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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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PesaCheck
pesacheck.org

PesaCheck

PesaCheck is a fact-checking initiative to verify the financial and other statistical numbers quoted by public figures across East Africa, supported by International Budget Partnership, and Code for A...

East Africa
since 2016
Budget explorers, Factchecking, Promise trackers
indigenous
Weather or Not
petlab.parsons.edu/redCrossSite/overviewWON.html

Weather or Not

Weather or Not is a simple game designed to introduce the basics of forecast-based humanitarian decisions.

since 2018
Games and gamification, Media, The Tech
The Institute for Data, Democracy, and Politics
iddp.gwu.edu

The Institute for Data, Democracy, and Politics

To understand digital media’s influence on national dialogue and opinion, and to develop sound solutions to disinformation.

2121 I St NW, Washington, DC 20052
since 2019
Fight disinformation, Media, Peer-reviewed research
ZenCity
zencity.io

ZenCity

Hear from all of your residents and better connect to your community's heartbeat with Zencity, a cross-channel platform that takes civic engagement to the next level

Tel Aviv, Israel
since 2015
Artificial Intelligence, Bureaucracy tech, Emerging tech
city, Sustainable cities and communities
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
icij.org

International Consortium of Investigative Journalists

A U.S.-based nonprofit, we are both a small, resourceful newsroom with our own reporting team, as well as a global network of reporters and media organizations who work together to investigate the mos...

1710 Rhode Island Ave NW, 11th floor Washington DC 20036
since 1997
Meet the others, Peer networks, Socialize online
Impact.jor
web.archive.org/web/20201203145319/https://impacto.jor.br

Impact.jor

O Impacto.Jor é uma iniciativa para medir o impacto do jornalismo na vida das pessoas, através de um software criado para reportar e agregar impactos.

Brazil (Brasil) 🇧🇷
since 2017
Evaluate impact, Media, News to action
Trustable Technology mark
thingscon.org/trustable-technology-mark

Trustable Technology mark

It empowers consumers to make informed decisions & enables companies to prove their connected devices are trustworthy.

10969 Berlin, Germany
Fight disinformation, Media, The Tech
Colombia Check
colombiacheck.com

Colombia Check

Digital, open and colaborative platform in which news and articles are fact-checked and published regularly for maintaining healthy debates and conversations in Colombia.

Colombia 🇨🇴
Factchecking, Fight disinformation, Media
Journalism Funders Forum and Journalism Funders Confidential
journalismfundersforum.com

Journalism Funders Forum and Journalism Funders Confidential

European Foundations And Journalists Working Together To Ensure More Effective And Impactful Funding Of Journalism.

Oranjeplein 106 Maastricht, Netherlands
Funders & donors, Get funding, Learn about civic tech
Spreading the Word
petlab.parsons.edu/redCrossSite/overviewSTW.html

Spreading the Word

Greeley Square Station 4 East 27th Street New York, NY 10001-9998
since 2011
Games and gamification, Media, The Tech
Hate speech: measures and counter-measures
web.archive.org/web/20220201234222/https://www.turing.ac.uk/research/research-projects/hate-speech-measures-and-counter-measures

Hate speech: measures and counter-measures

Measuring, analysing and countering online hate speech with advanced computational methods

96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB, UK
Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Tech Report Projects, Emerging tech
harassment, hate speech, racial equity
Mutante
mutante.org

Mutante

A tool that shows how MPs use Twitter

Bogotà D.C., Carrera 7, Bogota, Colombia
Engagement journalism, Media, Solutions journalism
Swayable
swayable.com

Swayable

Swayable lets political campaigns and brands measure how content changes people’s minds. Campaigns using Swayable increase their impact on opinions by measuring persuasion, breaking down exactly which...

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
since 2017
Media, Media and social media analysis, The Tech
Check
meedan.com/en/check

Check

a platform for collaboratively verifying news in real time

San Francisco
since 2011
Fight disinformation, Media, The Tech
Fort Vancouver
fortvancouvermobilesubrosa.blogspot.com

Fort Vancouver

Mobile storytelling project at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site

since 2012
Games and gamification, Media, The Tech
Cast Your Vote
gamesforchange.org/game/cast-your-vote

Cast Your Vote

Cast Your Vote teaches students how to evaluate what they hear politicians say, and to determine if they think they will keep their word in office.

since 2019
Games and gamification, Media, The Tech
The Revolution of Our Times
the-revolution-of-our-times-i.en.uptodown.com/android/download

The Revolution of Our Times

An Android game that provided users with an immersive role playing experience of the 2019 Hong Kong protests

Hong Kong
Direct action, Games and gamification, Media
RePresent
ctlawhelp.org/en/represent

RePresent

RePresent is a law game that provides self-represented parties in Connecticut with foundational advocacy experience.

