Journocoders NYC is a monthly meetup for journalists and others working in the media to learn and share technical skills for use in their reporting. That might be data analysis as part of an investigation, scraping data from government websites, building data visualisations to better tell a story, or something else entirely. This month Journocoders
Magnum Foundation is producing a project development laboratory with the Brown Institute for Media Innovation on September 28 and 29, 2018 that will bring together twelve photographers and their collaborators
Join Krishna Bharat, creator of Google News and Jonathan Stray, designer of Workbench to discuss reproducible data journalism without code. Reproducibility allows readers and journalists to see how you produced
SCIENCE PHOTOGRAPHER & MIT RESEARCH SCIENTIST On January 30, the Brown Institute welcomes celebrated science photographer and MIT Research Scientist Felice Frankel. She will offer a masterclass on "Image and
News unfolds in places and every newsworthy event is shaped by the details of location. Those details might include the specifics of a neighborhood as it is today or of
News unfolds in places and every newsworthy event is shaped by the details of location. Those details might include the specifics of a neighborhood as it is today or of
News unfolds in places and every newsworthy event is shaped by the details of location. Those details might include the specifics of a neighborhood as it is today or of
From augmented, mixed and virtual reality, to 3D storytelling, immersive technologies provide new opportunities for journalists to broaden their stories and engage readers. While these technologies have been deployed in
Some of the biggest stories of 2020 were statistical. We tracked exponential curves as COVID-19 spread across the country. On the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, we reassessed the pace of climate change. And after the 2020 Election, the country debated whether any of the then-President’s claims about voter fraud could be true, attempting to
Some of the biggest stories of 2020 were statistical. We tracked exponential curves as COVID-19 spread across the country. On the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, we reassessed the pace of climate change. And after the 2020 Election, the country debated whether any of the then-President’s claims about voter fraud could be true, attempting to
Some of the biggest stories of 2020 were statistical. We tracked exponential curves as COVID-19 spread across the country. On the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, we reassessed the pace of climate change. And after the 2020 Election, the country debated whether any of the then-President’s claims about voter fraud could be true, attempting to
Some of the biggest stories of 2020 were statistical. We tracked exponential curves as COVID-19 spread across the country. On the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, we reassessed the pace of climate change. And after the 2020 Election, the country debated whether any of the then-President’s claims about voter fraud could be true, attempting to
What are the differences between AR, VR, and MR? What are some options out there for creating and publishing immersive content? In this session, we'll map the current landscape of immersive and volumetric technologies and clarify essential terminology. About the series The Brown Institute is pleased to announce the launch of Volumetric Reporting, supported by
Hacking for Humanity is an opportunity to initiate and get traction for startup ideas that are focused on solving a problem for people and/or the planet. There are many terms
Register Here The application deadline for this Challenge is coming up. This pitch practice workshop, tailored for first-time founders, will also help you draft your best application. Join us for
This workshop is especially designed for founders with a little bit of experience but who are looking for ways to up their game and optimize their chances for success in the CVC. Register Now This workshop will be led by Kathy Stillo -- who won the Business School elevator pitch competition in 2010! Kathy is
This event is part of NYC Open Data Week 2022. We've all seen the energy grades posted at the entrances of large buildings in New York City. But how does one building compare to its neighbor, or to buildings in other parts of the city? And how is the city doing overall? Are grades improving
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 knowledge and reasoning tasks (answering questions, solving problems with external tools), language manipulation (generating summaries, translating text, “reversioning” stories), and common data analyses (structuring data, tagging
A Talk and demo of MuckRock, a website empowering citizens and journalists to write, file and track public records requests online, and its new FOIA Logs tool
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 knowledge and reasoning tasks (answering questions, solving problems with external tools), language manipulation (generating summaries, translating text, “reversioning” stories), and common data analyses (structuring data, tagging
