/ INFRASTRUCTURE_NODE [WARSAW]
HACKS /
HACKERS.
A monthly evening meetup that put journalists and technologists in the same room and asked them to stop talking past each other.
THE_MISSION
STOP TALKING
PAST EACH OTHER.
Warsaw chapter of the global Hacks/Hackers network. Five editions over fourteen months, each built around a single question that the industry kept avoiding. Held at Faktyczny Dom Kultury, drawing reporters, developers, editors, bloggers, and media entrepreneurs.
THE EDITIONS
LOG_ENTRIES [005]Investigative journalism tools + the Panama Papers
A deep dive into the tools that made the largest leak in history possible, featuring the team behind BIQdata.
Media business models — from blogs to national portals
Exploring how journalism pays for itself in an era of shifting attention and platform dominance.
Format changes and community growth
How storytelling adapts to new habits and how to build a loyal audience around niche reporting.
Big data in journalism
Turning raw numbers into narratives. Practical applications of data science in the newsroom.
Platforms, publishers, journalists, creators
The symbiosis question: who owns the audience and how do we survive the platform wars?
SPEAKERS
- Vadim Makarenko (BIQdata, Panama Papers)
- Bianka Mikołajewska (Gazeta Wyborcza)
- Filip Springer (Reporter, Nike Prize finalist)
- Krzysztof Madejski (Koduj dla Polski)
- Joanna Glogaza (Style Digger, Author)
- Anna Toczydłowska (Wirtualna Polska)
- Paulina Górska (Wirtualna Polska)
THE FORMAT
A format built around short presentations + extended open discussion. Practitioners in a room, no panels, no moderators, one concrete topic.
