This month’s Communications of the ACM includes “Putting the Data Science into Journalism.” Our flagship project Science Surveyor is detailed as an example of journalistic technology, and the Lede Program
Editorial Algorithms: Using Social Media to Discover and Report Local News
Screenshot of CityBeat interface showing the Detected Events List, Event Window and the Statistics Sidebar Authors Schwartz, R., Naaman M., Teodoro R. Abstract The role of algorithms in the detection, curation
Storytelling Tools – April 28 Brown Media Talk
Storytelling is essential for communicating ideas. When they are well told, stories help us make sense of information, appreciate cultural or societal differences, and imagine living in entirely different worlds.
Photography, Expanded Announced!
The Brown Institute, in conjunction with Magnum Foundation, is pleased to announce Photography, Expanded, weeks of events focused on the intersection of photography, digital narrative and journalism. The events, along
Finding and telling stories at Internet Scale – April 14
The astounding growth in data gathering, processing, storage and networking capabilities over the past decade has opened the prospect of revolutionary advances in everything from medicine to media — if
EVE Online Panel
EVE Online is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (or MMORPG) set 22,000 years in the future. As many as 15 million people have tried the game, with up to half a million
Brown, NYU and NewsCorps make data viz toolset
@justinhendrix from the NYC Media Lab has posted a great alrticle on Medium, “Why media companies are rushing to partner with universities.” Featured in the piece is a reference to the
Magnum Foundation Lab
The Brown Institute is pleased to announce a unique set of events, co-organized with the Magnum Foundation, called the “Photography, Expanded Lab: Digital Narratives.” Selected Columbia Journalism School students will join other