Knight Commission on Trust, Media and Democracy
The Knight Commission on Trust, Media and Democracy held its second regular meeting at the Stanford Alumni Center on Tuesday, January 16, 2018.
January 2018
November 2017
Intersections: Journalism and Computation
How are data science, computer algorithms and artificial intelligence changing the newsroom?
October 2017
Journalists and academics tout collaboration benefits during Mind to Mind Symposium
At the Mind to Mind Symposium, held at Stanford University Oct. 2017. Journalists talk about collaborating with professors and students at universities to access and produce data at an unprecedented level of depth.
June 2017
New database allows Stanford researchers to find disparities in officers’ treatment of minority motorists
We obtained data on millions of state patrol stops and found evidence that minorities are held to a double standard. The data are being shared with researchers, journalists and the public via the new Stanford Open Policing Project.
February 2017
Stanford faculty discuss President Trump and the media
Stanford faculty discussed press freedom, the emergence of fake news, journalism ethics, media economics and the overall challenges of reporting on the new administration.
October 2016
Director Jay Hamilton publishes book on economics of investigative reporting
"Democracy's Detectives" explores the economics of investigative reporting and the potential of computational journalism.
2016 Computation + Journalism Symposium brings journalists, technologists together
The 2016 Computation + Journalism Symposium took place at Stanford on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, 2016.
August 2016
Stanford Journalism Program’s guide to using virtual reality for storytelling — dos & don’ts
Geri Migielicz and Janine Zacharia write best practices and ideal scenarios for using VR/360-degree technology in storytelling that emerged from our inaugural immersive journalism class at Stanford.
July 2016
Gary Pomerantz’s sports journalism course teaches skills applicable across beats, fields
Now offered for the eleventh year in Winter 2017, lecturer Gary Pomerantz’s specialized writing and reporting course on sports will continue to prepare students with valuable communication skills.
June 2016
Stanford journalism students tell stories using 360-degree video
Stanford journalism students are using cutting-edge, 360-degree video cameras and production software to tell stories in an immersive story form.