International Symposium on Online Journalism
A program of the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at the University of Texas at Austin
Blogs | March 30, 2007
Jeff Jarvis started the first day of the International Symposium on Online Journalism with a keynote speech emphasizing cooperation among competitors in the media, suggesting such radical ideas as sending readers to other papers and nixing bylines, newsrooms and journalists’ egos. It’s understandable that Jarvis is a self-proclaimed “cock-eyed optimist” when it comes to the future … Read More
Engagement | March 30, 2007
Readers want interaction, no matter where they live. Ismael Nafria, the Content Deputy Director of Prisacom/El.Pais.com from Spain knows his readers. So did the other international panel of speakers from France, Brazil, and Colombia, who spoke at the 8th International Symposium on Online Journalism held at The University of Texas at Austin. As a journalist … Read More
Blogs | March 30, 2007
The latest phenomenon in citizen journalism, the blog, took full center in the panel that included the Online News Editor of The Houston Chronicle, Dean Betz. Betz is best known for his work with online participation in the blog section of the Houston Chronicle website. Working previously for another online blog pool, he edited and … Read More
Registration | March 29, 2007
AUSTIN, Texas — More than 250 people have registered for the Eighth International Symposium on Online Journalism, which takes place Friday and Saturday, March 30-31, at the University of Texas at Austin. Editors, news executives and media scholars from North America, South America, Europe, and Africa, will participate in 10 panel discussions dealing with issues … Read More
Transition to Digital | May 6, 2006
The Internet will be the central medium in journalism for the next generation, according to an online journalism symposium. About 100 people gathered from all over the world at the 7th International Symposium on Online Journalism in Austin from April 7-8. Rosental Calmon Alves, a journalism professor at the University of Texas, has hosted this … Read More
Podcasting | April 13, 2006
If print newsrooms are to survive, their managers must be open to innovation and creativity, and podcasting can assist them, two Syracuse University students said at the 7th International Symposium on Online Journalism. Podcasting is the distribution of audio or video files, such as radio programs or music videos, over the Internet. It is a … Read More
Digital Divide | April 8, 2006
As the Web brings more community journalism and interactivity onto the Web, society leaves entire groups of citizens on the outside. Web 2.0 can only be utilized by those citizens who have the tools and know-how. “The evacuees in Austin were forced to learn on the fly how to use these sorts of tools,” said … Read More
Featured | April 8, 2006
Max McCombs, internationally recognized for his research on the agenda-setting role of mass communication, discussed the Internet as a new frontier for agenda-setting effects during the 7th International Symposium on Online Journalism. In response to a scholarly discussion that the Internet may end the agenda-setting effect, he confirmed the agenda-setting effects do exist on the … Read More
Research | April 8, 2006
Researchers in the multimedia world gathered on Saturday during the 7th International Symposium on Online Journalism to discuss the different trends and their future effects on the developing world of online journalism. One study found that more men than women involved browse for technology news. “Sixty-nine percent of all men and 66 percent of women … Read More
Digital Divide | April 8, 2006
Trends in online news structure varies internationally, said an international panel at the 7th International Symposium on Online Journalism. The quality of online journalism in their respective countries is improving, though at times a work in progress complicated by the digital divide. Guillermo Franco, editor of Colombia’s Eltiempo.com, reported that in 2004 most online newsrooms … Read More