Like other epidemics, Ebola creates panic, dangerous rumors and unverified facts. Journalists must be prepared, yet unfortunately they often lack the necessary resources and tools that match the responsibility to inform local communities. Global Editors Networks's #HackAgainstEbola on January 14 and 15. Other supporters include Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), Union for Francophone Press (UPF) , and Code for Africa . Follow the two-day event through GEN's live blog and the hashtag #HackAgainstEbola. three part series . Nigeria's Pan-Atlantic University , Ghana's PenPlusBytes and South Africa's 24.com hosted previous Ebola hack days.Google-supported hack events in newsrooms around the world for the past few years, bringing journalists and coders closer together to explore new ways of creating and presenting the news. World-renowned media organizations including The New York Times, The Guardian, El Pais and Le Parisien have hosted hack days on different themes.Posted by Simon Morrison, Public Policy and Government Affairs Manager, London
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