Advancing media innovation & fostering public trust

ABOUT US

Since 2009, Hacks/Hackers has united diverse communities to advance media innovation and foster public trust in the information ecosystem.

We do this by:

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Convening hackathons, ideathons, and workshops that bring together talent from diverse backgrounds, including journalism, technology and academia to ideate and innovate.

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Incubating innovation in media, and by providing resources, mentorship and networking opportunities.

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Scaling the adoption of effective media solutions through comprehensive implementation guides and strategic consulting.

Latest

Major Publishers Lost 23% of Traffic After Blocking AI Bots, Though Smaller Sites May Face Different Tradeoffs

New research documents the complex effects of blocking AI crawlers, with the clearest evidence showing large publishers experienced significant traffic declines

Forget "Google Zero." We need to talk about "People Zero."

2026 predictions, explaining AI paper, journalism jobs and more

Journalism will stop relying on exposure to hold the powerful accountable

Google's New Benchmark Reveals Wide Gaps in AI Factual Accuracy — and Shows Search Tools Help

Technology won't wait for journalism. Neither will we.

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