 In 2012, Brown co-authored a report with Larry Kramer, publisher of USA Today, about the future of the PBS NewsHour.The report, commissioned by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, called on the program to “modernize news gathering production.”

In 2012, Brown was appointed as the inaugural Director of the School of Communication and Media at Montclair State University.Brown has served on the Boards of Directors for GoLocal24, Revenue.com and MedCity News.