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Disinformation Online: Ethics, Research, and Solutions

Brown Institute at Columbia 2950 Broadway, New York, NY, United States

The Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Center for Leadership and Ethics at Columbia Business School; Brown Institute for Media Innovation at Columbia Journalism School; Technology, Media, and Communications specialization at the School of International and Public Affairs; and Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy at Columbia University are hosting a conference to exchange

A Conversation with Cory Doctorow

The Heyman Center, Second Floor Common Room 74 Morningside Dr, New York, NY, United States

Cory Doctorow will join Dennis Tenen, Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature, in a conversation about science fiction, the changing material conditions of contemporary authorship, copyright, and surveillance.

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Cory Doctorow with Jad Abumrad

Lecture Hall, Pulitzer Hall 2950 Broadway, New York, NY, United States

Beyond “I agree”: A democratic technology, without Big Tech. RSVP at brwn.co/cd-register. The techlash marks the end of complacency over Big Tech: in a single instant, states have gone from being completely blase about the risks of a monopolized digital world run by high-handed CEOs who answer only to their shareholders, to being certain that

Opening Up Research for the Greater Good? Ethics, Privacy, and Data

Brown Institute at Columbia 2950 Broadway, New York, NY, United States

In the current political climate, opening up access to research and research data can be both a moral imperative and a careless decision that puts the lives and livelihood of the most vulnerable at risk. In this panel discussion and roundtable, three scholars will discuss the social and ethical responsibilities of gathering, curating, and sharing

Brown 2018-2019 Speaker Series: Data Visualization at The New York Times

Packard 101, Stanford University 350 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA, United States

New York Times graphics editor Kevin Quealy will join the Brown Institute for Media innovation in conversation about innovations in data visualization and his work at The Upshot, the Times’s

Free Expression in an Age of Surveillance: Measuring the “Chilling Effect”

Brown Institute at Columbia 2950 Broadway, New York, NY, United States

This panel is the second in a series of events examining the role that the First Amendment should play in assessing the lawfulness of government surveillance. The first panel addressed legal doctrine and the skepticism with which courts view the claim that surveillance “chills” free speech. This second panel will assess the chilling effect. Does

Queer & “Here”

Brown Institute at Columbia 2950 Broadway, New York, NY, United States

Queer & "Here" From hookup apps to investigative reporting, community-building to historical archiving, the Internet has transformed queer experience and visibility. What have these changes wrought? What gains? What losses? In a free-wheeling and frank conversation, Zach Stafford, editor-in-chief of the U.S.’s oldest LGBTQ news magazine, The Advocate, and Jack Halberstam, queer scholar and professor

Measuring Crime: Behind the Statistics

Brown Institute at Columbia 2950 Broadway, New York, NY, United States

Abstract: In 1915, the Chicago City Council asked statistician Edith Abbott to report “upon the frequency of murder, assault, burglary, robbery, theft and like crimes in Chicago." Her report, drawing

Brown Institute Welcomes Technology Journalist Kara Swisher

McCaw Hall, Arrillaga Alumni Center 326 Galvez Street, Stanford, CA, United States

Brown welcomes technology journalist Kara Swisher, co-founder of Recode and a contributing writer to The New York Times Opinion Section. She previously wrote for The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal, and served as co-executive editor of All Things Digital.

A Science-Media Meetup for Climate Stories With Impact

Brown Institute at Pulitzer Hall (Journalism School) at Columbia 2950 Broadway, New York, NY, United States

The climate crisis poses a unique challenge to journalism. It touches every part of society, from politics and business to sports and culture, yet in many situations, we barely mention

Lanzamiento de Democracy Fighters

Casa Refugio Citlaltepetl Citlaltépetl 25, Hipódromo Condesa, Ciudad de México, Mexico City, Mexico

El Brown Institute for Media Innovation, el Comité de Protección a Periodistas, Artículo 19, y Casa Refugio Citlaltépetl cordialmente te invitan al lanzamiento de Democracy Fighters, un archivo viviente. Esta

How Charts Lie – A Talk by Alberto Cairo

Lecture Hall, Pulitzer Hall 2950 Broadway, New York, NY, United States

We’ve all heard that a picture is worth a thousand words, but what if we don’t understand what we’re looking at? Charts, infographics, and diagrams are ubiquitous. They are useful