Paper Take Flight is a meetup group about digital magazines, and it provides an opportunity for journalists, designers, developers and product managers to talk about what happens when the habits, content and design from paper and print migrate to the screen. It's a group for exchanging ideas and experiences of creating digital magazines for phones, tablets and computers, and to talk about things we all want to know and improve. This is a new meetup group, the plan is for meetups to be monthly, a …

TheMediaBriefing.com is the premier site for people interested in the future of the media industry. Our community of readers and contributors is what makes the site what it is - and our social gatherings are the ideal way to meet fellow media professionals and enjoy a drink (on us) with new and old friends. Everyone is welcome, but space is limited and preference will go to TheMediaBriefing.com registered users and newsletter subscribers. To sign up go to www.themediabriefing.com/newsletters. Se …

Hacks/Hackers is a global movement where hacks (journalists) and hackers (developers) meet for talks, demos, hackathons and socials. It started in San Francisco and New York in 2009 and there are now 30 meet-up groups across five continents (see the Hacks/Hackers site). The goal of Hacks/Hackers is to create a "network of journalists and technologists who rethink the future of news and information". Hacks/Hackers Brighton launched in September 2011 at the Brighton Digital Festival. Organised by …

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 …