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SUMMARY:Using FOIA
DESCRIPTION: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 \nLed by Derek Kravitz\, MuckRock \nREGISTER TO ATTEND \nThis talk and demonstration is an invitation to play\, experiment with\, and learn about MuckRock\, an open-source web transparency platform that assists citizens in preparing\, filing\, and tracking public record requests to government agencies. The site enables users to access government documents and data covered by the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and state open-records laws\, ensuring that citizens can acquire information vital to the functioning of their government. As part of the training\, participants will be given a tour of a new service launching from MuckRock called FOIA Logs\, which allows users to lookup\, review\, and download previous FOIA requests placed to various departments and agencies across the government. Learn about the interface\, discover how the site integrates NLP and Machine Learning principles\, and understand how the tools might impact your workflow as a journalist and storyteller. \nLeading the session is Derek Kravitz\, MuckRock’s investigations and data editor. With an illustrious career that includes roles as research director at ProPublica\, and stints at The Wall Street Journal\, The Associated Press\, and The Washington Post\, Kravitz brings a wealth of experience. He has been recognized multiple times for his contributions to journalism\, being a two-time Livingston Award finalist\, participating in three Pulitzer Prize finalist teams\, and having projects he edited or reported on receive numerous accolades. Derek’s endeavors also extend to grant-funded initiatives through Columbia and Stanford’s Brown Institute for Media Innovation\, as well as the founding of the Documenting COVID-19 project and the MISSING THEM project at THE CITY.
URL:https://brown.columbia.edu/event/using-foia/
LOCATION:Brown Institute at Columbia\, 2950 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10027\, United States
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230913T180000
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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? \nThe first event is next Wednesday evening\, September 13 from 6-9pm in the Brown Institute space on the ground floor of Pulitzer Hall. A 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/
LOCATION:Brown Institute at Columbia\, 2950 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10027\, United States
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220307T120000
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SUMMARY:Exploring and Mapping NYC's Building Energy Data Through Programming
DESCRIPTION:This event is part of NYC Open Data Week 2022. \nWe’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 from year to year? Do newer buildings outperform older ones? Are there any interesting stories buried in the data? \nThis workshop will teach you mapmaking through programming — Python will be our language of choice\, and we will introduce powerful packages like Pandas\, Geopandas and Altair to explore geographic data. Our final product will be a Colab Notebook (similar to a Jupyter Notebook) with maps and graphs exploring the distribution of energy grades from 2020 and 2021 across the city and highlighting specific investigative leads. \nThis session will be led by Juan Francisco Saldarriaga\, Senior Data & Design Researcher at the Brown Institute for Media Innovation at Columbia University’s School of Journalism. \nNo prior programming experience is required. \nRegister to Attend
URL:https://brown.columbia.edu/event/exploring-and-mapping-nycs-building-energy-data-through-programming/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220225T123000
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SUMMARY:Pitch Practice Workshop for the Innovation Challenge in Journalism\, Media\, and Technology
DESCRIPTION: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. \nRegister Now \nThis workshop will be led by Kathy Stillo — who won the Business School elevator pitch competition in 2010! \nKathy is a Fortune 50 Operator with a nationally-recognized track record of leading innovative care delivery and SDOH teams. She started her career at Bristol-Myers Squibb\, and transitioned to hospital administration where she developed a deep background in leading teams that care for high-cost medical super utilizers. In COO and executive level Operator roles\, she has led multiple business functions for SDOH and innovative care delivery teams within UnitedHealthcare and Cooper University Hospital. \nHer work has been recognized nationally for Hotspotting\, Primary Care at Home\, Housing as Healthcare\, COVID recovery centers\, Ambulatory ICUs\, and leading-edge addiction services. She’s been featured on the SDOH speakers’ circuit and served as a board member of the Camden Coalition. \nKathy is Chief Clinical Innovation Officer at Carallel\, an early-stage startup focused on emotional and practical support for family caregivers and the patients they love.
URL:https://brown.columbia.edu/event/pitch-practice-workshop-for-the-innovation-challenge-in-journalism-media-and-technology-2/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Trainings
ORGANIZER;CN="Brown Institute @ Columbia":MAILTO:browninstitute@columbia.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220217T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220217T140000
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CREATED:20220210T151546Z
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SUMMARY:Pitch Practice Workshop for the Innovation Challenge in Journalism\, Media\, and Technology
DESCRIPTION:Register Here \nThe 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 informal and interactive workshop designed to help you present with confidence and credibility. This workshop is specifically designed for folks who may not be used to presenting formally to investors and business partners.
URL:https://brown.columbia.edu/event/pitch-practice-workshop-for-the-innovation-challenge-in-journalism-media-and-technology/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210910
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210913
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SUMMARY:Columbia Hacking for Humanity
DESCRIPTION: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 used to describe such ventures including: “impact ventures”\, “double bottom line”\, “double impact”\, “triple bottom line”\, “sustainable”\, “ESG”\, and others. We use the term social ventures\, which is inclusive of all solutions leveraging new technologies\, research-based ideas\, and innovations that can span a broad range of topics\, fields\, and industries. These ventures offer compelling business models which are scalable and attractive to impact investors and funders seeking targeted and (in most cases) large scalable market opportunities. \nAny startup idea that is aimed at tackling a problem affecting people or the planet. The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provides a useful framework for possible topics. As reference\, consider current examples of Columbia-affiliated social ventures. Ideas can have a local\, national\, or global focus. Such startups may be based in NYC\, anywhere in the U.S.\, or abroad. For-profit and hybrid nonprofit/for-profit venture and innovative\, self-sustaining\, nonprofit ideas are eligible. This would include\, but not be limited to\, ventures concerning health and wellness\, education\, climate impact\, environmental sustainability\, journalism/new media\, human rights/social issues\, economic and digital inclusivity\, etc. \nLearn more and register at columbiasocialenterprise.org/hacking4humanity.
