in the platform economy.

University of Oxford, 1 St Giles', Oxford OX1 3JS, UK
Adjacent Fields, Ethical tech and responsible tech, Fight disinformation
Crosscheck
crosscheck.firstdraftnews.org/france-en

Crosscheck

CrossCheck is a collaborative journalism project that brings together newsrooms across France and beyond to accurately report false and misleading claims.

France 🇫🇷
since 2017
Factchecking, Fight disinformation, Media
DataWrapper
datawrapper.de

DataWrapper

Enrich your stories with charts, maps and tables.

Berlin
Media, Narrative tech, Story tech
The Rules Culture Hacking Toolkit
therules.org/toolkit

The Rules Culture Hacking Toolkit

The Rules have developed a method and toolkit to help social movements bring about narrative and structural change. We call it Culture Hacking.

since 2012
Advocacy tech, Media, Narrative tech
Escape your bubble
chrome.google.com/webstore/unsupported/meplcffeedlignghmjiohclihjffopoi

Escape your bubble

Chrome extension

since 2016
Filter bubble poppers, Media, The Tech
Census Accelerate Video Challenge
accelerate.census.gov/video-challenge

Census Accelerate Video Challenge

Census Accelerate, an initiative within the innovation arm of the U.S. Census Bureau, has launched its first-ever video prize competition to reward the most engaging, impactful and informative videos...

United States of America 🇺🇸
Challenges, Get funding, Help out
census, United States (federal government)
New Jersey Civic Info Bill
njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S2500/2317_I1.HTM

New Jersey Civic Info Bill

Establishes New Jersey Civic Information Consortium; appropriates $20 million from General Fund and $1 million annually thereafter.

New Jersey
since 2018
Civic literacy, Foundational layers, Media
Maldita App
maldita.es/nosotros/maldita-app-descarga-nuestra-nueva-herramienta-para-luchar-contra-la-desinformacion

Maldita App

Maldita.es presenta la primera aplicación móvil capaz de avisarte cuando entras en una web con desinformación // a mobile application to fight against misinformation and promote transparency through t...

Spain (España) 🇪🇸
Fight disinformation, Media, The Tech
Internews
internews.org

Internews

Internews, an international nonprofit organization, empowers people worldwide with the trustworthy, high-quality news and information they need to make informed decisions, participate in their communi...

Internews Network, 15th Street Northwest, Washington, DC
since 1982
Hyperlocal news and citizen media, Media, Media and social media analysis
SoundCloud
soundcloud.com

SoundCloud

Discover, stream, and share a constantly expanding mix of music from emerging and major artists around the world.

Berlin
Media, Narrative tech, Story tech
commercial
Bot Populi
botpopuli.net

Bot Populi

Bot Populi is an alternative media platform dedicated to looking at all things digital from a social justice and Global South perspective. It was founded in 2018 by seven global, digital justice organ...

Media, The Tech, Digital rights
Ngram Viewer
books.google.com/ngrams

Ngram Viewer

Google Books Ngram Viewer

since 2010
Media, Media and social media analysis, The Tech
Get Bad News
getbadnews.com

Get Bad News

A game that puts you in the mindset of propagandists and agents promoting fake news, propaganda and hate-speech to help the user understand how fake news is made and promoted

Fight disinformation, Games and gamification, Media
Macon Money
thegovlab.org/macon-money-a-serious-game-for-civic-engagement

Macon Money

Wilson Center Commons Lab: “In 2011, residents of Macon, Georgia received over $65,000 in free local currency—with a catch."

since 2010
Games and gamification, Media, The Tech
OmaStad Game
omastadi.hel.fi/assemblies/omastadi-materiaalit

OmaStad Game

A card game for making suggestions on participatory budgeting

Helsinki, Finland
Games and gamification, Media, Participatory budgeting
SecureDrop
docs.securedrop.org/en/latest/index.html

SecureDrop

SecureDrop is an open-source whistleblower submission system that media organizations can use to securely accept documents from and communicate with anonymous sources.

since 2013
Adjacent Fields, Digital security and privacy, Media
Center for an Informed Public
ischool.uw.edu/research/center-informed-public

Center for an Informed Public

To resist strategic misinformation, promote an informed society, and strengthen democratic discourse.

