The worlds of hackers and journalists are coming together as reporting goes digital and Internet companies become media empires. Journalists call themselves "hacks," someone who can churn out words in any situation. Hackers use the digital equivalent of duct tape to whip out code. Hacker-journalists try and bridge the two worlds. This group is to bring all these people together -- those who are working to help people make sense of their world. It's for hackers exploring technologies to filter …

Meetup with other local professionals who are interested in the Online News Association (ONA). Gather with writers, editors, photographers, producers, and all with an interest in the production of news for digital presentation. For more information or to become a member, check out http://www.journalists.org

Twin Cities (Minneapolis and St Paul and surrounding area in Minnesota) Visualization group, focusing on visually telling stories (data visualization with computer technology). The group arose out of the desire of a handful people that wanted to discuss data visualization across sectors, such as non-profits, journalism, museums, academia, and the private sector. We welcome everyone, but mostly likely you do work with data visualization technologies, work closely with people that do, or are just …