By Al Johri. Journalists around the country are doing ever more important work under ever tighter budgets and more uncertain conditions. As we collectively navigate COVID-19, the work that local
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Mapping Data Flows – Zoom Edition
Video conferencing app Zoom has surged in popularity due to the coronavirus pandemic, prompting the questions: what data can the company collect about our conversations, and what could they do
Magic Grantee Derek Kravitz on the reporting behind The Times’ “Why New Orleans Pushed Ahead With Mardi Gras”
By Alex Calderwood Brown Institute fellow Derek Kravitz and New York Times correspondent Richard Fausset published a story yesterday that detailed why New Orleans officials went ahead with Mardi Gras,
Announcing Weekly Magic Grant Information Sessions
The Brown Institute is hosting virtual Magic Grant Information Sessions taking place each Thursday on Zoom at 4:30PM EST. If you’re interested in learning more about our Magic Grant offerings,
Updates Regarding the Timing of 2020 Grant and Fellowship Applications in Response to COVID-19
In response to disruptions from COVID19, we have moved our Magic Grant and Climate + Resilience deadlines to May 15, 2020 — we thought you could use a little more
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
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