International Symposium on Online Journalism
A program of the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at the University of Texas at Austin
Citizen Journalism | April 8, 2005
Wayne Saewyc spoke Friday about Wikinews, an online news site that offers a unique way for viewers to edit any content on its website. The keyword of Saewyc’s presentation was “community,” emphasizing the idea that it is the readers who decide what appears on Wikinews. “It’s about the community and how we work together and … Read More
Blogs | April 8, 2005
J.D. Lasica is a veteran journalist who doesn’t believe in the media as a news provider anymore. Blogger and author of “Darknet: Hollywood’s War against the Digital Generation,” Lasica thinks that the new role of our media is actually its oldest function- to explore ourselves. The way to do it is through what he calls … Read More
Blogs | April 8, 2005
Chuck Olsen admits that being a blogger doesn’t necessarily make you a good journalist. “But I write and post about what I like,” Olsen adds, highlighting one of the pleasures of the new democratic media. Author of the documentary film called Blogumentary, Olsen is now involved in videoblogging: “I post at least one video per … Read More
Citizen Journalism | April 8, 2005
While the New York Times Online edition is just a “pipe for news delivery,” OhmyNews (English version here) is “a playground for readers,” said Jean Min, a deputy chief of the international division of the country’s liberal online newspaper, OhmyNews, at the 6th International Symposium on Online Journalism. “The attitude of the New York … Read More
Engagement | April 8, 2005
The future of journalism in the digital age is dependent on the continued growth of participation from a worldwide audience, Dan Gillmor said during his presentation to inaugurate the 6th International Symposium on Online Journalism at The University of Texas at Austin. The renowned author of “We the Media: Grassroots Journalism by the People, for … Read More
Blogs | April 8, 2005
In his final, farewell column in the San Jose Mercury News, the respected technology journalist Dan Gillmor said Silicon Valley’s “willingness — no, eagerness — to take risks has always been the valley’s most special quality.” Silicon Valley’s culture of risk-taking has undoubtedly rubbed off on Gillmor during the 10 or so years he has … Read More
Registration | April 7, 2005
The University of Texas School of Journalism will be hosting the Sixth International Symposium on Online Journalism Friday, April 8 and Saturday, April 9 to discuss issues that face multimedia and online journalism today. Rosental Alves, a professor at UT Austin and the director of the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, is running the … Read More
Research | April 20, 2004
Nations are “imagined communities” reinforced by the media, and online journalism has used the Internet to help maintain these communities by recreating nations on the Web, said a panelist during the fifth annual International Symposium on Online Journalism on Saturday. “Diasporic groups (people living in a foreign country) use the Internet and TV to maintain contact … Read More
Research | April 20, 2004
Multimedia journalism not only creates global connections between users but also greater understanding of current events and how they are globally perceived, said panelists discussing the wired world’s impact on journalism. Jeremy Edwards, a University of Texas at Austin graduate student, said during the International Symposium on Online Journalism that surfing the Internet is like … Read More
Citizen Journalism | April 20, 2004
Wiki wiki — Hawaiian for “quick” — is at the root of Wikipedia, a encyclopedia website where any page can be edited by users with the simple click of an “edit this page” button. Andrew Lih, assistant professor at Hong Kong University, compared the different levels of participation between web sites, web logs and “wikis” … Read More