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Author: Teresa Mioli

Covering an online president: White House press corps in the age of Twitter (2019)

Covering the White House | April 14, 2019

Covering a Twitter president means expect the unexpected, White House journalists tell ISOJ crowd

By Shuning Lu

Watch video of this panel from ISOJ 2019. Four White House correspondents representing four media closed out the 20th annual International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) on April 13 with a discussion about covering the unpredictable nature of President Donald Trump in the Twitter age. Television reporter Yamiche Alcindor, from PBS NewsHour, was joined by …  Read More

Dave Winer (2019)

Keynote | April 13, 2019

Blogging pioneer calls out journalists’ handling of the tech industry at 20th annual ISOJ

By Allyson Ortegon

Watch video of Winer’s discussion from ISOJ 2019. After a chorus of The Beatles’ uplifting tune “Yellow Submarine” filled the room, Dave Winer, one of the early leaders of blogging and editor of the Scripting News weblog, proceeded to chastise the news media at 20th annual International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) on April 13. …  Read More

Automation and the future of fact checking (2019)

Membership | April 13, 2019

Membership and subscriptions can help fund journalism, ISOJ conference hears

By Kate Groetzinger

Watch video of this panel at ISOJ 2019. Making money from journalism is hard. That was the general takeaway from the International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) panel “Subscriptions and memberships: Reinventing the relationship with your audience” April 12. Chartbeat founder and Scroll CEO Tony Haile told ISOJ attendees that he’s currently working on how …  Read More

Digital Media and Democracy in the Americas (2019)

Research | April 13, 2019

Researchers discuss the status and limits of journalistic practices in Latin America and the Caribbean at ISOJ

By Shuning Lu

During the research panel “Digital media and democracy in the Americas” at the International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) on April 12, three scholars shared their research and unveiled the limits of journalism in holding the powerful accountable across in Uruguay, Cuba and Chile. “One of the most important roles of journalism is holding the …  Read More

Ok, Google, Alexa and Siri: Play the news. Can you really help journalism in the podcast boom? (2019)

Audio | April 13, 2019

Smart speakers could integrate podcast content into people’s daily routines, industry experts tell ISOJ audience

By Valerie Eiseler

Watch video of this panel from ISOJ 2019. Podcasts aren’t going anywhere. That seems to be an indisputable fact these days. There are more than 660,000 podcasts available today, with over half of the U.S. population stating that they listen to podcasts regularly and relatively frequently. And with those numbers, technology followed. The number of …  Read More

Millie Tran

Keynote | April 12, 2019

The New York Times’ Deputy Off-Platform Editor Millie Tran explains importance of paying attention to stories that thrive on social

By Sunny Kim

Watch video of Tran’s speech from ISOJ 2019. We’re spending more time on our phones now than ever, which makes understanding off-platform journalism important for newsrooms, said Millie Tran during her keynote speech April 12 at the International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ). “The easiest way to tell you what off-platform is to tell you …  Read More

Can media really rebuild trust with audiences? (2019)

Trust | April 12, 2019

ISOJ panelists say journalists must overcome lack of trust in media

By Sierra Juarez

Watch video of this panel from ISOJ 2019. It’s time for the journalism industry to focus on chipping away at the distrust in media, according to panelists at the 20th annual International Symposium on Online Journalism. During the panel “Can media really rebuild trust with audiences?” journalists and industry specialists outlined the problems newsrooms are …  Read More

Henry Blodget (2019)

Keynote | April 12, 2019

Insider Inc. CEO Henry Blodget moved from experimentation to the evolution of digital media

By Allyson Ortegon

Watch video of Blodget’s keynote speech from ISOJ 2019. It took years of facing skepticism and relentless experimentation, but Insider Inc. CEO Henry Blodget ultimately took the prospect of digital media and turned it into a multimillion-dollar company. Blodget discussed how he finds success and faces problems in a keynote speech on April 12 at …  Read More