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“Muddied Waters: Online rumors, conspiracy theories and disinformation in the context of crisis response”

Brown Institute at Stanford 355 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA

Kate Starbird  Assistant Professor, Human Centered Design & Engineering University of Washington (RSVP) Social media are now an established feature of crisis response. People—including emergency responders, members of the affected community, and remote onlookers—are repeatedly turning to platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat to seek and share information about crisis events. However, there remain significant

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Dean Baquet in Conversation

Cubberley Auditorium 485 Lasuen Mall, Stanford, United States

Join the Brown Institute for Media Innovation at Stanford University as we welcome New York Times Executive Editor Dean Baquet in a conversation on media, the news, and the state of journalism. Tickets available via Eventbrite.

Innovation has nothing to do with tech: Optimizing for Trust in Journalism

Brown Institute at Stanford 355 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA

RSVP HERE What would a news organization look like if it was optimized for user trust? Getting there will take innovation, but not primarily the kind that involves new tech. Jay Rosen will spell out what he means by "optimizing for trust," and suggest the kind of innovation required, much of which involves new forms

Transparency Series Workshop: Polling with FiveThirtyEight

Brown Institute at Columbia 2950 Broadway, New York, NY, United States

The first workshop in the Transparency Series takes you through techniques for looking at one or more polls over time. Join Janie Velencia and Dhrumil Mehta who lead Pollapalooza at

Media Innovation Seminar: Whither VR? with Kate Parsons and Ben Vance

Brown Institute at Stanford 355 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA

Video artist and educator Kate Parsons and VR Veteran Ben Vance explore art and design through emerging technology at FLOAT, a collaborative entity focusing on the intersection of art and interactivity. They will share tips on how their team creates evocative, nuanced art experiences using cutting-edge VR technology.

2018-2019 SPEAKER SERIES: FELICE FRANKEL

Cypress Auditorium, Allen Extension 420 Via Palou Mall, Stanford, CA, United States

SCIENCE PHOTOGRAPHER & MIT RESEARCH SCIENTIST On 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

Media Innovation Lectures

Gates 174, 353 Serra Hall, Stanford 355 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA

The goal of this series is to introduce students interested in Computer Science, Engineering and Media to what's possible and probable when it comes to media innovation. Speakers from multiple