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 10, 2008
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
Editing | April 9, 2008
A feature on Guillermo Franco as he discusses his history with the Colombia newspaper, El Tiempo, at the International Symposium on Online Journalism. Specifically, Franco discusses his work as Online Editor and how he arrived at that position. Read More
Business Models | April 7, 2008
For the UK’s highest-selling daily newspaper, The Daily Telegraph, the key to a successful move from a traditional to modern media landscape lay in bringing about a complete synergy between print and online publishing. Chris Lloyd, the 36-year-old assistant managing editor at the Telegraph, said the transition was not in response to the threat of … Read More
Featured | April 7, 2008
Symposium-goers who stuck around for the final panel of the International Symposium on Online Journalism Saturday, “Issues in Online Journalism Research,” listened to a grab bag of research presentations on current topics related to online journalism from around the world. Ashraf Galal, a professor at Qatar University, led the discussion with his paper that explored … Read More
Featured | April 5, 2008
As the mainstream media accuses social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace of recklessly disclosing their users’ private information and creating a haven for cyber-bullying and risky behavior, researchers are speculating on how news sites can adopt social networking sites’ more positive characteristics. Sebastian Valenzuela and Jacqueline Vickery of the University of Texas at Austin … Read More
Featured | April 5, 2008
Scholars focused on fine-tuning the production of news Web sites during the second day of the ninth annual International Symposium on Online Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin. The panel, Managing the Production of Online Journalism, was chaired by Mark Tremayne, assistant professor at UT’s School of Journalism. Arne H. Krumsvik of Oslo … Read More
Innovation | April 5, 2008
Suzanne Seggerman of Games for Change explains how she first got the idea of supporting games to create social change. Seggerman says she was never interested in games, but was intrigued by the game ‘Hidden Agenda’ and ended up changing her career path. She co-founded Games for Change and is the current president of the … Read More
Q&A | April 5, 2008
Dr. Paula Poindexter talks about her discussion with James Moroney III, Publisher and CEO of the Dallas Morning News during the International Symposium on Online Journalism. Read More
Q&A | April 5, 2008
A short interview with Ian Bogost, Associate Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology and Founding Partner, Persuasive Games Read More
Blogs | April 5, 2008
The BBC, with its paternalistic approach to its audience, may slowly be wisening up to the usefulness of blogging, Alfred Hermida said. Hermida was the first speaker in the presentation titled “Citizen Producers, Bloggers, and the Evolution of Journalism,” during the 9th International Symposium on Online Journalism. “I managed to kick the habit after 16 … Read More