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Author: Cat Cardenas

Melissa Bell (2017)

Accountability | April 24, 2017

Vox Media publisher Melissa Bell implores journalists to work together to solve the industry’s problems

By Cat Cardenas

Watch video of Melissa Bell’s keynote presentation or her discussion with Jeff Jarvis. The journalism industry is in desperate need of change, according to Vox Media publisher Melissa Bell during her keynote speech April 22 the 18th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ). When Bell co-founded Vox.com in 2014, she said they were convinced it …  Read More

Anabel Hernández (2017)

International | April 23, 2017

Pre-ISOJ seminar tackles issues facing journalists reporting on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border

By Cat Cardenas

Journalists from both sides of the border tackled modernization, fake news and corruption during the Bridging the Border seminar the day before the International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) on Thursday, April 20. Kicking off the seminar was keynote speaker and Dallas Morning News Managing Editor Robyn Tomlin who spoke to many of the changes …  Read More

Accountability panel 2017

Accountability | April 21, 2017

Journalists tackle accountability in the Trump Era on first day of ISOJ

By Cat Cardenas

Watch video of the accountability journalism panel discussion. The 2016 presidential election left many readers with a distrust of the media, who, in their eyes, made a gross misjudgment of the outcome. This left journalists with two big questions: How can they continue holding public officials accountable despite public distrust? What can journalists do better? …  Read More

Virtual Reality (2015)

Virtual Reality | April 19, 2017

ISOJ 2017 panelists to discuss the future of VR and 360 video as technology becomes more accessible, affordable

By Cat Cardenas

Over the past year, virtual reality and 360 video have taken viewers everywhere from the 6×9 foot space of a cell in solitary confinement to Mars. Though the technology has existed for years, it’s become increasingly popular and accessible, with Facebook announcing in March that users would be able to livestream 360 video. Robert Hernandez, …  Read More

Solutions Journalism Network

Registration | April 13, 2017

Solutions Journalism: Pre-ISOJ workshop teaches how to shift focus of reporting from problems to problem solving

By Cat Cardenas

In 2014, journalist Meg Kissinger wrote a series called “Chronic Crisis” — an in-depth examination of Milwaukee’s mental health system. But Kissinger didn’t just write about the problem, she provided a solution. That’s the main focus of the Solutions Journalism Network (SJN), an independent nonprofit founded in 2013 that uses educational tools and advising events …  Read More

Bots Panel 2017

Bots | April 11, 2017

Conversational journalism: ISOJ 2017 will discuss how bots and artificial intelligence are changing news delivery

By Cat Cardenas

During the 2016 election, New York Times political correspondent Nicholas Confessore sat at his desk scripting conversations with readers almost every day. His conversations were then plugged into The New York Times politics bot where readers could interact with “Nick” and follow his reporting through a series of prompted questions. Over the past year, The …  Read More

PODCAST panel 2017

Podcasting | March 21, 2017

Panelists will discuss the podcast boom and how news organizations can jump on the bandwagon

By Cat Cardenas

Since the debut of investigative reporting podcast Serial, more Americans than ever are listening to podcasts. Lisa Tobin of The New York Times (Courtesy) A Pew Research Center study conducted in 2016 showed that downloads are increasing, and the percentage of adults listening podcasts has been on a steady uptick since 2012. This explosion will …  Read More

Hackathon Amsterdam

Innovation | March 7, 2017

International hackathon will develop tools for accountability journalism to improve trust with readers

By Cat Cardenas

Two years ago, journalist Albertine Piels set up her first website in an attempt to gauge interest in coding among other reporters and to build a following for her first hackathon. Within hours, hundreds of people had rushed to the site. Shortly after, Piels and Nienke Huitenga created the company Hackastory to host hackathons, events …  Read More