The Information School, Mary Gates Hall, Northeast Grant Lane, Seattle, Washington
Fight disinformation, Learn about civic tech, Media
Rasm.io
rasm.io

Rasm.io

رسمیو(لیلاک سابق) موتور جستجوی اشخاص و شرکت‌ها است که بر مبنای آگهی‌های روزنامه رسمی کشور ایجاد شده است. رسمیو با تحلیل روزنامه رسمی کشور و ایجاد خروجی معنادار، دسترسی به اطلاعات شرکت‌های ایرانی را را...

Tehran
Advertising, Media, Media and social media analysis
Wahlprogramquiz
visuals.manifesto-project.wzb.eu/wahlprogrammquiz

Wahlprogramquiz

Welche Partei hat’s gesagt?

Europe
since 2017
Games and gamification, Media, The Tech
iSeeChange
iseechange.org

iSeeChange

Investigate how weather and climate change are impacting our communities and environment.

since 2012
Specific campaigns, Civic data, Crowdsourcing
apps, Climate action
Check My Ads
checkmyads.org

Check My Ads

Take back control of your ads. Keep your brand away from fake news, disinformation, and hate speech. Get an ad check.

Advertising, Fight disinformation, Media
NICAR-L-ESP
ire.org/resources/listservs

NICAR-L-ESP

NICAR expanded the Data Journalism listserv to a Spanish language version

Missouri School of Journalism, Walter Williams Road, Columbia, MO 65211
Media, The Tech, Listservs, forums, and Slacks
BotOrNot
mikewk.shinyapps.io/botornot

BotOrNot

Estimates probability of a twitter account being a bot

since 2014
Media, Media and social media analysis, The Tech
Brandwatch Consumer Research
brandwatch.com/products/consumer-research

Brandwatch Consumer Research

Get consumer fit by accessing data from 100 million sources and over 1.3 trillion individual posts.

48 West 21st Street, New York, NY 10010
Artificial Intelligence, Big listening, Emerging tech
commercial
Video Games Without Borders
vgwb.org

Video Games Without Borders

great games for a great cause

since 2015
Games and gamification, Media, The Tech
Tella
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.hzontal.tella&hl=en

Tella

Tella is a secure documentation app for Android, making it easier and safer to produce verifiable evidence and collect data in challenging environments

Washington, DC
Adjacent Fields, Digital security and privacy, Fight disinformation
apps
Facebook ‘Today In' feature
facebook.com/facebookmedia/blog/bringing-local-news-section-today-in-to-more-us-cities/#more-7057

Facebook ‘Today In' feature

A dedicated section on Facebook that connects people to news and information about their community, called Today In.

Palo Alto
since 2018
Hyperlocal news and citizen media, Media, The Tech
civic features, Facebook
Crowdgauge
crowdgauge.org

Crowdgauge

Gauge the values, priorities, and prefrences of the crowd

Des Moines, Iowa
Engagement tech, Games and gamification, Media
The Disinformation Report
web.archive.org/web/20200405203859/https://www.yonder-ai.com/resources/the-disinformation-report

The Disinformation Report

White paper analysis of the Internet Research Agency’s (IRA) activities to influence US politics

Fight disinformation, Media, Media and social media analysis
reports
Oh My News
ohmynews.com

Oh My News

OhmyNews (Korean: 오마이뉴스) is a South Korean online news website. It was founded by Oh Yeon Ho on 22 February 2000.

South Korea (Republic of) (Hanguk or Namhan) 🇰🇷
since 2000
Hyperlocal news and citizen media, Media, The Tech
The Center for Media Engagement
knightfoundation.org/grants/8233

The Center for Media Engagement

To provide research‐based techniques for engaging digital audiences in commercially viable and democratically beneficial ways.