URL:https://brown.columbia.edu/event/columbia-hacking-for-humanity/
LOCATION:Columbia University
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210324T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210324T110000
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SUMMARY:Volumetric capture and immersive technologies - primer
DESCRIPTION: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. \nAbout the series \nThe Brown Institute is pleased to announce the launch of Volumetric Reporting\, supported by a Provost Teaching and Learning Grant for Emerging Technology\, a seminar and training series that will explore the affordances of volumetric capture and its applications in journalism. The series will begin with talks by Francesca Panetta\, formerly of The Guardian and the MIT Advanced Virtuality Lab\, and Shourideh C. Molavi of Forensic Architecture — who will introduce applications of volumetric capture for reporting and storytelling. Talks will be followed by two workshops introducing students to the technology and then creating 3D spaces from images using photogrammetry. \nRegistert to Attend \n 
URL:https://brown.columbia.edu/event/volumetric-capture-and-immersive-technologies-primer/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210311T073000
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SUMMARY:Statistics Breakfast with Mark Hansen (Thursdays in February and March 2021)
DESCRIPTION: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 estimate the true number of missing or incorrectly counted ballots. In each story\, an increase in observation and measurement\, in data\, helped us understand little more about our current situation and predict where things might go. Statistics\, the science of data and inferences we make from data\, was and is at the center of these stories. The Brown Institute will be hosting a series of “Statistics Breakfasts” to introduce CJS students and alumni to provide a basic grounding in statistics reasoning. We assume no background whatsoever — this material is not difficult\, but is extremely important for journalists to understand. Interested? Please contact Mark Hansen\, markh@columbia.edu. Also\, if there are topics you’d like to see covered please drop me an email — if there is enough interest\, we can run the breakfasts for longer than 4 weeks. Perhaps you can be a presenter as well\, bringing your questions that the group can help to reason through.
URL:https://brown.columbia.edu/event/statistics-breakfast-with-mark-hansen-3/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210304T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210304T090000
DTSTAMP:20260420T223846
CREATED:20210212T145308Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210212T145922Z
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SUMMARY:Statistics Breakfast with Mark Hansen (Thursdays in February and March 2021)
DESCRIPTION: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 estimate the true number of missing or incorrectly counted ballots. In each story\, an increase in observation and measurement\, in data\, helped us understand little more about our current situation and predict where things might go. Statistics\, the science of data and inferences we make from data\, was and is at the center of these stories. The Brown Institute will be hosting a series of “Statistics Breakfasts” to introduce CJS students and alumni to provide a basic grounding in statistics reasoning. We assume no background whatsoever — this material is not difficult\, but is extremely important for journalists to understand. Interested? Please contact Mark Hansen\, markh@columbia.edu. Also\, if there are topics you’d like to see covered please drop me an email — if there is enough interest\, we can run the breakfasts for longer than 4 weeks. Perhaps you can be a presenter as well\, bringing your questions that the group can help to reason through.
URL:https://brown.columbia.edu/event/statistic-breakfast-with-mark-hansen/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210225T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210225T090000
DTSTAMP:20260420T223846
CREATED:20210212T145049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210212T150151Z
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SUMMARY:Statistics Breakfast with Mark Hansen (Thursdays in February and March 2021)
DESCRIPTION: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 estimate the true number of missing or incorrectly counted ballots. In each story\, an increase in observation and measurement\, in data\, helped us understand little more about our current situation and predict where things might go. Statistics\, the science of data and inferences we make from data\, was and is at the center of these stories. The Brown Institute will be hosting a series of “Statistics Breakfasts” to introduce CJS students and alumni to provide a basic grounding in statistics reasoning. We assume no background whatsoever — this material is not difficult\, but is extremely important for journalists to understand. Interested? Please contact Mark Hansen\, markh@columbia.edu. Also\, if there are topics you’d like to see covered please drop me an email — if there is enough interest\, we can run the breakfasts for longer than 4 weeks. Perhaps you can be a presenter as well\, bringing your questions that the group can help to reason through.
URL:https://brown.columbia.edu/event/statistics-breakfast-with-mark-hansen-2/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210218T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210218T090000
DTSTAMP:20260420T223846
CREATED:20210212T144540Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210212T175936Z
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SUMMARY:Statistics Breakfast with Mark Hansen (Thursdays in February and March 2021)
DESCRIPTION: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 estimate the true number of missing or incorrectly counted ballots. In each story\, an increase in observation and measurement\, in data\, helped us understand little more about our current situation and predict where things might go. Statistics\, the science of data and inferences we make from data\, was and is at the center of these stories. The Brown Institute will be hosting a series of “Statistics Breakfasts” to introduce CJS students and alumni to provide a basic grounding in statistics reasoning. We assume no background whatsoever — this material is not difficult\, but is extremely important for journalists to understand. Interested? Please contact Mark Hansen\, markh@columbia.edu. Also\, if there are topics you’d like to see covered please drop me an email — if there is enough interest\, we can run the breakfasts for longer than 4 weeks. Perhaps you can be a presenter as well\, bringing your questions that the group can help to reason through.
