Using data to improve transparency in law in Argentina, Knight Fellows represent ICFJ at the third International Open Data Conference and more in this week’s roundup.

Creating more transparency in the Argentine legal system

Miguel Paz, recent ICFJ Knight Fellow, worked alongside Chequeado to launch Justiciapedia, based on his Poderopedia platform. Justiciapedia is an Argentine site aimed at shining a light on the links between judges, prosecutors and lawyers. Read more here.

International Open Data Conference in Ottawa

The ICFJ Knight Fellowships were well represented at the third International Open Data Conference, May 28-29 in Ottawa, Canada. Juan Manuel Casanueva was on a Data + Media and Culture panel. Justin Arenstein was on a Mapping the Opportunities and Challenges of Civic Tech Communities panel. Friedrich Lindenberg created buzz online about the common fallacies of data standardization projects.

How does Cape Town spend its money?

The Cape Town Budget Project, a collaborative website by Code for South Africa (which was launched with support from Justin Arenstein’s African News Innovation Challenge) and South African non-profit Ndifuna Ukwazi, created an easily accessible way for citizens to know and understand where their money is being spent.

Webinar on successful digital media endeavors

Mariano Blejman, ICFJ Knight Fellow, is hosting an hour-long webinar for journalists supported by the Dow Jones Foundation that will share successful examples of digital media endeavors and discuss the differences between the media in Latin America and the United States. The discussion will be held in Spanish and begin at 1 p.m. EDT / 2 p.m. ART on June 4, 2015. The webinar will be hosted through Google+ Hangout here.

Entrepreneurs interested in applying to the digital news media accelerator Media Factory can also gain insight from Blejman on how to complete a successful application. Media Factory invests US$75,000 in each company and works with the founders to improve content distribution, audience engagement and find revenue streams. The next program will start in September 2015, and applications are due Aug. 2, 2015.

What else the fellows have been up to

• ICFJ Knight Fellow Jorge Luis Sierra was featured in The Huffington Post, as part of its The Next Ten crowdfunding campaign: “How Technology Helps Journalists Protect Themselves.”

• Earlier this month, Code4SA and GovHackSA hosted a Data Quest. The event raised awareness about the Cape Town Open Data Portal and prototyped new data projects. Regional Economic Performance wrote this post about the event’s success.

• Are you a reporter for an Africa-based media organization? Click here to learn more about Africa Check’s 2015 African Fact-Checking Awards and submit your work by Aug. 31.

This post is also published on IJNet, which is produced by ICFJ. Main image credit: Justiciapedia screen grab.