Today, Alyson Martin and Nushin Rashidian formally launched Cannabis Wire, “a news startup that will document the end of a prohibition and the birth of an industry” — a site that focuses “on
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Brown at the American Society of News Editors Conference
The Brown Institute for Media Innovation made a splash at the American Society of News Editors conference, held Oct. 16-18 on the Stanford University campus. Magic Grant recipients discussed and
Image Truth/Story Truth, October 16
Digital photography has changed the nature of photojournalism inspiring new creative practices that challenge conventional standards of storytelling and image truth. At the same time, the ease with which images
Three layers of openness in design: Maker culture, crowdsourcing and open hardware
Brown Fellow, Dr. Tanja Aitamurto, has just published a journal article at Design Issues “The Open Paradigm in Design Research”, introducing a new definition for open design, co-authored with Dr.
The 2015 Computation+Journalism Symposium
For the second year in a row, the Brown Institute has played host to the Computation+Journalism Symposium – two full days of talks and panels exploring collaborations between journalism and
Climate, Data and Journalism
The Brown Institute and the International Research Institute for Climate & Society co-sponsored today’s meeting “Climate, Data and Journalism: A discussion/workshop about the role of data in helping us to
Base Camp is back! Now for the Fall Session!
What is Base Camp? The Brown Institute for Media Innovation at the School of Engineering at Stanford University and the Graduate School for Journalism at Columbia University invite you to
Telling stories with maps
The world has always been a connected system, and it’s only becoming more so. As a form of journalism, maps contextualize the world by visually linking events to each other
First All Hands Meeting of 2015-16 Season
On September 11 and 12, both halves of the Brown Institute came together for the first “All Hands” meeting of its 2015-16 granting period. The event started with a wrap