URL:https://brown.columbia.edu/event/statistics-breakfast-with-mark-hansen/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Trainings
ORGANIZER;CN="Brown Institute @ Columbia":MAILTO:browninstitute@columbia.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200215T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200216T150000
DTSTAMP:20260420T223846
CREATED:20200127T191038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200127T191038Z
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SUMMARY:Immersive Storytelling - Photogrammetry & Augmented Reality
DESCRIPTION: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 museum spaces\, game design\, and architecture/planning\, journalism has been slow to move beyond 360-degree video and basic implementations of augmented reality. When outlets such as the Washington Post and The New York Times experiment with these technologies\, they have been met with excitement and adoption. Some examples include Ashley Graham Unfiltered\, See How the World’s Most Polluted Air Compares With Your City’s\, and the Economist’s Snapchat Lenses on future food. \nJoin Ziv Schneider\, Creative Technologist at the Brown Institute\, for a two-day weekend to learn about and employ photogrammetry and augmented reality in a storytelling capacity. In the workshop\, students will be introduced to the techniques\, affordances\, and promise of immersive technologies\, and will leave with a working prototype on their personal smartphone/tablet. No prior experience is required. \nThe workshop will take place on Saturday and Sunday\, February 15-16\, from 11AM – 3PM. You must be able to attend both days in order to apply. \nOn Saturday\, participants will learn about 3D capture\, using smartphones to create 3D models for immersive visual experiences. Students will be introduced to basic terminology and will get an up-to-date view into the tools and technologies currently available. On Sunday\, students will take 3D assets developed on day 1 and put them to use\, creating custom augmented reality experiences.  \nSign up at brwn.co/photo-ar. If you have any questions\, contact Ziv Schneider at zs2460@columbia.edu.
URL:https://brown.columbia.edu/event/immersive-storytelling-photogrammetry-augmented-reality/
LOCATION:Brown Institute at Columbia\, 2950 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10027\, United States
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Brown Institute @ Columbia":MAILTO:browninstitute@columbia.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191118T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191118T130000
DTSTAMP:20260420T223846
CREATED:20190911T155103Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190911T155103Z
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SUMMARY:Points Unknown Mapping Module III: Web Maps / Mapbox.js
DESCRIPTION: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 the history leading to its current configurations. Alongside the development of web technologies\, journalistic organizations have incorporated web-based maps to enhance reader engagement with stories. But these interactions haven’t always been easy to produce. \nPoints Unknown will train journalism students in GIS and mapping techniques\, and will prompt them to ask questions such as: What data are made public? What do they say about life in the city? How are neighborhoods rendered in data and what are the consequences of those representations? What undiscovered stories can be found in visualizing geographies of data? The module will focus on introducing core methods to engaging with / producing both static\, annotated\, and web-based maps — and will provide an introduction to spatial data. Spatial training paired with journalism can serve as a missing “integrator” of data and the real world—providing lessons that travel beyond the boroughs of New York. \nIn Fall 2019\, the Brown Institute will conduct a set of four workshops focused on introducing mapping as a tool for discovery and expression. Details of each of the sessions can be seen below: \nWeek 1 – Intro to Mapping / QGIS\nWeek 2 – Intro to Annotated Maps / Illustrator\nWeek 3 – Intro to Web Maps / Mapbox.js\nWeek 4 – Intro to Satellite Imagery / Google Earth Engine \nYou are not required to attend all sessions\, but it is strongly encouraged as many of the core concepts travel across the technologies. For more information about the program\, see https://pointsunknown.nyc. \nRegister at brwn.co/fall19-map.
URL:https://brown.columbia.edu/event/points-unknown-mapping-module-iii-web-maps-mapbox-js/
LOCATION:Brown Institute at Columbia\, 2950 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10027\, United States
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191111T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191111T130000
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SUMMARY:Points Unknown Mapping Module II: Annotated Maps / Illustrator
DESCRIPTION: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 the history leading to its current configurations. Alongside the development of web technologies\, journalistic organizations have incorporated web-based maps to enhance reader engagement with stories. But these interactions haven’t always been easy to produce. \nPoints Unknown will train journalism students in GIS and mapping techniques\, and will prompt them to ask questions such as: What data are made public? What do they say about life in the city? How are neighborhoods rendered in data and what are the consequences of those representations? What undiscovered stories can be found in visualizing geographies of data? The module will focus on introducing core methods to engaging with / producing both static\, annotated\, and web-based maps — and will provide an introduction to spatial data. Spatial training paired with journalism can serve as a missing “integrator” of data and the real world—providing lessons that travel beyond the boroughs of New York. \nIn Fall 2019\, the Brown Institute will conduct a set of four workshops focused on introducing mapping as a tool for discovery and expression. Details of each of the sessions can be seen below: \nWeek 1 – Intro to Mapping / QGIS\nWeek 2 – Intro to Annotated Maps / Illustrator\nWeek 3 – Intro to Web Maps / Mapbox.js\nWeek 4 – Intro to Satellite Imagery / Google Earth Engine \nYou are not required to attend all sessions\, but it is strongly encouraged as many of the core concepts travel across the technologies. For more information about the program\, see https://pointsunknown.nyc. \nRegister at brwn.co/fall19-map.
