We are pleased to announce the winner of the first annual Marco Castro Cosio Media Art and Technology Fellowship. The winner is Lorena (Lolo) Ostia. She is a Peruvian-born, New York based multidisciplinary artist, educator and researcher. Through her work, she explores sustainable art practices, incorporating microbes, bacterial cellulose, recycled objects and bioplastics made from renewable sources.
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Congratulations to Lolo, and to the over 100 people who applied! We are moved by the energy and passion out there for Marco and his legacy.
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Announcing the Inaugural Marco Castro Cosio Media Art and Technology Fellowship
In honor of the late Marco Castro Cosio, an artist, technologist, organizer, convener, educator, and a beloved fellow of the Brown Institute, we are proud to announce the launch of a new prize...
The Marco Castro Cosio Media Art and Technology Fellowship. This award provides fiscal sponsorship of $10,000 and a residency at the Brown Institute at Columbia Journalism School.
It aims to support emerging creators and researchers dedicated to impactful, interdisciplinary work in tech, media, and the arts. Candidates from all professional backgrounds are welcome to apply.
Visit brown.columbia.edu for more information.
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Such wonderfulness! The Pudding leads a data viz workshop today! @BrownInstitute
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#Hackathon pitches happening right now! 🎙
🏆 U$S 2500 prize thanks to @ICFJ
Judges: @iksoviet, @Maggilista (ICFJ) and @chrishwiggins (@nytimes)
#MediaParty 🎉 New York
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🏆 Here they are: the #Hackathon winners!
#MediaParty 🎉 New York comes to an
end after three days full of activities.
Congratulations to everyone and thank you for participating! It's been an awesome weekend.
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🥈 Show me the ballot
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Congratulations to the winners!!
🏆 Here they are: the #Hackathon winners!
#MediaParty 🎉 New York comes to an
end after three days full of activities.
Congratulations to everyone and thank you for participating! It's been an awesome weekend.
🥇 Shepherd
🥈 Show me the ballot
👉 mediaparty.org
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Ayer en el #MediaParty, organizado por @mediapartyorg en alianza con @BrownInstitute y @columbiajourn.
Por más y mejor periodismo y mejores democracias.
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How cool is it that the year you can't make it to the Media Party Buenos Aires, the @mediapartyorg comes to you? 🤩Excited to be here @BrownInstitute ready to discuss with friends and colleagues about how we can use technology to innovate in journalism!
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#MediaParty 🎉 landed at New York City in partnership with @BrownInstitute, at the beautiful @columbiajourn @Columbia.
See you tomorrow ❤️
👉 mediaparty.org
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Thank you to all the speakers and participants for an incredible start of #MediaParty 🎉 New York!
Much more to come today 🚀
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Afternoon full of #Workshops and activities in #MediaParty 🎉 New York 😃
Thank you for joining!
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See you tomorrow in the #Hackathon 👩💻👨💻
👉 mediaparty.org
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The second day of #MediaParty 🎉 New York came to an end with these amazing #LightningTalks ⚡
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🎉 CJS and the @BrownInstitute for Media Innovation are hosting a conference covering the latest advancements in digital media and journalism.
Interact with industry leaders, explore emerging trends and expand professional networks September 27-29: bit.ly/CJSMediaParty
We are so excited to host Media Party this year! The topic is AI and Elections... um, timely! Come join us for workshops and talks and mingling culminating in a hackathon. Applications to submit workshop and talk ideas are open through Friday!
Join us as @BrownInstitute partners for Media Party! It's workshops & talks & a hackathon, this year devoted to AI and Elections! Held @Columbiajourn. Applications to submit workshop ideas, talk proposals and keynotes are being accepted through Friday!
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