International Symposium on Online Journalism
A program of the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at the University of Texas at Austin
ISOJ 2021 | April 28, 2021
When any journalist starts researching a new story idea, the first thing they do is usually a quick Google search. But, Mary Nahorniak, a Google News Initiative teaching fellow said there are many more tools reporters could be using to facilitate and enhance their work, from little known advanced search options, to programs developed specifically … Read More
ISOJ 2021 | April 28, 2021
Virtual reality and augmented reality simulators have grown in popularity, complexity and quality in recent years. But, what is the first image you imagine when you think of VR? Could it be a game where you play the first-person shooter? Robert Hernandez argues that the future of VR and AR will continue to be graphic … Read More
ISOJ 2021 | April 28, 2021
Addressing online violence against women journalists requires different resources, solutions and support for women everywhere experiencing harassment and other forms of violence online. Online violence is a way to keep women out of news media and is an attempt to silence women, said Elisa Lees Muñoz, executive-director of the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF), while … Read More
ISOJ 2021 | April 28, 2021
Nearly 50 years ago in a dimly lit parking lot in Virginia, renowned journalist Bob Woodward exchanged information with an anonymous source by the name of Deep Throat—information that went on to spark one of the most prolific political scandals in modern U.S. history. When it comes to exchanging information securely between journalists and sources, … Read More
ISOJ 2021 | April 27, 2021
Researchers from around the globe shared their work on digitally innovative bots, news cues and zombie news content as part of the 22nd International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ). Their peer-reviewed works, presented virtually on April 27 at ISOJ, were selected for the #ISOJ Journal, now in its 11th volume. The panel opened from Brazil … Read More
Innovation | April 26, 2021
With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tai Nalon, executive director of Brazilian news organization Aos Fatos, said they saw a flood of disinformation among Brazilians on social media networks. The digital fact-checking startup quickly set out to combat that with a new tool, Radar Aos Fatos. The tool uses algorithms to root out key … Read More
Business Models | April 26, 2021
A.G. Sulzberger, chairman and publisher of The New York Times, opened the 22nd International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) by reminding the journalists, media executives and academics watching from around the world of the permanence of change in the news industry. “Change is emerging as a constant that news organizations are going to have to … Read More
Engagement | March 26, 2021
Más que nunca, 2020 fue una demostración conceptual de por qué cada organización de noticias o persona que piensa en el periodismo debe tener la participación de la audiencia como estrategia central. Las personas quieren estar conectadas con organizaciones confiables para responder preguntas sobre la vida real o la muerte y participar en conversaciones más … Read More
ISOJ 2021 | March 26, 2021
A.G. Sulzberger, presidente y editor de The New York Times, inauguró el 22º Simposio Internacional de Periodismo Online (ISOJ) recordando a los periodistas, ejecutivos de medios y académicos que observan desde todo el mundo la permanencia del cambio en la industria de las noticias. “El cambio está emergiendo como una constante con la que las … Read More
Collaboration | March 26, 2021
Al inicio de la pandemia de la COVID-19, Tai Nalon, directora ejecutiva de la organización de noticias brasileña Aos Fatos, dijo que vieron una avalancha de desinformación entre los brasileños en las redes sociales. La startup de verificación digital de datos se dispuso rápidamente a combatir eso con una nueva herramienta, Radar Aos Fatos. La … Read More