International Symposium on Online Journalism
A program of the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at the University of Texas at Austin
Business Models | April 5, 2022
The ISOJ panel on recreating the local news ecosystem with new models, networking and collaboration, brought together some industry veterans who are now taking advantage of online platforms to facilitate the development of local reporting on issues that matter most to the communities they serve. With over 20 years of experience under her belt, Jamie … Read More
Accountability | April 4, 2022
Journalists need to collaborate and form alliances to help counter misinformation in Hispanic communities, according to fact-checkers during a panel at the 2022 International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) on April 1. The panel, titled “Fact-Checking en español: Latin America, Spain and a new initiative for the United States’ Spanish-speaking communities”, explored the need for … Read More
Engagement | April 4, 2022
Members of the Center for Media Engagement (CME) at the University of Texas at Austin presented their research about how to better connect with communities and promote trust with news consumers during a Research Breakfast at the 2022 International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ). The CME was founded in 2017 in an effort to better … Read More
Business Models | April 3, 2022
For the past decades, news organizations have been facing many challenges to rethink their business models and diversify revenue sources and opportunities to fund digital initiatives around the world. Entrepreneurship, product design, platforms, data analytics are now common words in the vocabulary of journalists and news executives, but the million-dollar question relies on: What’s the … Read More
Business Models | April 2, 2022
View the entirety of Gingras’ speech here. Google’s global vice president of news warned that the current media environment stifles diversity of voices and in-depth journalism, but worries blanket regulations are not the answer. In an almost poetic address, Richard Gingras’ keynote speech at the International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) in Austin, Texas, brought … Read More
Freedom of Expression | April 2, 2022
Journalists have two main responsibilities they should be able to fulfill, said Jorge Ramos, co-anchor of Noticiero Univision at the 23rd International Symposium on Online Journalism in Austin, Texas. First, report reality as it is, not as journalists wish it would be. And the second is to serve as a counterweight to power. Ramos gave … Read More
ISOJ2020 | July 29, 2020
The year 2020 not only marks the successful transition of the International Symposium on Online Journalism to online-only venues, but also the celebration of the 10th anniversary #ISOJ Journal, the official publication that is part of the conference’s research component. Co-edited by Dr. Amy Schmitz Weiss, research chair for ISOJ, and Professor Rosental Alves, founder … Read More
Business Models | April 16, 2019
A “lightning round” of presentations at the 20th annual International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) covered an array of developments from a new initiative to support Latin American journalists to the potential of location-based reporting. Janine Warner and Luis Botello kicked off the short presentations April 13 with the unveiling of Velocidad, a new $1.5 … Read More
Membership | April 12, 2019
The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas has joined forces with the Membership Puzzle Project to release the report “Membership in news and beyond: What media can learn from other member-driven movements” April 12 at the International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ). The report, co-authored by Emily Goligoski and Matt Thompson, argues “people in the news … Read More
Business Models | April 1, 2019
The differences between subscriptions and memberships will be one of the topics Emily Goligoski will highlight as chair and presenter for the panel “Subscriptions and memberships: Reinventing the relationship with your audience” on the afternoon of April 12 at the 20th annual International Symposium on Online Journalism. Goligoski will be joined by Tony Haile, CEO … Read More