Thank you to everyone who attended the 18th International Symposium on Online Journalism in Austin on April 21 and 22, 2017. It was a great success and we couldn’t have done it without the collaboration of all our journalism friends from around the world!
The conference attracted journalists, academics and media executives from nearly 40 countries who met to talk about accountability, fact checking, video, business models, podcasts and more. You can view video of the conference in English and Spanish below.
We’ll see you in 2018!
Video of ISOJ 2017 – Day 1 English and Español
Video of ISOJ 2017 – Day 2 English and Español
2017 Speakers
2017 Sponsors
News
Coloquio | April 28, 2017
Google News Lab launches operations in Latin America to help journalists with tools and training
Google News Lab, the team at Google that collaborates with journalists and media in the creation of information, is expanding its activity in the Latin American market. This was explained by the leader of Google News Lab for Brazil and Latin America, Marco Túlio Pires, during his speech this Sunday, April 23, at the 10th … Read More
Coloquio | April 28, 2017
SembraMedia reveals digital media growth in Latin America, but says organizations still face challenges
This post has been edited to correct figures concerning revenue of digital media sites analyzed by SembraMedia. Additionally, some quotes have been edited to improve translation. (*)For other coverage of the 10th Ibero American Colloquium for Digital Journalism, please see below. Women are leaders at more than 60 percent of digital media sites in Latin … Read More
Business Models | April 28, 2017
Latin American and Spanish news sites experiment to reach audience and finance quality journalism
(*)For other coverage of the 10th Ibero American Colloquium for Digital Journalism, please see below. In a global context in which the demand for traditional newspapers decreases and in which the use of information and communication technologies grows, journalists are forced to develop ingenious ways in which to deliver their products. Especially in the last … Read More
ISOJ 2017 Archive
Keynote Speaker: Jim VandeHei
Chair: Jennifer Preston, vice president of journalism, Knight Foundation
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Jim VandeHei, co-founder and CEO, Axios (former executive-editor and co-founder, Politico)
Factchecking: The international trend of verifying public discourse
Chair and Presenter: W. Gardner Selby, editor, PolitiFact Texas/Austin American-Statesman
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Craig Silverman, media editor, BuzzFeed
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Alexios Mantzarlis, director, International Fact-Checking Network at Poynter
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Laura Zommer, executive director, Chequeado, Argentina
Accountability Journalism in the Trump Era
Chair and presenter: Evan Smith, CEO and co-founder, Texas Tribune
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Clara Jeffery, editor-in-chief, Mother Jones
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McKay Coppins, staff writer, The Atlantic
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Matt K. Lewis, senior columnist, The Daily Beast
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Sopan Deb, general news reporter, The New York Times
RESEARCH PANEL: Creating, Producing, and Engaging: Latest journalism practices underway in newsrooms
Chair: Amy Schmitz Weiss, ISOJ research chair, associate professor at San Diego State University
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Audience Engagement Editors as Newsroom Intermediaries
Karin Assmann and Nicholas Diakopoulos, University of Maryland
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Decoding the Podaissance: Identifying Community Journalism Practices in Newsroom and Avocational Podcasts
Marcus Funk, Sam Houston State University
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Managing Digital Products in a Newsroom Context
Cindy Royal, Texas State University
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Knowing the Numbers: Assessing Attitudes among Journalists and Educators about Using and Interpreting Data, Statistics, and Research
John Wihbey and Mark Coddington, Northeastern University and Washington and Lee University
Keynote speaker: Lydia Polgreen
Chair: Evan Smith, CEO and co-founder, Texas Tribune
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Lydia Polgreen, editor-in-chief, The Huffington Post
Conversational journalism: How bots and artificial intelligence can get us there
Chair and presenter: Sanette Tanaka, product designer, Vox Media
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John Keefe, bot developer & product manager, Quartz Bot Studio
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Andrew Phelps, product director, New York Times
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Joey Marburger, director of product, Washington Post
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Travis Swicegood, director of engineering, Condé Nast ATX
Keynote panel: The transformation of U.S. metropolitan newspapers: How newsrooms have changed from print-centric to digital-centric
Chair and presenter: Mike Wilson, editor, Dallas Morning News
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Nancy Barnes, editor and executive vice president, Houston Chronicle
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Neil Chase, executive editor, The Mercury News and East Bay Times
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Kathleen Kingsbury, managing editor for digital, Boston Globe
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Aminda (Mindy) Marqués Gonzalez, executive editor and vice president, Miami Herald
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Stan Wischnowski, executive editor and senior vice president, Philadelphia Media Network
The Podcast Boom: Prospects for news organizations
Chair: Joshua Benton, director, Nieman Lab at Harvard
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Nicholas Quah, founder, Hot Pod
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Eric Nuzum, senior vice president of original content development, Audible
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Andrea Silenzi, host/producer, Why Oh Why
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Lisa Tobin, executive producer for audio, The New York Times
Keynote Speaker: Melissa Bell
Chair: Jeff Jarvis, professor and director of Tow-Knight Center of Entrepreneurial Journalism, CUNY
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Melissa Bell, publisher, Vox Media
RESEARCH PANEL: Diving Deep into the layers of journalism, the journalism practice and its audiences
Chair: Kathleen McElroy, associate director, UT Austin School of Journalism
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Social Capital to the Rescue of the Fourth Estate: A Playbook for Converting Good Will into Economic Support
James Breiner, University of Navarra, Spain
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A Reinvention Through Opportunities Of Crisis: An Exploratory Exercise On Journalistic Initiatives On Medium
Maria Clara Aquino Bittencourt, University Unisinos, Brazil
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The News of Your Youth: Memory and Subjective Experience of Time During Major News Events
Terry Britt, University of Missouri
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Through the Twitter Glass: How Social Media Reflect and Influence the Political Climate
Pei Zheng and Saif Shahin, Ithaca College and Bowling Green State University
Accountability journalism in polarized societies around the world
Chair: Krissah Thompson, staff writer, Washington Post
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Carlos Fernando Chamorro, founder and editor, Confidencial.ni, Nicaragua
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Ivan Kolpakov, co-founded and deputy editor-in-chief, Meduza,io, Russia/Latvia
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Stevan Dojčinović, editor-in-chief, KRIK.rs, Serbia
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Malou Mangahas, co-founder and executive director, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, Philippines
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Luz Mely-Reyes, co-founder and general director, Efecto Cocuyo, Venezuela
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Martín Pallares, journalist and co-founder, 4Pelagatos, Ecuador
News startups and new business models: Innovation in the search of sustainability
Chair: Aron Pilhofer, James B. Steele Chair in Journalism Innovation, Temple University
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Jim Brady, founder and CEO, Spirited Media (BillyPenn.com/TheIncline.com)
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Tom Grundy, editor-in-chief, Hong Kong Free Press
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Juan Luis Sánchez, deputy director, ElDiario.es, Spain
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Janine Warner, ICFJ Knight Fellow and executive director, SembraMedia
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Li Zixin, founder and CEO, China30s.com, China