Connecticut
Adjacent Fields, Civic literacy, Foundational layers
The Markup
themarkup.org

The Markup

We are a new publication illuminating how powerful institutions are using technology in ways that impact people and society.

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
since 2019
Adjacent Fields, Ethical tech and responsible tech, Learn about civic tech
Drone Journalism Lab Operations Manual
opendronemap.org/webodm

Drone Journalism Lab Operations Manual

The Drone Journalism Lab's Operations Manual is here to help your news organization with using flying robots to report news.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, R Street, Lincoln, NE
since 2011
Drones, Media, Journalism
Digital Sherlocks 360/OS
digitalsherlocks.org/360-os

Digital Sherlocks 360/OS

360/OS brings together journalists, activists, innovators, and leaders from around the world as part of our grassroots digital solidarity movement fighting for objective truth as a foundation of democ...

RoundhouseChalk Farm Rd, Camden Town, London NW1 8EH, UK
since 2019
Conferences, Fight disinformation, In-person meetings
Bad News
getbadnews.com

Bad News

From fake news to chaos! How bad are you? Get as many followers as you can.

Fight disinformation, Games and gamification, Media
The Good News Podcast
thegoodnewspodcast.fm

The Good News Podcast

The Good News Podcast is your daily reminder that not all news is bad, produced by Cards Against Humanity.

since 2017
Media, Solutions journalism, The Tech
Hope
meethope.us

Hope

Hope is the assistant for the resistance. It’s the tool that will help you keep track of the news, and let you know what you can do to have an impact.

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
since 2017
Media, News to action, Solutions journalism
Dr.Message 防詐達人
getdr.com

Dr.Message 防詐達人

which is true and which is false? Pass it to me and know right away! //臉書網頁優惠商品、免費Line貼圖、朋友傳的買一送一好康,到底哪些是真哪個是假?傳給我馬上知道!

Taiwan (T'ai-wan) 🇹🇼
Chat and messaging, Factchecking, Fight disinformation
LINE
Disinformation Lab at Shorenstein Center
shorensteincenter.org/research-initiatives/disinformation

Disinformation Lab at Shorenstein Center

Jobs in higher education. Faculty and administrative positions at colleges and universities. Updated daily. Free to job seekers.

Harvard Kennedy School, John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge, MA
Fight disinformation, Media, The Tech
Civil
civil.co

Civil

Civil is building the new economy for journalism.

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
since 2017
Blockchain, Media, The Tech
Inventario
proyectoinventario.org

Inventario

Datos abiertos y tecnología cívica para Cuba

Cuba 🇨🇺
Media, Watchdogging and transparency, Investigative journalism tech
Decodex
digiday.com/uk/le-monde-identifies-600-unreliable-websites-fake-news-crackdown

Decodex

Le Monde's database of fake news websites

Fight disinformation, Media, The Tech
The Center for Social Media and Politics
knightfoundation.org/grants/8234

The Center for Social Media and Politics

To directly study the impact of social media on politics and to develop new methods and technology tools to analyze the impact of social media on democracy.

70 Washington Square South, New York, NY 10012
since 2019
Learn about civic tech, Media, Media and social media analysis
Source Africa
sourceafrica.net

Source Africa

It is Africa’s premier repository for documents that the public need to help make more informed decisions, or that help civic watchdogs such as the media or social justice NGOs substantiate their repo...

Africa
since 2015
Civic data, Crowdsourcing, Media
free speech
Mapping the News and Information Ecosystem
journalismthatmatters.org/blog/2013/10/16/mapping-the-news-and-information-ecosystem

Mapping the News and Information Ecosystem

A blog post covering ways to map the media ecosystem

Media, The Tech, Network visualizations
NICAR-L
ire.org/resources/listservs

NICAR-L

Missouri School of Journalism, Walter Williams Road, Columbia, MO 65211
since 1994
Media, Meet the others, Socialize online
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