Program Advisor

VINNOVA-Stanford Research Center of Innovation Journalism

Research industry

April 2009 – Present ( 6 months)

Advising on the advancement of the VINNOVA-Stanford Center of Innovation Journalism on Journalism and Media in Pakistan.

The VINNOVA Stanford Research Center of Innovation Journalism was founded in January 2009 by H-STAR institute (Human-Sciences Advanced Research institute) of Stanford University and VINNOVA (the Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems).

This new research center at Stanford pursues human-sciences and technology research in areas that will impact and promote the development of innovation journalism, i.e. journalistic coverage of innovation processes and ecosystems. This involves looking at how journalism influences innovation, how innovation influences journalism, and the ability of journalism to recognize and cover innovation. It is building a network of researchers in innovation journalism by hosting visiting scholars from Sweden and inviting researchers from other countries to join.

The new center has taken over the operation of the Stanford-based Innovation Journalism Fellowship Program, the world’s first fellowship program in innovation journalism, which was initiated by VINNOVA in 2003 and has been located at Stanford since 2004. Each year selected journalists participate in workshops and conferences at Stanford and collaborate with newsrooms across the U.S. in covering innovation. The program has so far hosted journalists from Sweden, Finland, and Pakistan, with support from several sources.

VINNOVA is providing the initial funding of the center; additional sponsors will be sought to continue and expand the Center’s activities.