Among the projects funded as 2019-20 Magic Grants is a novel technology for teaching “computational thinking.” With their grant, Griffin Dietz and Elizabeth Murnane, computer scientists based in Stanford, are
Rapid Micro-grants for Projects to Inform the Public about COVID-19
[03/18/20 – Thanks to a generous gift, we are now able to offer five grants, each for $5,000. Everything else about the process remains the same — applications are due
We are hiring 6 positions to help develop AI-powered tools for local newsrooms!
The Brown Institute for Media Innovation at the Columbia Journalism School is exploring the application of machine learning (ML) and other technologies to support local newsrooms — both advancing their
Vox’s ‘Today, Explained’ host Sean Rameswaram Visits Stanford
In a packed Cypress Auditorium on Tuesday, February 18, Vox’s ‘Today, Explained’ host Sean Rameswaram sat down with Maneesh Agrawala, Director of the Brown Institute, to discuss his daily podcast
Selfie or Bust: An Introduction to Immersive Storytelling Technology
By Alex Calderwood. Over the weekend, The Brown Institute’s Creative Technologist Ziv Schneider hosted a two-day Immersive Storytelling workshop, introducing a room full of journalists and new media artists to
Now Accepting Applications for 2020-2021 Magic Grants! Submissions are due TOMORROW May 15
TOMORROW! APPLICATIONS ARE DUE TOMORROW MAY 15! The David and Helen Gurley Brown Institute at Columbia Journalism School and the School of Engineering at Stanford are delighted to announce its
Coming Together: Insights on Prototyping from our Winter All-Hands
One of the brilliant aspects of the Brown Institute’s design is our quarterly “all hands” meetings. Every few months, the Magic Grantees, fellows and staff from the Stanford and Columbia
Momentum Builds for 2019 Magic Grant ‘Trump Town’
Who exactly is running the federal government? To answer this question, ProPublica launched Trump Town, the only public collection of data on the Trump administration’s current and former appointees. Since
A technology of trust in a trustless information economy: Insights into The News Provenance Project
By Bernat Ivancsics and Bhaskar Ghosh Yesterday, The New York Times’ R&D team, in collaboration with IBM Garage, released the initial findings of The News Provenance Project (NPP), which began