International Symposium on Online Journalism
A program of the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at the University of Texas at Austin
Engagement | April 5, 2014
Daniel Eilemberg, the founder of Animal Politico — Mexico’s first news platform to launch exclusively on Twitter — attended the 15th International Symposium on Online Journalism, which was hosted at the University of Texas at Austin from April 4th to April 5th. Eilemberg came to discuss the inception of a new multi-media platform company called Fusion, a combination of the … Read More
Research | April 5, 2014
Matthew Powers, Adriana Barsotti, Logan Molyneux, Edward Kian, Lisa Lynch, and Jane Singer speak at the 2014 ISOJ on the University of Texas-Austin campus, Apr. 5, 2014. (Mengwen Cao/Knight Center)Journalism is changing quickly, but rather than looking at a general picture of this transformation, a group of scholars researched how this change happens differently to … Read More
Featured | April 5, 2014
The second day at the 15th International Symposium of Online Journalism kicked off a keynote speech from Rosen, which he called “the most self-centered presentation” he ever gave. The associate professor at the University of New York and PressThink.org blogger reflected on the ups and downs he’s seen in 25 years of advising journalists … Read More
Transition to Digital | April 5, 2014
In online journalism, “online” is never more important than “journalism.” That was the main message of Carlos Dada, founder and director of Salvadorian news site El Faro, who was one of the participants at a breakfast panel during the second day on the 15th International Symposium on Online Journalism. “I don’t understand what is online journalism,” Dada said. “Journalism … Read More
International | April 5, 2014
While crafting a site that works as a digital encyclopedia on the ethnic groups in his native Sudan, veteran journalist Jacob Akol realized this information could be combined with news and a social element to bind together the warring factions in the south. Akol named his website Gurtong and, starting in 2002, began organizing social … Read More
International | April 5, 2014
Many individuals in Asia do not trust the media. Recognizing that issue, Joey Chung, the CEO and co-founder of The News Lens — one of the fastest growing media outlets in Asia — aims to report on important news across all industries and sectors. At the 15th annual International Symposium on Online Journalism, Michael Maness, the vice president for … Read More
Digital Native Media | April 5, 2014
At the 15th International Symposium on Online Journalism, PolicyMic Editor-in-Chief Jake Horowitz said that contrary to common belief, young people are interested in news. According to Horowitz, the real issue is the media not connecting with millenials. “Mainstream media can do a lot more to empower my generation,” Horowitz said. According to Horowitz, millenials want a different … Read More
Transition to Digital | April 5, 2014
Just as Western journalists speculate about the decay of print news, South Asian news publications like Himal Southasian are exploring the role of online journalism across a growing print news landscape – a role that, according to Himal Southasian Associate Editor Aunohita Mojumdar, comes with the responsibility of creating a space for providing the critical … Read More
Research | April 5, 2014
The first official day of activities at the 15th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) came to a close with the presentation of six research projects that addressed current opportunities and challenges for digital journalism. The panel, which addressed topics ranging from the impact of native advertising to the archiving of digital news, was … Read More
Keynote | April 4, 2014
During her keynote speech at the 15th International Symposium on Online Journalism, Ying Chan, founder and director of Hong Kong Journalism and Media Studies Center, said that there is an interesting contradiction in China: on one hand the government is cracking down on journalists and social media, and on the other it has spent millions of dollars … Read More