URL:https://brown.columbia.edu/event/points-unknown-mapping-module-ii-annotated-maps-illustrator/
LOCATION:Brown Institute at Columbia\, 2950 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10027\, United States
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Brown Institute @ Columbia":MAILTO:browninstitute@columbia.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191104T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191104T130000
DTSTAMP:20260420T223846
CREATED:20190911T155108Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190911T155108Z
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SUMMARY:Points Unknown Mapping Module I: Intro to Mapping / QGIS
DESCRIPTION: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 the history leading to its current configurations. Alongside the development of web technologies\, journalistic organizations have incorporated web-based maps to enhance reader engagement with stories. But these interactions haven’t always been easy to produce. \nPoints Unknown will train journalism students in GIS and mapping techniques\, and will prompt them to ask questions such as: What data are made public? What do they say about life in the city? How are neighborhoods rendered in data and what are the consequences of those representations? What undiscovered stories can be found in visualizing geographies of data? The module will focus on introducing core methods to engaging with / producing both static\, annotated\, and web-based maps — and will provide an introduction to spatial data. Spatial training paired with journalism can serve as a missing “integrator” of data and the real world—providing lessons that travel beyond the boroughs of New York. \nIn Fall 2019\, the Brown Institute will conduct a set of four workshops focused on introducing mapping as a tool for discovery and expression. Details of each of the sessions can be seen below: \nWeek 1 – Intro to Mapping / QGIS\nWeek 2 – Intro to Annotated Maps / Illustrator\nWeek 3 – Intro to Web Maps / Mapbox.js\nWeek 4 – Intro to Satellite Imagery / Google Earth Engine \nYou are not required to attend all sessions\, but it is strongly encouraged as many of the core concepts travel across the technologies. For more information about the program\, see https://pointsunknown.nyc. \nRegister at brwn.co/fall19-map.
URL:https://brown.columbia.edu/event/points-unknown-mapping-module-i-intro-to-mapping-qgis/
LOCATION:Brown Institute at Columbia\, 2950 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10027\, United States
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Brown Institute @ Columbia":MAILTO:browninstitute@columbia.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190130T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190130T190000
DTSTAMP:20260420T223846
CREATED:20190110T195356Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190111T173854Z
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SUMMARY:2018-2019 SPEAKER SERIES: FELICE FRANKEL
DESCRIPTION:SCIENCE PHOTOGRAPHER & MIT RESEARCH SCIENTIST\n\nOn January 30\, the Brown Institute welcomes celebrated science photographer and MIT Research Scientist Felice Frankel. She will offer a masterclass on “Image and Meaning” and discuss her new book “Picturing Science and Engineering” (MIT Press) in which she offers a guide for creating science images that are both accurate and visually stunning.\n\nThe “Image and Meaning” workshop will guide students and researchers to collaboratively develop new approaches to represent research data and concepts. The goal of the Master Class is to help scientists\, writers\, and visual communicators develop and share improved methods of communicating scientific concepts and technical information through images and visual representations. \nWednesday January 30\, Noon to 3PM\nBrown Institute for Media Innovation Room 176\nGates Computer Science Building\n353 Serra Mall\nStanford University \nIn her evening discussion “Picturing Science and Engineering\,” Frankel will encourage the reader to learn by doing\, following as she recreates the stages of discovery that lead to a good science visual. She will describe how developing the right visual to express a concept not only helps make science accessible to nonspecialists but also informs the science itself. \nWednesday\, January 30\, 5:30PM\nCypress Auditorium\n101X Allen Extension\n330 Serra Mall\nStanford University\n\nRSVP for the talk is requested. REGISTRATION FOR WORKSHOP REQUIRED.
URL:https://brown.columbia.edu/event/the-brown-institute-for-media-innovation-2018-2019-speaker-series/
LOCATION:Cypress Auditorium\, Allen Extension\, 420 Via Palou Mall\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States
CATEGORIES:Media Innovators Speakers Series,Trainings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Brown Institute @ Stanford":MAILTO:brown_institute@stanford.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181108T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181108T140000
DTSTAMP:20260420T223846
CREATED:20181019T132831Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181019T132831Z
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SUMMARY:Reproducible Data Journalism without Code
DESCRIPTION:Join Krishna Bharat\, creator of Google News and Jonathan Stray\, designer of Workbench to discuss reproducible data journalism without code. \nReproducibility allows readers and journalists to see how you produced your data-driven story\, and colleagues to learn from your work. But until now\, reproducibility has required programming. Workbench is a new platform for data journalism that combines scraping\, cleanup\, analysis\, and visualization in one app\, without any coding required. In this hands-on workshop you’ll learn how to use Workbench to scrape pages\, load social media data\, clean campaign finance records\, create live updating charts\, and more. \nRegister
URL:https://brown.columbia.edu/event/reproducible-data-journalism-without-code/
LOCATION:Brown Institute at Columbia\, 2950 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10027\, United States
CATEGORIES:Trainings
ORGANIZER;CN="Brown Institute @ Columbia":MAILTO:browninstitute@columbia.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180929
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181001
DTSTAMP:20260420T223846
CREATED:20180823T190657Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180823T190657Z
UID:2704-1538179200-1538351999@brown.columbia.edu
SUMMARY:Photography in Collaboration: Migration and Religion
DESCRIPTION: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 who are all working on projects related to migration. By gathering a diverse group of practitioners and experts\, the lab will create a space for knowledge sharing and community building for participants\, encouraging peer-to-peer learning\, resource sharing\, feedback\, and ongoing support for works-in-progress. The lab will allow participants to expand and imagine new possibilities for their work\, sharpen their objectives\, solidify planning\, and engage with experts and stakeholders related to their projects. \nThis lab is closed to accepted applicants.
