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News from the Tow Center

UPCOMING EVENTS

Tow Tea: Computation Journalism in Practice

This Thursday at 5:00 pm we will host a Tow Tea on Computational Journalism. We will be joined by Meredith Broussard, Visiting Professor at NYU, Olga Pierce, Deputy Data Editor of ProPublica, and Tom Kent, deputy managing editor and standards editor of the Associated Press, to discuss the intersection of computation and journalism, and current practices and new developments in this rapidly growing field.

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Image Truth/Story Truth

On Friday, October 16th, the Tow Center, the Brown Institute and photographers Nina Berman and Gary Knight will host a one day conference bringing together industry professionals, academics, cultural theorists and historians to discuss the changing nature of photojournalism and documentary photography in the digital age.

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ON THE TOW BLOG

The Curious Success of Lore: A Case Study
Vanessa Quirk

In March 2015, Aaron Mahnke was running his own design business — pretty successfully too. What was suffering, however, were his passion projects: supernatural thrillers. Mahnke had been self-publishing without commercial success; he knew that if something didn’t change, he would have no choice but to leave his novel writing behind. Hoping to rev interest in his books, he brainstormed ideas for a giveaway for subscribers of his flailing email marketing list. He wrote down his “Five Favorite New England Myths” and set about making an audio version; when a friend heard a preview, he suggested Mahnke turn the myths into podcasts instead.

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RECENT EVENTS

Starting A Startup: Launching a New Media Business in NYC
Alexandrea Thornton

On Thursday, October 8, the Tow Center for Digital Journalism & the Brown Institute for Media Innovation hosted the media entrepreneur event, Starting a Startup: Launching a Successful New Media Business in NYC. Audience members were given business guidance by experts who had tips and the funds to help would-be entrepreneurs succeed. Moderated by Susan McGregor, Assistant Director at the Tow Center, the evening’s speakers included: Sandra Navalli, Senior Director for the Tamer Center for Social Enterprise, Chris McGarry, Director for Entrepreneurship in the University Office of Alumni and Development, Justin Hendrix, Executive Director at NYC Media Lab, and Adda Birnir, CEO of Skillcrush.

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JOB OPPORTUNITY

Post-Doctoral Position in HCI/Computer Security & Journalism

A multidisciplinary team of researchers from Clemson, Columbia Journalism School and the University of Washington seek diverse, well-qualified candidates interested in investigating human-centered aspects of computer security and privacy in journalism.

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TOW CENTER REPORTS

Columbia Journalism School Guide to Digital Publishing
The Tow Center for Digital Journalism

Digital News Report, 2015
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism

The Traffic Factories: Metrics at Chartbeat, Gawker Media, and The New York Times
Caitlin Petre

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