DW Research and Cooperation Projects is teaming up with BBC News Labs to organize a hackathon in the scope of DW’s upcoming annual Global Media Forum (GMF).

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Q: Why is it currently so cumbersome to work with company data?
A: The European data landscape for company registries is highly fragmented and heterogenous. Getting data – especially across borders – is usually expensive, time consuming and error-prone.

euBusinessGraph, an ambitious new EU project, is trying to change the status quo.

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Short and sweet: Five links that lead to novel views about media, tech and innovation.

1.	With everybody talking about “First Look Media” and “The Intercept” you might wonder who’s behind it. Uncover the team around Pierre Omidyar and Glenn Greenwald. via journalism.co.uk
2.	How the future internet will drive innovation in Europe. Meet the influencers of technology & innovation at the 1st European Conference on the Future Internet.
3.	How to separate fakes from facts in the online world? Learn how to verify User Generated Content via EJC’s newly published verification handbook. If interested please follow our new project Reveal (via website or twitter) and get your weekly updates on Social Media verification.
4.	Improve your data visualization skills by learning from good examples. Or get in contact with people who can help you do it. via eagereyes.org
5.	Even in times of multimedia storytelling, content is still king! Check out the New York Times low tech but compelling multimedia special “Fourth” on what it is like to just have missed an Olympic medal.