1918 F Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20052
since 2019
Media, Media and social media analysis
City Bureau Civic Reporting Residency
web.archive.org/web/20210309020129/https://www.citybureau.org/civic-reporting-residency

City Bureau Civic Reporting Residency

A 10-week program for journalists of all levels to learn our community-centered reporting process while covering the South and West Sides

6100 S Blackstone Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Fellowships, Find a job or hire someone, Media
Voice of Kibera
voiceofkibera.org

Voice of Kibera

Voice of Kibera is a citizen reporting platform

Kenya 🇰🇪
since 2010
Hyperlocal news and citizen media, Media
Google Digital News Initiative
newsinitiative.withgoogle.com

Google Digital News Initiative

The Digital News Innovation Fund (DNI Fund) is a European programme that's part of the Google News Initiative, an effort to help journalism thrive in the digital age.

Europe
since 2018
Funders & donors, Get funding, Media
Google
Fact-Checkers Legal Support Initiative
factcheckerlegalsupport.org

Fact-Checkers Legal Support Initiative

To meet this need and help ensure fact-checkers can continue doing their important work, this new initiative will provide legal support including connecting fact-checkers with lawyers, establishing a...

Factchecking, Fight disinformation, Help out
Center for Countering Digital Hate
counterhate.com

Center for Countering Digital Hate

The Center for Countering Digital Hate's primary goal is to disrupt alliances between hate actors and political parties actors in digital spaces.

London
Emerging Tech report orgs, Fight disinformation, Emerging tech
harassment, hate speech
TechAndCheck Newsletter code
github.com/TechAndCheck/tech-and-check-alerts

TechAndCheck Newsletter code

Code to send out a daily tip sheet for fact checkers

Duke University, Durham, NC
Factchecking, Fight disinformation, Media
Capitol Words
noblerate.com/electronics/accessories-parts

Capitol Words

since 2017
Media, Media and social media analysis, The Tech
Bay Area Regional Planner
sites.google.com/site/californiarailmap/bay-area-regional-planner

Bay Area Regional Planner

Where will you zone for more homes? Get ready to negotiate!

since 2015
Games and gamification, Media, The Tech
The Factual
thefactual.com/news

The Factual

The hottest news topics, the most credible stories - across the political spectrum.

San Mateo, California
Fight disinformation, Filter bubble poppers, Media
Vistinomer
vistinomer.mk

Vistinomer

Holds you Accountable! Macedonian fact-checking outlet

North Macedonia (Severna Makedonija) 🇲🇰
Factchecking, Fight disinformation, Media
FactChecker.in
factchecker.in

FactChecker.in

FactChecker.in is India’s first dedicated Fact Check initiative.

India (Bhārat) 🇮🇳
since 2013
Factchecking, Fight disinformation, Media
Digital Rights Monopoly
cchange.xyz/project/digital-rights-monopoly

Digital Rights Monopoly

Digital Rights Monopoly is a game that reflects core digital rights issues affecting youth in marginalized regions, and offers pathways to build a healthier internet in local communities.

Adjacent Fields, Digital security and privacy, Games and gamification
Electome using Twitter firehose
medium.com/mit-media-lab/enter-the-electome-11ed325babcf

Electome using Twitter firehose

What’s the connection between a campaign issue and a vegetable? ProPublica President Richard Tofel reminded us this month. “For too many voters, as every editor in her or his darkest heart knows…

Media, Media and social media analysis, The Tech
X (Twitter)
Venezuela Hasta Los Tuétanos
zello.com/VenezuelaHastaLosTuetanos

Venezuela Hasta Los Tuétanos

Welcome to the ORIGINAL channel of Resistencia, Venezuela Hasta los Tuétanos. It is an information room about the political, social, and economic situation that Venezuela is going through.

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 🇻🇪
since 2019
Engagement tech, Media, Participatory aid
Totem
totem-project.org

Totem

Totem is an online learning platform on using digital security tools and tactics effectively for journalists, activists, and trainers.

since 2016
Media, Digital security and privacy, Civic literacy
trainings
Global Factchecking Summit
poynter.org/news/fifth-global-fact-checking-summit-will-be-held-rome-june-2018

Global Factchecking Summit

In the four years since fact-checkers around the world first gathered in London for the inaugural Global Fact-Checking Summit, a lot has happened

since 2014
Factchecking, Fight disinformation, Media
The Coral Project
coralproject.net

The Coral Project

The Coral Project is an open source project helping publishers of all sizes build better communities around their journalism. Our main tool is Talk.

since 2010
Media, Solutions journalism, The Tech
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