International Symposium on Journalism
A program of the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at the University of Texas at Austin
ISOJ2026 | September 23, 2026
More than 800 attendees joined the 27th annual International Symposium on Journalism to examine the most pressing and promising issues facing the news industry. Read More
Artificial Intelligence | September 19, 2026
From AI-powered reporting tools to agents that could change how readers find news, AI’s disruption of the industry was a central theme at the 27th International Symposium on Journalism. Read More
Business Models | September 18, 2026
As local news shrinks, public and nonprofit outlets are experimenting. Chicago Public Media, for one, is building a digital gathering place for five of its city’s neighborhoods. Read More
ISOJ2025 | April 9, 2025
Académicos advierten que la libertad de prensa en América Latina se ve amenazada no solo por las dictaduras, sino también por gobiernos democráticos y el acaparamiento de medios. En el Coloquio Iberoamericano de Periodismo Digital, hicieron un llamado a respuestas innovadoras y colaborativas. Read More
ISOJ2025 | April 8, 2025
En el Coloquio Iberoamericano de Periodismo Digital, medios de la región presentaron iniciativas para enfrentar la crisis de financiamiento, la pérdida de credibilidad, el avance de la IA y ataques a la prensa. Read More
Coloquio | April 8, 2025
Un grupo de investigadores analizó los riesgos, la censura y las presiones que viven periodistas en 11 países de América Latina. En el Coloquio Iberoamericano de Periodismo Digital en Austin, compartieron datos clave sobre la situación en Costa Rica, El Salvador y México. Read More
ISOJ2025 | April 3, 2025
Political journalists warn that Trump in his second term shows an unprecedented disregard for democratic norms. With no internal dissent, his loyal allies enable his efforts to distort reality and sideline critical media. Read More
Freedom of Expression | April 2, 2025
Journalists from El Salvador, India, Hungary and Turkey share how autocratic regimes in their countries have weakened freedom of expression and offer U.S. journalists a glimpse of what may come. Read More
ISOJ2025 | April 2, 2025
At the 26th International Symposium on Online Journalism, Los Angeles Times Editor Terry Tang addressed the newspaper’s latest wave of layoffs and financial struggles while defending the newsroom’s editorial independence and the vital role of local journalism in times of crisis. Read More
ISOJ2025 | April 1, 2025
Is satire still a tool for challenging power, or has meme culture changed the game? At ISOJ 2025, panelists explore how memes and cartoons shape political discourse in an era where politicians are in on the joke. Read More