Latest Past Events

Magic Grant Information Session (Stanford)

Brown Institute at Stanford 355 Serra Mall, Stanford

Want to learn more about our Magic Grants? Come to one of our upcoming information session where you can find out: What kind of projects we funded in the past. What kind of projects we didn't fund in the past. How our staff can help you develop your proposal. What our eligibility guidelines are. How to apply.

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

Brown Institute at Stanford 355 Serra Mall, Stanford

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

Visual Language Workshop

601A in Pulitzer Hall, Columbia University 2950 Broadway, New York

The Brown institute at Columbia will be offering a three-session workshop on Visual Language, designed for journalism students to build vocabularies and practical skills around visual design through lectures, discussions, and hands-on sessions. You will walk away with a basic understanding of design principles and an overview of the graphics editor Adobe Illustrator. In the