URL:https://brown.columbia.edu/event/photography-in-collaboration-migration-and-religion/
LOCATION:Brown Institute at Columbia\, 2950 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10027\, United States
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Brown Institute @ Columbia":MAILTO:browninstitute@columbia.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180906T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180906T213000
DTSTAMP:20260420T223846
CREATED:20180808T162922Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180826T144025Z
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SUMMARY:Journocoders NYC
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThis month Journocoders NYC will be hopping on the virtual reality bandwagon\, learning how to create a 3D VR simulation of the surface of Mars. \nWe’ll be following a tutorial written by Armand Emamdjomeh of the LA Times. When you finish\, you’ll basically have a simplified version of the publication’s “Discovering Gale Crater” (http://graphics.latimes.com/mars-gale-crater-vr/) interactive. You’ll also have a taste of what Three.js (http://threejs.org) can do. \nMake sure to bring a laptop along (Mac or Linux machines are preferable\, but Windows is ok too) as this will be a practical\, hands-on workshop. No programming experience is required\, but we strongly recommend having a grasp of HTML and JavaScript fundamentals. Codecademy has good introductory tutorials (https://www.codecademy.com/learn/learn-html). \nOh\, and make sure to join the collaborative doc (https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/Journocoders-NYC-September-2018–AKu3yV6i2_bgM5O7FQA5rXdVAQ-oLWdOROS0B8tiSgYnwO7p) for the event! \nThis event is kindly hosted by the Brown Institute at Columbia Journalism School\, and refreshments are sponsored by The Wall Street Journal. \nSchedule: \n7.00: Doors open \n7.30: Show & tell \n7.40: Tutorial \n9.00: Drinks! \nRSVP HERE
URL:https://brown.columbia.edu/event/journocoders-nyc-2/
LOCATION:Brown Institute at Columbia\, 2950 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10027\, United States
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Brown Institute @ Columbia":MAILTO:browninstitute@columbia.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180816T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180816T213000
DTSTAMP:20260420T223846
CREATED:20180808T151817Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180808T163026Z
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SUMMARY:Journocoders NYC
DESCRIPTION: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. \nRSVP HERE  \nFor the second Journocoders NYC\, we’ll be learning how to use open source cartography software QGIS (https://qgis.org/)\, which is used in newsrooms across the country for structuring and making sense of spatial data – i.e.\, making maps. \nBring a laptop as this will be a hands-on\, practical workshop. We’ll be following a tutorial taught at Columbia University (http://pointsunknown.nyc/tutorials/03_PointData.html) that walks through mapping 3-1-1 calls in New York. No programming experience is needed. \nBecause QGIS is a hefty piece of software\, please download ahead of time from https://qgis.org/. If you’re using a Mac\, please note that you need to install multiple items. Simply follow the instructions included in the package and you should be fine. Also\, if you choose to install V3 and you’re on a Mac\, you’ll need to have Python 3.6 running on your machine. Instructions for that process can be found at https://docs.python-guide.org/starting/install3/osx/. If you have any installation questions or problems\, we can help you in the Brown Institute before Journocoders starts. \nMake sure you’re signed up to Dropbox to view our shared doc (https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/Journocoders-NYC-July-2018–AJeaIgmG1T__PmGKGpLs12sMAQ-qd4G07Ox1iXIyrBxnXCzd) and add links to anything data or journalism-related you’ve seen or worked on to the “show and tell” section! \nThis event is kindly hosted by the Brown Institute at Columbia Journalism School\, and refreshments are sponsored by The Wall Street Journal. \nSchedule: \n7.00: Doors open\n7.30: Show & tell\n7.40: Tutorial\n9.00: Drinks!
