The Brown Institute for Media Innovation, a collaboration between Columbia Journalism School and Stanford University’s School of Engineering, is pleased to announce its COVID-19 Micro-grant recipients. Just ten days ago, we announced the Micro-grant Call for Proposals not knowing what to expect. A week later, we had over 325 proposals from around the globe. Proposals
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2019-20 Magic Grant Profile: Stories as Programs
Among the projects funded as 2019-20 Magic Grants is a novel technology for teaching “computational thinking.” With their grant, Griffin Dietz and Elizabeth Murnane, computer scientists based in Stanford, are producing A Voice Based Interface for Storytelling and Programming in Early Elementary Years — a voice assistant-style application that teaches elementary school students the basics
Rapid Micro-grants for Projects to Inform the Public about COVID-19
[03/18/20 – Thanks to a generous gift, we are now able to offer five grants, each for $5,000. Everything else about the process remains the same — applications are due Friday the 20th and results announced Monday the 23rd.] Recognizing a profound need for accurate information about the COVID-19 virus, the Brown Institute for Media
We are hiring 6 positions to help develop AI-powered tools for local newsrooms!
The Brown Institute for Media Innovation at the Columbia Journalism School is exploring the application of machine learning (ML) and other technologies to support local newsrooms — both advancing their editorial missions as well as creating new business opportunities engaging readers. As is now the hallmark of Brown Institute projects, our approach will be collaborative
Now Accepting Applications for 2020-2021 Magic Grants!
The David and Helen Gurley Brown Institute at Columbia Journalism School and the School of Engineering at Stanford are delighted to announce its 2020-2021 Magic Grant program. Due to the impacts of COVID-19, the proposal deadline has been extended until May 15, 2020! Each year, the Brown Institute awards close to $1M in grants and
Magic Grant “1000 Cut” Featured in The New Yorker
In the December 2019 edition of The New Yorker, Patricia Marx writes about “Taking Virtual Reality for a Test Drive.” Reality being what it is right now, doesn’t an alternative sound tempting? That’s what I was thinking the other day, in my apartment, when I adjusted the Velcro straps on my Oculus Quest, a chunky
Reporting “on” and “with” Twitter
The last session of the Transparency Series took place last Saturday and featured Craig Silverman, BuzzFeed’s media editor. Silverman has an incredible record of reporting on Twitter and social media platforms generally. During the day-long workshop, he shared his strategies for breaking stories down into “actors, content, behavior, and networks.” His investigative routine when looking
“Democracy Fighters” – Coverage in Mexican Media
On the evening of October 9, Alejandra Ibarra Chaoul unveiled her project “Democracy Fighters” at Casa Refugio Citlaltépetl in Mexico City. The launch event was picked up by news outlets in Mexico. Mexico City’s leading daily newspaper, La Jornada, posted a video, featuring an interview with Alejandra. “Defensores de la Democracia reúne el trabajo de
“Democracy Fighters” Opens in Mexico City
On the evening of October 9, the Brown Institute for Media Innovation, the Committee to Protect Journalists, and Article 19 gathered at Casa Refugio Citlaltépetl in Mexico City for the launch of Democracy Fighters, a digital archive that aggregates and preserves the works of journalists killed in Mexico. Since 2000, 111 journalists and media workers have been