Through a strategic partnership, Data Fixers and InfoAmazonia are excited to announce the launch of “The Amazon Underworld,” a groundbreaking project funded and supported in part through The Brown Institute
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Reaching for Air Magic Grant Officially Launches
The west side of Salt Lake Valley in Utah is facing significant air quality issues, with Salt Lake County receiving an F grade from the American Lung Association for high
Back Pocket Media is hiring and expanding with new funding from the Knight Foundation
Two-time Brown Institute grantee Back Pocket Media is hiring a Business Development Manager. This marks their first non-founder hire and offers an opportunity to do meaningful work at the intersection
WhatsApp Watch team members launch the Digital Witness Lab
The Brown Institute is pleased to announce that grantees Surya Mattu and Micha Gorelick have launched the Digital Witness Lab. The lab, which is being formally hosted and housed by
The winners are in!
The Brown Institute announces its 2022-2023 Magic Grants The Brown Institute for Media Innovation, a collaboration between Stanford University’s School of Engineering and Columbia Journalism School, is proud to announce
Local Live(s) Brings Innovative Live Storytelling to More Newsrooms
People from across Mississippi gathered to hear journalists tell intimate, first-person stories about the behind-the-scenes of their reporting this past February in Jackson, Mississippi. The show was a collaboration between
MuckRock and the Documenting COVID-19 project are releasing new searchable CDC death data at the county level
Over the past two years, 165,000 more Americans have died of natural causes, such as diabetes and hypertensive heart disease, than historical norms would lead researchers to expect. A smaller
Last Minute Resources for Magic Grant Applicants
Magic Grant applications are due April 8! Are you interested in applying but still have lingering questions about an idea or some part of the application? Meet with members of the Brown
Announcing ‘Points Unknown 2022’ at Columbia
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