Meet previous Magic Grantees! Are you passionate about the role that emerging technologies can play in the future of journalism? Do you have a story that can only be told using technology outside the scope of traditional media? A Brown Institute Magic Grant might be for you! Each year, the Brown Institute awards close to $1M
Brown travels for spring break
Over spring break, the Brown Institute dispersed, giving talks, leading trainings, and participating in labs. It began at NICAR on Friday, March 9, where Mark Hansen co-led a workshop on how to find stories in data through visualization. In collaboration with Alberto Cairo, Olga Pierce and Rachael Tatman, Professor Hansen taught core concepts of a data interview, through
Dean Baquet visits the Stanford Daily as part of his Brown visit
During his visit to the Brown Institute, New York Times Executive Editor Dean Baquet had the opportunity to stop over and speak with the staff of The Stanford Daily. Several Daily staff members also kindly lent a hand in the evening event, assisting with coordinating the crowd. Thanks again to those volunteers who could help
Magic Grant Office Hours Available at Columbia
UPDATE: OFFICE HOURS ARE BOOKED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE GRANT CALL CYCLE. To accommodate additional questions and meetings between applicants and Brown Institute staff, we will be holding open All Staff office hours on Wednesday, April 4 and Friday, April 6 from 1-5pm at Columbia. The Brown Institute at Columbia is hosting office hours starting
‘What Went Wrong?’ Launches
Two years ago, the Brown Institute, in partnership with the Magnum Foundation, supported the project What Went Wrong? for a prototyping phase following Photography Expanded Lab. Led by Peter DiCampo and Joe Wheeler, the project has just launched and we’re excited to share their progress! Our What Went Wrong? reporting project has been live in
Third Magic Grant Info Session added at Stanford
If you didn’t have an opportunity to attend one of the two Magic Grant Info sessions held at Stanford in the last few weeks, you’ll have one more chance. We’ve just added a third session scheduled for Thursday, March 15, at noon in the Brown Institute at Stanford (Gates 174). Please RSVP here. If you
The Brown Institute is Hiring!
The Brown Institute is proud to announce two new positions available on the Columbia University side of the institute. The first position offered is a Research Scholar who will be brought on to conduct their own “creative research” that imagines such new kinds of storytelling, and to support the Institute’s research and grants. This person
Announcing the 2018-19 Magic Grant Call for Proposals
The Brown Institute is excited to announce its 2018-19 Magic Grant Call for Proposals! Since its founding six years ago, the Brown Institute has funded over 40 projects. An open repository for data on the Panamanian government. A hotspot detector for social media feeds, highlighting important stories in a city. A tool to auto-generate rough
Rosalie Yu featured in The Verge
In an in-depth profile on Rosalie Yu, Creative Technologist at the Brown Institute, The Verge highlights A Ritual of Habits, Yu’s latest work. Over the course of two years, Yu cataloged images of everything sweet in her diet, turning sugary confections into digital memories. Sugar is representative of physical and moral decay, but the desserts are