Local News Lab @ The Brown Institute retweeted
Today the @knightfdn and several other philanthropic organizations announced Press Forward! Amazing opportunities for local news!
In Knight’s announcement was mention of a grant to @BrownInstitute’s Local News Lab for a pivot to a kind of venture. Yay!
knightfoundation.org/press/r…
Local News Lab @ The Brown Institute retweeted
Local newspaper closures have led to fading civic engagement, eroding social bonds, surging misinformation, & dwindling government accountability. Today, 20+ funders, including @KnightFdn, are launching #PressFWD, a national fund to revitalize local news. (1/4)
Local News Lab @ The Brown Institute retweeted
The Local News Lab at the Brown Institute has extended its deadline for a collaborative AI project involving local or community-based newsrooms. You get five more days! DM us with questions!
📢 DEADLINE EXTENDED to Friday, May 6 at 5 p.m. ET.
📰 Do you work at a local or community-based newsroom?
💻 Do you want to collaborate on a product aimed at improving audience engagement and/or revenue?
💡 Want to learn about data products + analytics?
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
Local News Lab @ The Brown Institute retweeted
The Brown Institute is proud to host C+J 2022!!
June 9-11th, @BrownInstitute hosts the Computation+Journalism 2022 Conference. News outlets rely on computation to tell some of the biggest stories of our time, and C+J is where journalists and researchers meet. Consider attending or making a presentation! cj2022.brown.columbia.edu
Local News Lab @ The Brown Institute retweeted
We are pleased to announce dates for the 2022 Computation+Journalism Conference. It will be held June 9/10/11 (the 9th and 11th being half days) and will be both in-person at Columbia University and online at a custom virtual "extension" hosted by ohyay.co
Local News Lab @ The Brown Institute retweeted
Cool opportunity to build tools for Local News with the great team @LocalAtBrown @BrownInstitute
Hi hello! 👋🏼 We are hiring a Software Engineer (Backend or Machine Learning) for a remote position on our team. We do mission-driven work, supporting local news organizations' business goals through data products. medium.com/localatbrown/were… #journalismjobs #softwareengineeringjobs
Local News Lab @ The Brown Institute retweeted
Happening today at 1pm ET. Join us! Register here bit.ly/3olgs0p
Join us for our 1st community call on Dec.16! We'll kick things off with a panel to talk about their AI in local news projects + then talk in small break-outs about what *YOU* want from a community dedicated to the intersection of product/revenue/editorial bit.ly/3olgs0p
Local News Lab @ The Brown Institute retweeted
Join @LocalAtBrown for the "Local News Lab Community Call" on Dec 16th! It'll be a great discussion on the intersection of tech & financial sustainability in small news orgs. Sign up here: bit.ly/3oCN9Go. .
Local News Lab @ The Brown Institute retweeted
Some *personal* news to share with @kimbui today: Sincerely, Leaders of Color has funding for 2022 with the love and support of @Zielina @jeffjarvis @terabithia4 and their respective institutions.
Tl/dr: we’re back!!! source.opennews.org/articles…
Local News Lab @ The Brown Institute retweeted
Interested in developing journalism applications of #AI tools? Learn more about our AI & Local News Challenge by signing up for our free Dec 13th info session: bit.ly/3d6Z8Wr
Local News Lab @ The Brown Institute retweeted
AI in the local newsroom has the potential to be game-changing. ICYMI, watch the "AI & Local News Panel" from our 2021 Summit feat @PartnershipAI's @CLeibowicz, @AP's @aimeetwoee, @columbiajourn's @cocteau, @WNYC's @audreyhasnews & NYCML's @magnifymedia: youtu.be/Pmr5XHSZ_tQ?t=3
Local News Lab @ The Brown Institute retweeted
APPLY NOW: Our AI & Local News Challenge is a unique opportunity for startups & univ teams to develop projects that use #AI to address the needs of news orgs. Learn more & apply by Dec 1, 2021: nycmedialab.org/ai-local-new… @knightfdn @AssociatedPress @LocalAtBrown @PartnershipAI
Local News Lab @ The Brown Institute retweeted
APPLY NOW: Our AI & Local News Challenge is a unique opportunity for startups & univ teams to develop projects that use #AI to address the needs of news orgs. Learn more & apply by Dec 1, 2021: nycmedialab.org/ai-local-new… @knightfdn @AssociatedPress @LocalAtBrown @PartnershipAI
Local News Lab @ The Brown Institute retweeted
SAVE THE DATE: The 2022 News Product Alliance Summit will be held March 10-11! 🎉 newsproduct.org/summit/
Mark your calendar:
calendar.google.com/event?ac…
Local News Lab @ The Brown Institute retweeted
Excited to be working with our initiative partners @aimeetwoee @apjmk @lisagibbs954 @AssociatedPress, @cocteau @tiingzhang @hannahjwise @LocalAtBrown, @a_debolt @cleibowicz @PartnershipAI and of course @magnifymedia @EricaMatsumoto_ (and myself) @nycmedialab
Local News Lab @ The Brown Institute retweeted
So excited that @AP is working on a scorecard to assess US local news #AI readiness. This was one of my major initiative @knightfdn.
If you’re an editor, publisher, news director, GM or technologist in a local newsroom, please fill out this form: ap.org/local-ai
Local News Lab @ The Brown Institute retweeted
If you’re running an online community and looking for ways to make your moderator structure one that:
🤝 Shares power
🙌🏽 Makes invisible work visible
❤️ Guards against burnout
@sophanho + @sisiwei write about how they approached it for the #DEICoalition:
source.opennews.org/articles…
Local News Lab @ The Brown Institute retweeted
Thanks for the write up, @kristenhare -- how we do what we do is important to talk about.
poynter.org/reporting-editin…
Local News Lab @ The Brown Institute retweeted
Is the post-pandemic future bright? @TechNYC Exec Director @juliepsamuels joins @PrimaryVC Co-Founder @bksun, @NYCEDC SVP @karenbhatia & NYCML Exec Director @magnifymedia to discuss the "Future of Tech in NYC." Register for #MachinesMedia21 on June 9! machinesmedia21.eventbrite.c…
Local News Lab @ The Brown Institute retweeted
Don't miss our "AI & Local News" panel where @shreya_vaidy, Andrew Milligan, @GaryRog & Cheryl Phillips will examine the role of AI in local news production & explore its effects on the industry. Register for Machines + Media! June 9th ➡️machinesmedia21.eventbrite.c… @TechAtBloomberg