URL:https://brown.columbia.edu/event/journocoders-nyc/
LOCATION:Brown Institute at Columbia\, 2950 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10027\, United States
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Brown Institute @ Columbia":MAILTO:browninstitute@columbia.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180712T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180712T213000
DTSTAMP:20260420T223846
CREATED:20180703T144354Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180713T000443Z
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SUMMARY:Journocoders
DESCRIPTION:For the second Journocoders NYC\, we’ll be exploring the web-based coding notebook service Observable. This is a fairly new online platform\, but Observable notebooks are already being used to produce lightweight interactive explainers and live code samples. If you’ve ever used Jupyter Notebooks\, Observable may feel familiar – except that it’s for JavaScript code instead of Python. \nBring a laptop as this will be a hands-on\, practical workshop. We’ll be following Mike Bostock’s series of introductory tutorials\, which are themselves written in Observable notebooks. No programming experience is needed\, although if you haven’t written JavaScript before we recommend going through Introduction to JavaScript on Codecademy. \nMake sure you’re signed up to Dropbox to view our shared doc (https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/Journocoders-NYC-July-2018-hPMuUxeelka8Dtm61RQF2) and add links to anything data or journalism-related you’ve seen or worked on to the show and tell section! \nThis event is kindly hosted by the Brown Institute at Columbia Journalism School\, and refreshments are sponsored by The Wall Street Journal. \nSchedule: \n7.00: Doors open\n7.30: Show & tell\n7.40: Tutorial\n9.00: Drinks!
URL:https://brown.columbia.edu/event/journocoders/
LOCATION:Brown Institute at Columbia\, 2950 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10027\, United States
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Brown Institute @ Columbia":MAILTO:browninstitute@columbia.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180503T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180503T160000
DTSTAMP:20260420T223846
CREATED:20180426T145108Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180426T145108Z
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SUMMARY:Alternative Capturing Techniques for 3D Storytelling
DESCRIPTION:The Brown Institute is pleased to announce another training session related to Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) — this one is brought to you by our own Rosalie Yu. \nAlternative Capturing Techniques for 3D Storytelling \nWhat can our phone cameras capture besides 2D images? \nHow can you reconstruct a world in 3D using these images? \nHow can these alternative capturing techniques add new dimensions to your stories? \n3D scanning has already proved to be a useful tool in a variety of fields such as urban planning\, museum archiving\, game design\, landscape surveying\, and forensic documentation. As the technology continues to progress and enter new fields\, new applications for the technology continue to emerge\, as well. Techniques such as photogrammetry* have already been used for storytelling in AR\, VR\, and even physical media such as 3D prints. \nIn this workshop\, we will introduce students to the techniques\, affordances\, and future promise of 3D scanning. You will learn to use your camera phone and low cost infrared sensors to create 3D models for immersive visual experiences. No prior 3D experience is required to attend. \nThe workshop will take place on Thursday 5/3 from 1pm to 4pm. \nBring your own object and we will turn it into a 3D digital model. You will walk away from the workshop with: \na basic understanding of the hardware and software for photogrammetry and infrared technology \na workflow to use browser (SketchFab) and AR platforms for hosting and annotating 3D assets. \nTo sign up\, please fill in your information at this link and contact Rosalie (hy2514@columbia.edu) if you have any further questions.
URL:https://brown.columbia.edu/event/alternative-capturing-techniques-for-3d-storytelling/
LOCATION:Brown Institute at Columbia\, 2950 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10027\, United States
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Brown Institute @ Columbia":MAILTO:browninstitute@columbia.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180325T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180325T170000
DTSTAMP:20260420T223846
CREATED:20180307T192101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180307T233228Z
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SUMMARY:Transparency Series Workshop: Augmented Reality
DESCRIPTION:The storytelling capacity with AR is enormous\, although the toolsets are still a bit hard to use. Join members from Etsy and the New York Times to get up-and-running with augmented reality\, and spend the day building a story prototype utilizing the technology. \nApply for the workshop
URL:https://brown.columbia.edu/event/transparency-series-workshop-augmented-reality/
LOCATION:Brown Institute at Columbia\, 2950 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10027\, United States
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Brown Institute @ Columbia":MAILTO:browninstitute@columbia.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180303
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180305
DTSTAMP:20260420T223846
CREATED:20180123T181601Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180123T181601Z
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SUMMARY:Base Camp 2018
DESCRIPTION:The Brown Institute for Media Innovation invites you to apply to the Media Innovation Base Camp taking place on March 3-4\, 2018 at Stanford University. The Media Innovation Base Camp offers a great starting point for entrepreneurial students who want to explore the interplay between story and technology. All travel and lodging expenses will be covered by the Brown Institute. \nThe topic for Base Camp 2018 is Media Literacy and Transparency. We will assemble a cohort of up to 8 students from each campus who will work in mixed teams (with representation from both journalism and engineering) to address different aspects of this topic. In an era when Facebook can change its News Feed overnight\, or sites like Twitter allow coordinated activity to provide people outsized voices on the network\, the platforms many of us rely on for our news are fragile and easily gamed. What can we do to encourage a robust “media ecology”? How can we help people better understand the origins and truthfulness of the information they receive? \nOur goal at Base Camp is to introduce students to a design process\, with a goal of prototyping an new idea that might lead to a one-year “Magic Grant” project (read about the Brown Institute’s Magic Grant program here). Brown Institute Fellows\, industry experts\, and faculty will be on hand to provide feedback\, guidance\, and support. You don’t need to have a fleshed-out idea to apply for these events — the Base Camp is designed to give you space to develop your ideas collaboratively. That said\, you do need to demonstrate an expressed interest in the topic. \nSelected participants will partake in one or two small priming exercises prior to the event to help lay the groundwork for more informed interactions during the actual event. These could take the form of paired conversations via Skype or Hangout\, assigned readings or diarying exercises\, suggested museum or site visits\, or bicoastal lectures. \n2-Day Program Outline \nDay 1 – Morning: Group & Project Identification\nDay 1 – Afternoon: Prototyping\nDay 2 – Morning: Prototyping\nDay 2 – Afternoon: Project Presentations and Brown Institute Overview Presentation \nApplication Details \nIn your application\, you must provide the following: \n\nCurrent Résumé/CV\nAcademic Transcript (current for Stanford students; undergraduate for Columbia students)\nThe theme of this year’s Base Camp is “Media Literacy and Transparency.” Explain your interest in the topic. (500 word max)\nBase Camp is an exercise in interdisciplinary collaboration. Explain your experience and interest in working in multi-disciplinary teams. (300 word max)\n\nApplication Deadline: January 30\, 2018 \nApplications are holistically reviewed by a panel consisting of the Brown Institute staff and other faculty members\, a process that thoroughly considers each candidate’s interests\, academic qualifications\, and background/prior experiences. If you submit a project idea\, we will evaluate it as an example of your interests and your desire to collaborate.   \nApply at brwn.co/basecamp2018
URL:https://brown.columbia.edu/event/base-camp-2018/
LOCATION:Brown Institute at Stanford\, 355 Serra Mall\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Brown Institute @ Stanford":MAILTO:brown_institute@stanford.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180226T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180226T120000
DTSTAMP:20260420T223846
CREATED:20180123T195044Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180123T195044Z
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SUMMARY:Visual Language Workshop: Part III
DESCRIPTION:The Brown institute at Columbia will be offering a three-session workshop on Visual Language\, designed for journalism students to build vocabularies and practical skills around visual design through lectures\, discussions\, and hands-on sessions. You will walk away with a basic understanding of design principles and an overview of the graphics editor Adobe Illustrator. \nIn the workshop you will learn to communicate a piece of content clearly and effectively in type\, color and layout\, and recreate a piece of graphic from scratch with Illustrator. We will discuss questions such as – How to communicate without using the words and help viewers see the most important information? Here is the course outline: \nWeek 1 Design Principles\nMonday 2/5\, 10am-12pm\, Room 601A \n\nColor (color system and schemes\, color choices)\nTypography (fonts size\, weight\, style\, readability\, type choices)\nComposition (layout\, grid systems\, information hierarchy)\n\nWeek 2: Adobe Illustrator\nMonday 2/19\, 10am-12pm\, Room 601A \n\nRaster and vector\nInterface and workflow\nFormats (svg\, jpg and png)\nProduce graphic\n\nWeek 3: Work Session\nMonday 2/26\, 10am-12pm\, Room 601A \n\n\nBring your projects or questions \n\n\nThe workshop will take place in Room 601A on Mondays 2/5\, 2/19\, and 2/26 from 10am to 12pm (note there will be no session on 2/12). Please fill in your information using this link to sign-up\, contact Rosalie (hy2514@columbia.edu) if you have any further questions.
URL:https://brown.columbia.edu/event/visual-language-workshop-part-iii/
LOCATION:601A in Pulitzer Hall\, Columbia University\, 2950 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10026\, United States
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Brown Institute @ Columbia":MAILTO:browninstitute@columbia.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180224T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180224T170000
DTSTAMP:20260420T223846
CREATED:20180123T194052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180206T173239Z
UID:2125-1519466400-1519491600@brown.columbia.edu
SUMMARY:Transparency Series Workshop - Networks
DESCRIPTION:Graph databases are optimized for working with complex and connected data. Social media data is a great example of a complex dataset where the connections in the data are often as important as the discrete data points\, making it a great use case for applying network analysis using a graph database. \nIn this hands-on workshop we will cover how to model\, import and query Twitter data using the Neo4j graph database. We will focus on learning how network analysis can be applied to the data by using the property graph data model and Cypher\, the query language for graphs\, to write queries that can help find stories in the data. We will use a dataset of tweets from Twitter accounts tied to Russia that were released as part of the House Intelligence Committee investigation into Russia’s potential interference in the 2016 US election. \nWorkshop fascilitators: \nLars Nordwall: Lars is an entrepreneur and leader with a successful track record of building software and services companies. He has a unique sense of clarity how to identify a promising technology\, and how to transform it into a leading company. Track record includes senior leadership positions at Pentaho (sold to Hitachi for $600M)\, Cambridge Technology Partners (IPO\, market cap >$5B\, and later sold to Novell)\, SugarCRM (pre-IPO)\, and now Neo4j where he is the President & COO. Find him at www.linkedin.com/in/larsnordwall/ and @lnordwall \nWilliam Lyon: Will is a software engineer at Neo4j\, the open source graph database\, where he builds tools for integrating Neo4j with other technologies and helps developers be successful with graphs. Prior to Neo4j\, he worked as a software engineer for a variety of startups\, building APIs\, quantitative trading tools\, and mobile apps for iOS. William holds a master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Montana. You can find him online at lyonwj.com or @lyonwj \nJesús Barrasa: Jesús is an engineer based in London. He’s currently heading Neo4j’s\, Global Telecom Practice where his mission is to get all Telcos in the world getting value from graphs with Neo4j. He combines over 15 years of professional experience in consulting in the Information Management space. Prior to joining Neo Technology\, Jesús worked at Ontology (now EXFO) for seven years\, where he got the first-hand experience with large graph DB deployments in many successful projects for major Telecommunications companies all over the world. Jesús holds a PhD in Computer Science from the Technical University of Madrid\, where he carried out his research on graph data modeling and Semantic Technologies. He blogs at https://jesusbarrasa.wordpress.com/ and tweets occasionally at @BarrasaDV \nApply at http://transparency.brown.columbia.edu/networks
