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September 2017
Brown Institute/Tow Center Welcome Mixer
Join the Brown Institute and Tow Center researchers and staff to learn more about the various opportunities and offerings afforded to students during their time at the Journalism School as well as upon graduation.
Find out more »January 2018
Magic Grant Information Session & Mixer (Columbia)
Are you passionate about the role that emerging technologies can play in the future of media? 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. Established in 2012 as a collaboration between Columbia University’s Journalism School and Stanford’s School of Engineering, Brown Institute Magic Grants seed innovation in the changing media landscape. Magic Grants provide year-long funding awards of up to $150,000…
Find out more »February 2018
Magic Grant Information Session & Mixer (Columbia)
Are you passionate about the role that emerging technologies can play in the future of media? 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. Established in 2012 as a collaboration between Columbia University’s Journalism School and Stanford’s School of Engineering, Brown Institute Magic Grants seed innovation in the changing media landscape. Magic Grants provide year-long funding awards of up to $150,000…
Find out more »March 2018
Magic Grant Information Session & Mixer (Columbia)
Are you passionate about the role that emerging technologies can play in the future of media? 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. Established in 2012 as a collaboration between Columbia University’s Journalism School and Stanford’s School of Engineering, Brown Institute Magic Grants seed innovation in the changing media landscape. Magic Grants provide year-long funding awards of up to $150,000 ($300,000 for teams with members of…
Find out more »October 2018
2018 Brown Institute Showcase
Maneesh Agrawala and Mark Hansen cordially invite you to the Brown Institute for Media Innovation 2018 Showcase! Join us for a reception and exhibition of our 2017-2018 projects. October 5, 2018 - 5:00pm at the Brown Institute at Stanford University Descriptions of the projects can be seen below. The event will take place on the lawn adjacent to the Brown Institute, located in the inner courtyard of the Gates Building (353 Serra Mall) at Stanford University. The closest parking structures…
Find out more »September 2019
Brown Institute and Tow Center Welcome Mixer
The Brown Institute and Tow Center serve as a digital hub at the school, researching and building the future of journalism. Join us in the Brown Institute to meet with researchers and staff from both organizations, and learn more about the various opportunities and offerings afforded to students during their time at the Journalism School as well as upon graduation. Nibbles and drinks will be provided.
Find out more »A Science-Media Meetup for Climate Stories With Impact
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 it. Journalists can help to change this. There is a climate story for every beat: Facebook’s new server farms are being built in the Arctic, not the desert, as the company anticipates rising temperatures; Wine regions are shifting around the world; Qualifying events for the Tokyo Olympics this summer were…
Find out more »October 2019
Lanzamiento de Democracy Fighters
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 plataforma es un archivo digital que agrega y conserva los trabajos de los periodistas asesinados en México. Desde el año 2000, han sido asesinados 111 periodistas y trabajadores de medios, convirtiendo a México en uno de los países más letales para ejercer el periodismo, según el Comité de Protección a…
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2019 Brown Institute Annual Showcase
Mark Hansen and Maneesh Agrawala cordially invite you to the Brown Institute for Media Innovation 2019 Showcase! Join us for a reception and exhibition of our 2018-2019 projects. October 17, 2019 - 6:00pm at the Brown Institute at Columbia University Descriptions of the projects can be seen below. The event will take place in the Brown Institute, located in Pulitzer Hall (2950 Broadway) at Columbia University. Artistic Vision. The crucial footage for breaking news reports often comes from eye witnesses,…
Find out more »October 2020
2020 Brown Institute Showcase
Join the Event! The event features a unique mix of journalists and technologists, all funded through the 2019-20 Magic Grant program — this is their moment to show off a year’s worth of work. The event will take place on a unique virtual platform allowing visitors to mingle with directors and staff, and meet individually with grantees while they demo their projects. The projects this year are incredibly strong. Each one addresses an important contemporary question, be it political, cultural…
Find out more »October 2021
2021 Magic Grant Showcase
Join us for a virtual reception starting at 7:00 pm EDT (4:00 pm PDT) on October 14, 2021 to be held in a special space hosted by ohyay.co and designed by the Brown Institute. The event features a unique mix of journalists and technologists, all funded through the 2020-21 Magic Grant program. The projects this year are incredibly strong. One team has built an audio storytelling platform that uses geolocation to connect participants to stories of people, places, and things that they walk by.…
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