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Points Unknown Mapping Module II: Annotated Maps / Illustrator

Brown Institute at Columbia 2950 Broadway, New York

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 the history leading to its current configurations. Alongside the development of web technologies, journalistic organizations have incorporated web-based maps to enhance reader engagement with stories.

Points Unknown Mapping Module I: Intro to Mapping / QGIS

Brown Institute at Columbia 2950 Broadway, New York

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 the history leading to its current configurations. Alongside the development of web technologies, journalistic organizations have incorporated web-based maps to enhance reader engagement with stories.

Mapping Data Flows – How the Largest Tech Firms Use Your Data

International Affairs Building 1501 420 W 118th St, New York

Join John Battelle — Senior Research Scholar and Adjunct Professor at SIPA, and Co-Founder & CEO of Recount Media — and a team of researchers from the Brown Institute for Media Innovation, the Journalism School and SIPA, in understanding how the largest technology companies collect, use, and share user information across the internet. We’ve transformed