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SUMMARY:Data Visualization Workshop with The Pudding
DESCRIPTION:Graphical (or pictorial) presentations of data have become an almost essential part of journalistic practice. Data visualization helps us see patterns in data and is an important tool for finding stories. Over the past decade\, major outlets including The New York Times\, Washington Post\, and Reuters are publishing data visualizations that push the idea of storytelling\, creating new data-driven ways to inform and entertain. Alongside these graphics are newsrooms based entirely on data visualization\, including the Kontinentalist and The Pudding. \nIn this day-long workshop co-sponsored by the Brown Institute and Barnard Vagelos Computational Science Center\, members of The Pudding will immerse participants in their tried-and-true design process\, segmented into four stages: story\, data\, design\, and development. The session will begin with Story\, a throughline that should resonate with all participants of the program. As we’ve all experienced\, the strongest visualizations are those with equally strong narratives. Diving deeper\, students will be introduced to the realm of Data. Using curated datasets around key topics\, students will seek to uncover the nuances of integrating specific\, meaningful data with their narratives. The emphasis then shifts to the visual canvas\, focusing on the core elements of Design. The goal is to ensure that every story is captivating both visually and narratively. And culminating the day is a glimpse into Development. While the intricacies of programming might remain in the backdrop\, attendees will understand and appreciate the development scaffolding that turns their narratives and designs into dynamic interactive features. \nApply to Attend \nThis workshop will only be able to accommodate 24 students. Applications are due by 12pm on Wednesday\, October 25. Notices will be sent out on Friday\, October 27. \n\nAbout the Presenters \nCaitlyn Ralph is the Studio Director at The Pudding’s in-house data journalism agency called Polygraph\, where we do the same type of visual storytelling work with the same team for different brands and organizations. Her BA is in Computer Science\, her MS is in Data Viz\, and her prior professional experience is in magazine journalism. She spends her working days explaining this practice as clearly as possible to clients with varying backgrounds\, managing projects and the team\, and crafting future strategy for both Polygraph and its sister publication The Pudding. She spends her non-working days running\, taking film pictures\, and on a K-pop group called Stray Kids. \nAlvin Chang is an assistant professor of Journalism and Design at the New School. He’s a data and visual journalist who has worked in several newsrooms\, most recently as Head of Visuals and Data at Guardian US. His work as a journalist often combines deep reporting with data analysis to help readers clearly understand the world around them. His stories often show how small decisions accrue into invisible problems like discrimination\, segregation\, and ultimately dehumanization. And he makes those things visible using data viz\, interactives\, cartoons\, and videos.
URL:https://brown.columbia.edu/event/data-visualization-workshop-with-the-pudding/
LOCATION:Brown Institute at Columbia\, 2950 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10027\, United States
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SUMMARY:Generative AI Dine + Design
DESCRIPTION:In the last year\, new generative AI platforms have made headlines. Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT\, Bard\, LLaMA and claude have been compared on their abilities to perform\n \n\n\nknowledge and reasoning tasks (answering questions\, solving problems with external tools)\,\nlanguage manipulation (generating summaries\, translating text\, “reversioning” stories)\, and\ncommon data analyses (structuring data\, tagging and clustering data\, writing and fixing code).\n\nUnlike AI applications of the past\, these platforms performed these tasks reasonably well “out of the box\,” without a lot of extra training. This means prototyping a new AI task can be as simple as typing a prompt into ChatGPT. \nDo you have a computing idea you would like to try\, perhaps related to some data you’re looking at? Or some documents or a web site? Do you have an idea to engage audiences around some AI application? What about tools for local newsrooms? \nThe second Wednesday of every month\, join us at the Brown Institute from 6-9pm for a dine-and-design event — open time to explore\, to ask questions\, to socialize with other students and practicing journalists\, all interested in generative AI. A light dinner will be served. \nWe’ll talk about good design approaches\, and about the strengths and weaknesses of these models. What works and what doesn’t? How do we make sure the platform is performing as we expect? What are the ethical concerns? \nA light dinner will be served and perhaps a 10-minute presentation will kick off the evening with an inspiring example. \nStudents with all technical backgrounds are welcome. Come\, build!
URL:https://brown.columbia.edu/event/generative-ai-dine-design-3/
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SUMMARY:News Products and Entrepreneurship Weekend!
DESCRIPTION:Register to attend! \nJoin the Brown Institute for a unique opportunity to learn about the latest trends in news product development! Our weekend-long event\, taking place November 11 and 12\, is led by industry leaders Dalit Shalom\, Lead Product Designer at the New York Times\, and Justin Hendrix\, CEO and Editor of Tech Policy Press. \nBackground\n\nThe Brown Institute’s mission is to push the boundaries of storytelling\, and this event is a perfect opportunity to do just that. By participating\, you’ll work in teams to develop ideas that can be proposed to both the  Magic Grant program and the Brown Institute Venture Competition\, two funding opportunities offered by the institute. The Magic Grant program awards teams between $10k – $150k to pursue project work for up to a year. The Venture Competition has cash prizes and a paid fellowship to attend Brown’s Summer Entrepreneurship Program.\n\nApply now and be part of a unique learning experience!\nSaturday: News Products\, led by Dalit Shalom\, Lead Product Designer at the New York Times \nThis news product sprint is open to journalism\, data science\, and computer science students\, and will provide hands-on training in the creation of innovative news products. Through interactive lectures and lab sessions\, you will learn about the key concepts and practices of product development\, design\, engineering\, and business. You will work in teams to iterate\, prototype\, and pitch products that engage and retain audiences and tell stories in new ways! \nSunday: Venture Clinic\, led by Justin Hendrix\, CEO and Editor of Tech Policy Press \nAre you considering a new journalism or media venture? How do you go from an idea about a service\, technical solution\, or other product concept to evaluating its potential to be sustainable as a business? What quick tests can you run to identify and interrogate your core assumptions? This session will offer a mix of instruction and exercises for those thinking about how to build a new venture\, with special consideration given to the complexities and challenges of doing so with projects related to journalism and media in today’s market environment.\n\nPresenter Bios\n\nDalit Shalom. Dalit’s work lives at the heart of editorial\, research\, ideation and prototyping\, and she believes in design as a vehicle for helping people understand and navigate complexities. In her current role\, she leads teams that focus on Community\, AI\, and Trust and Credibility\, interfacing with multiple desks and teams across the newsroom and working closely with the Masthead to define key moments to help clarify The Times’ journalism to readers. Previously\, Dalit’s work included consulting and bringing projects to life for NASA\, This American Life and The New York Public Library\, to name a few. She holds a BDes from Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem\, and a Master’s degree from the Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) at NYU. Dalit teaches design thinking classes at NYU and at the Columbia School of Journalism.\n\nJustin Hendrix. Justin Hendrix is CEO and Editor of Tech Policy Press\, a new nonprofit media venture concerned with the intersection of technology and democracy. Previously\, he was Executive Director of NYC Media Lab. He spent over a decade at The Economist in roles including Vice President\, Business Development & Innovation.
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