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Research | February 22, 2012

Research on Online Journalism Reflects the Dynamics of the Digital Platform from Mobile Media to Entrepreneurial Ventures

By Amy Schmitz Weiss

The 13th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) generated a record 71 submissions, confirming the continuing growth of ISOJ’s reputation as a world-class conference. Twenty-two papers were accepted for presentation on April 20-21, 2012 at the University of Texas at Austin. ISOJ has become one of the most competitive peer-reviewed conferences in the field of …  Read More

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Featured | April 15, 2011

Reflections: Social Media and The New Face of Journalism

By Lauren Abram

The use of social media in the realm of journalism was a topic at the 12th Annual ISOJ. One research panel, All About the Tweet and More, got right to that point. The panel included Cindy Royal and Dale Blasingame of Texas State University, Carrie Brown of the University of Memphis, Marcus Messner of VCU, …  Read More

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Digital Divide | April 5, 2011

Reflections: Beyond News Routines, Beyond News Consumption

By Nikki N. Kim

Beyond News Routines, Beyond News Consumption, an ISOJ panel chaired by UT-Austin’s Tom Johnson, worked as a smooth transition from Friday’s panels on cutting-edge innovations of news industry. The research panel included Ahmed El Gody of Orebro University, Sweden, Angela Lee from University of Pennsylvania, Jonathan Groves of Drury University and Carrie Brown of University …  Read More

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Engagement | April 5, 2011

Reflections:Ex-NPR CEO Vivian Schiller Delivers Keynote Address

By Faiza Hassan

Former online editor of the New York Times and ex-CEO and President of National Public Radio Vivian Schiller delivered they keynote address that kicked off the 12th International Symposium on Online Journalism. The symposium, which ran from April 1-2, hosted an array of journalists from all over the world at the AT&T Executive Education and …  Read More

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Engagement | April 5, 2011

Reflections: Engaging the Community

By Zach Miller

ISOJ speakers addressed innovative and effective ways to work with the community and have them happily work with the news. VG Multimedia editor-in-chief Espen Hansen presented ways the in which his site excels with community needs right when they need it. When the Icelandic volcano sent massive clouds of dust disrupting air travel, the site …  Read More

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Research | April 5, 2011

Reflection: Research Panel Discusses News Innovation

By Jordyn Davenport

The first research panel of the 12th International Symposium on Online Journalism conference discussed news innovations and touched on every topic from R&D to education to creativity. Seth Lewis, an Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota discussed the use of open APIs by news organizations, explaining that, “news organizations learn from people outside of the …  Read More

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Keynote | April 3, 2011

Catching Up With Patch.com’s Warren Webster

By Wendy Rubick

Warren Webster, president of Patch Media, spoke on the rise of hyperlocal Patch.com Saturday afternoon during the 12th International Symposium on Online Journalism. “To point to Vivian Schiller’s point ‘Is this real journalism?’ We say yes,” Webster said, adding that local editors had an average nine-year background in journalism. Patch began on the east coast …  Read More

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Research | April 2, 2011

ISOJ 2011 closes with discussions of engagement

By Oscar D. Gomez

The 12th International Symposium on Online Journalism ended with the research panel, Beyond the Conversation, Beyond Engagement. Chris Kabwato, from the School of Journalism and Media Studies of the Rhodes University at South Africa chaired the panel that included C.W. Anderson, from the College of Staten Island (CUNY), Alfred Hermida, from the UBC Grad School …  Read More