URL:https://brown.columbia.edu/event/transparency-series-workshop-networks/
LOCATION:Brown Institute at Columbia\, 2950 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10027\, United States
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Brown Institute @ Columbia":MAILTO:browninstitute@columbia.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180205T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180205T120000
DTSTAMP:20260420T223846
CREATED:20180123T194846Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180123T194846Z
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SUMMARY:Visual Language Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The Brown institute at Columbia will be offering a three-session workshop on Visual Language\, designed for journalism students to build vocabularies and practical skills around visual design through lectures\, discussions\, and hands-on sessions. You will walk away with a basic understanding of design principles and an overview of the graphics editor Adobe Illustrator. \nIn the workshop you will learn to communicate a piece of content clearly and effectively in type\, color and layout\, and recreate a piece of graphic from scratch with Illustrator. We will discuss questions such as – How to communicate without using the words and help viewers see the most important information? Here is the course outline: \nWeek 1 Design Principles\nMonday 2/5\, 10am-12pm\, Room 601A \n\nColor (color system and schemes\, color choices)\nTypography (fonts size\, weight\, style\, readability\, type choices)\nComposition (layout\, grid systems\, information hierarchy)\n\nWeek 2: Adobe Illustrator\nMonday 2/19\, 10am-12pm\, Room 601A \n\nRaster and vector\nInterface and workflow\nFormats (svg\, jpg and png)\nProduce graphic\n\nWeek 3: Work Session\nMonday 2/26\, 10am-12pm\, Room 601A \n\n\nBring your projects or questions \n\n\nThe workshop will take place in Room 601A on Mondays 2/5\, 2/19\, and 2/26 from 10am to 12pm (note there will be no session on 2/12). Please fill in your information using this link to sign-up\, contact Rosalie (hy2514@columbia.edu) if you have any further questions.
URL:https://brown.columbia.edu/event/visual-language-workshop/
LOCATION:601A in Pulitzer Hall\, Columbia University\, 2950 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10026\, United States
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Brown Institute @ Columbia":MAILTO:browninstitute@columbia.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171202T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171202T170000
DTSTAMP:20260420T223846
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SUMMARY:Transparency Series Workshop - Climate Change
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday of our exploration into the climate change beat\, we will survey the current landscape of reporting on climate change\, and look to the tools\, data and resources that exist for reporters trying to write about the topic. In three consecutive sessions\, students will be paired with PhD students in Columbia’s Environmental Science program to come up with pitches of their own — new stories to contextualize the impacts of climate change. \nSaturday’s workshop is capped at 24 students and an application will be posted a few weeks prior to the event.
URL:https://brown.columbia.edu/event/transparency-series-workshop-climate-change/
LOCATION:Brown Institute at Columbia\, 2950 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10027\, United States
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171028T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171028T170000
DTSTAMP:20260420T223846
CREATED:20170911T133458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170918T160424Z
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SUMMARY:Transparency Series Workshop - Drone Photography
DESCRIPTION:Following on the heels of a seminar by Missy Higgins on Friday night\, on Saturday\, we will get our hands dirty and take a field trip north of NYC and give students the chance to both pilot small drones as well as stage shots from the robotic\, onboard camera. This is the first time we are offering this event in the series and our first field trip. The Saturday workshop will be led by Andrew Scott of USA Today.
URL:https://brown.columbia.edu/event/transparency-series-workshop-drone-photography/
LOCATION:Brown Institute at Columbia\, 2950 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10027\, United States
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170923T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170923T170000
DTSTAMP:20260420T223846
CREATED:20170911T132857Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170918T160454Z
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SUMMARY:Transparency Series Workshop - Virtual Reality
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, the VR workshop will take students who have little to no background in VR and teach them the fundamentals of working in the medium. Journalists seeking to expand their storytelling beyond the still image and written word are encouraged to join. Selected participants will gain critical insights into emerging digital strategies in order to engage audiences across new immersive platforms. \n\nVeda Shastri is a documentary filmmaker and immersive journalist. She is currently a producer of The Daily 360 at The New York Times where she handles international coverage in 360 video. She recently produced the series “Genocide’s Legacy” as well as an interactive from inside Fukushima\, Japan. Veda co-produced a VR documentary\, “Return to Chernobyl” for PBS Frontline\, which released in April 2016. She was a news producer at CNN-IBN in New Delhi\, India for 5 years. \n \nGuglielmo Mattioli is a multimedia journalist from Italy and currently a video editor of The Daily 360 at The New York Times. He also produces coverage on architecture and real estate. A former urban planner\, Guglielmo found in 360º videos and VR a perfect medium to tell stories about the built environment. His work has also been published in City Limits\, Metropolis Magazine\, and ArchDaily.
URL:https://brown.columbia.edu/event/transparency-series-workshop-virtual-reality/
LOCATION:Brown Institute at Columbia\, 2950 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10027\, United States
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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