ISOJ – Page 7 – International Symposium on Online Journalism

Registration | February 8, 2016

Knight Center launches program for ISOJ 2016, the global conference on online journalism

By ISOJ

The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas has released the program for the 17th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ), an annual conference that attracts media executives, journalists and scholars from around the world. Simultaneous translation to Spanish will be provided thanks to Univision. Explore the full program for this year’s conference here. Registration … Read More

Registration | January 22, 2016

Hotel Information 2016

By ISOJ

The International Symposium on Online Journalism (April 15 – 16, 2016) will be hosted at: The Blanton Museum of Art Edgar A. Smith 200 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Austin, Texas 78701 For more details and driving instructions please click here. Parking is available close to the venue at the locations listed below: Brazos Garage … Read More

Registration | January 14, 2016

Update: Registration is now closed for ISOJ 2016

By ISOJ

Registration is now closed, but live streaming of the event in English and Spanish will be available. The symposium takes place from April 15 to 16, 2016 at the University of Texas at Austin’s Blanton Museum of Art at 200 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in Austin, Texas. General registration is $120.00, but there … Read More

Featured | April 19, 2015

#ISOJ tweets provide backdrop for researchers’ discussion of Twitter’s use by journalists, activists and the public

By Brittney Martin

Dozens of conference goers live-tweeted the presentations at the International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) over the weekend, and a stream of tweets including the #ISOJ hashtag served as the backdrop for most of the conference’s question-and-answer segments. So, it was only fitting that the final panel of the two-day event on Saturday, April 18, … Read More

Laura Zommer - Women leaders and entrepreneurs in online journalism (2015)

Digital Native Media | April 19, 2015

Digital journalism offers challenges and opportunities for women leaders and entrepreneurs

By Mariana Muñoz

In a traditionally male-dominated world, women are breaking barriers in entrepreneurship. This was the focus of a panel at the 16th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) where six women, leaders from around the world in online journalism, discussed how they are revolutionizing the news media as well as the challenges they face along the … Read More

Featured | April 18, 2015

International online journalists continue to inform citizens despite threats of censorship and violence, ISOJ gathering told

By Silvia Higuera, Teresa Mioli

Brave, hard-headed, persistent, and possessed with a good sense of humor. These are the characteristics shared by eight international journalists who talked about the challenges they face trying to inform the public, said Maria Teresa Ronderos, director of the Independent Journalism program at Open Society Foundations. Ronderos chaired the panel “A global roundup: How journalists … Read More

The Changing Tide in Journalism Structures, Systems, and Processes (2015)

Business Models | April 18, 2015

Changes in journalism structures, systems and processes addressed by researchers at ISOJ

By João Felipe Brum

Knowing how to deal with transformations and experimenting with new possibilities is crucial for the survival of journalism. This is one of the main lessons offered by the research panel, “The changing tide in journalism structures, systems and processes,” at the International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) on Saturday. Research from the United States and … Read More

Robert Hernandez - Using immersive 3D devices for experiential storytelling (2015)

Virtual Reality | April 18, 2015

Virtual reality journalism helps audiences experience the news, ISOJ attendees hear

By Brittney Martin

Through detailed descriptions, imagery and narrative ledes, reporters use words daily to draw readers into a story. News consumers can be more immersed thanks to interactive and digital journalism, but virtual reality takes that notion a step further by seemingly physically putting people on the scene where news happens, a group heard at the International … Read More

What's Next in Digital Journalism Scholarship? (2015)

Research | April 18, 2015

ISOJ academics debate journalism within the age of digital disruption

By Travis Knoll

Journalism researchers struggled to find the relationship between technology, the public, and news writers at the International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) on Saturday. Specifically, researchers tackled the question of defining what journalists know in a profession of constant change. Christopher Anderson, an assistant professor at CUNY, College of Staten Island, was optimistic about growing … Read More

Isaac Lee - Engaging New Audiences: Hispanics and Millennials (2015)

Keynote | April 18, 2015

Univision and Fusion aim to build trust among Hispanics, says CEO Isaac Lee at ISOJ

By Silvia Higuera

What makes Univision successful within the Hispanic community? “Trust.” That was the answer that Isaac Lee, president of news and digital for Univision Communications Inc. and CEO of Fusion, gave during his keynote presentation “Engaging new audiences: Hispanics and millenials” on the second day of the International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ). To make his … Read More