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Hacks/Hackers is a grassroots journalism organization, founded in 2009, focused on improving journalism on the Internet. It organizes conferences and hackathons, and coordinates small grants to individual projects. As of 2020, it includes over 120 regional groups and thousands of individual journalists ("hacks") and technologists ("hackers") working at the intersection of news and information.

Connect
Hacks/Hackers Connect was a series of events in partnership with Google's News Lab, starting in 2015.

Misinfocon
Misinfocon is a series of workshops and events on targeted misinformation, started in 2017. 1-3 events are held each year around the world, often as part of a larger event, run by independent tech + journalism groups.

Truth & Trust Online
Truth & Trust Online is a conference series focused on how we maintain trust in information online. It has been held annually since 2019, supported by major indusstry partners. https://www.hackshackers.com/resources/truthandtrustonline/

Organization
H/H is based in Dublin, and was founded by Rich Gordon, Aron Pilhofer, Chrys Wu, and Burt Herman. It incorporated as a non-profit in 2014. As of 2021, the Board includes Jennifer 8. Lee and Mariano Blejman.

Regional groups
Major groups include those in Barcelona, Brisbane, Buenos Aires, London, Montreal, SF, Taipei, Zurich.