Brown Institute for Media Innovation
 | This article, Brown Institute for Media Innovation, has recently been created via the Articles for creation process. Please check to see if the reviewer has accidentally left this template after accepting the draft and take appropriate action as necessary.
Reviewer tools: Inform author |
Comment: You initially had several footnotes, but most of them were to Wikipedia (don't do that, just use wikilinks for article names), and one was to Brown's IMDB (that's a ref for Brown, not for the school, so not applicable). What you need to do is find writings by a journalist or academic which comment on BIMI. Not just the school's website, and generally not blogs/forums/Facebook. Have regional newspapers, or media trade journals/magazines discussed this new school? Find and footnote those as verification for the below claims. "Facts" are only as good as the sources you provide. MatthewVanitas (talk) 20:02, 21 August 2013 (UTC) MatthewVanitas (talk) 20:02, 21 August 2013 (UTC)
The 'Brown Institute for Media Innovation' is a joint research program between the Stanford University School of Engineering and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. It funds research through the awarding of annual "Magic Grants," to projects which aim to develop applications that create technologies that foster journalistic pursuit, and by direct support to several Brown Fellows at both institutions.[1] The official name of the program is The David and Helen Gurley Brown Institute for Media Innovation, and is commonly referred to simply as the Brown Institute.
Founding
The institute was created in 2012 following a $30 million endowment made to Stanford University and Columbia Universities[2] by Helen Gurley Brown, the American author, publisher, businesswoman, and editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine for over three decades, made in part in memory of her husband, David Brown, producer of major motion pictures such as "Jaws," "The Sting," and "The Verdict." David Brown attended both Stanford and Columbia. Speaking of the institute's purpose, Helen Brown stated, "David and I have long supported and encouraged bright young people to follow their passions and to create original content. Great content needs useable technology. Sharing a language is where the magic happens. It's time for two great American institutions on the East and West Coasts to build a bridge.”[3]
People
- Bernd Girod - Brown Media Institute Director at Stanford University
- Mark Hansen - Brown Media Institute Director at Columbia University
Advisory Board Members:[4]
- Frank A. Bennack, Jr. (2012-Current) - Chief Executive Officer, Hearst Corporation
- Eve Burton (2012-Current) - Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Hearst Corporation
- William Campbell (2012-Current) - Chairman of the Board, Intuit, Inc.
- Mary Meeker (2012-Current) - General Partner, Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers
- Steven Spielberg (2012-Current) - Filmmaker
References
- ^ http://brown.stanford.edu/magic
- ^ http://observer.com/2012/01/helen-gurley-brown-donates-30-m-to-columbia-and-stanford-for-bicoastal-media-tech-institute/
- ^ http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/30/helen-gurley-brown-gives-30-million-for-new-media-studies-at-columbia-and-stanford/?_r=0
- ^ http://www.stanforddaily.com/2012/04/23/spielberg-to-serve-on-media-innovation-institute-board/