Author: ISOJ

Tracy Dahlby, Director of J-School, gives warm remarks and speaks of changing media

009 The Director of the Journalism School at the University of Texas at Austin, Tracy Dahlby, spoke to an auditorium of International Symposium on Online Journalism attendees this morning about the changing tides of the media. Dahlby first thanked Rosental Alves, the coordinator of the Online Symposium, for his work and determination for making this …  Read More

Symposium Kicks Off

Good morning and welcome to the 2009 International Symposium on Online Journalism, coming to you from a balmy and wet University of Texas in Austin. We had rain on the first day of the symposium last year, too, so it appears that Mother Nature has it out for this evolving industry of ours. It’s nice …  Read More

Journalists, Scholars from Around the Globe to Discuss State of Online Journalism, April 17-18

AUSTIN, Texas—Journalists, news industry executives and academics from the United States, Europe, Asia and Latin America will be on the University of Texas at Austin campus to discuss the state of online journalism today and debate what the future holds at the 10th International Symposium on Online Journalism April 17-18. The annual symposium has been …  Read More

Guillermo Franco

News executives, reporters, and journalists alike flocked to the ACES building on the University of Texas at Austin Campus on Friday. The 9th International Symposium on Online Journalism brought in conference panelists to discuss the newsroom for the digital age. Guillermo Franco, editor of the Columbia news site, ElTiemo.com, stressed that journalists are not just …  Read More

MTV News Supervising Producer Liz Nord Talks About Multimedia and Interactivity

  MTV News Supervising Producer Liz Nord talks about Multimedia and Interactivity at the 9th International Symposium on Online Journalism at The University of Texas at Austin. Nord explains MTV’s efforts to engage young people with the upcoming presidential election by innovating the 2008 MTV Choose or Lose campaign. With the explosion of new media tools, …  Read More

A Look at Emerging Business Models

  This video gives viewers a recap of Friday’s Emerging Business Models panel during the International Symposium on Online Journalism. It features lectures from Ken Riddick and Michael Smith. They talk about what it takes to fit in in the ever-changing world of online journalism and business. Any business owner will get great tips from …  Read More

Diverse Audience Looks Forward to Change

By People came from all over the world, in both the media industries and academia to talk about how to adapt to change in the new media landscape during the 9th annual International Symposium on Online Journalism. Audience members discuss why they attended the symposium and what they learned from the event.    Read More

Emerging Business Models Panel

The University of Texas hosted the ninth annual International Symposium on Online Journalism during April 4 and 5. The two day lecture series hosted speakers from Argentina to Zimbabwe to discuss changes occurring in journalism due to the rise of multimedia and online content. Traditional media are struggling to adapt their old business models to respond …  Read More