Accountability – International Symposium on Online Journalism

Attendees at a lunch workshop at the 25th ISOJ.

Accountability | April 15, 2024

ISOJ workshop asks ‘How do we define journalists today?’ amid technological and policy shifts

By Keaton Peters

Lee este artículo en español abajo View video of this workshop here Across the world, governments are pursuing public policy to help fund journalism. In the pursuit of effective policy, some states and countries have created definitions of journalism to help determine which individuals and organizations qualify. But in the digital age, creating an adequate definition … Read More

Panelists discuss U.S. election coverage at the 25th ISOJ.

Accountability | April 14, 2024

Journalists engage in lively panel discussion at 25th ISOJ about media coverage of U.S. elections

By Naina Srivastava

Lee este artículo en español abajo View video of this panel here Journalists indulged in a vibrant, and occasionally profane, discussion of media coverage of U.S. election cycles and the upcoming presidential election during an April 13 panel at the 25th ISOJ centered around the question, “The media and election season: Are we gonna get … Read More

Accountability | April 17, 2023

ISOJ panelists discuss the current state of growing news avoidance and what journalists can do about it

By Raiyan Shaik

View video of panel here. News avoidance is a long-standing and increasing problem facing journalists. In the past several years, much of the public has shown increasing distrust in the media which has directly lent itself to their intentional and unintentional avoidance of news. In fact, research has found about one in 10 individuals consume … Read More

Accountability | April 16, 2023

Avoiding the ‘heads buried in the sand scenario’: experts discussed effective climate change coverage in the news, fostering connection with readers

By Sarah Brager

View video of panel here. Conveying the consequences of climate change in an accurate, digestible way continues to challenge environmental reporters. In addressing how to improve coverage of the climate crisis, a group of panelists at the 2023 International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) shared the importance of making stories more personal for readers, re-imagining … Read More

Accountability | April 15, 2023

Journalists discuss future of combating misinformation in hyperpolarized world at ISOJ panel

By Keaton Peters

View video of panel here. With the rise of social media and increasing political polarization, fact checking is more necessary than ever, yet it is also more challenging to get the public to believe fact checks. Social media allows misinformation to proliferate rapidly, and in an increasingly hyperpartisan political environment, narratives that fit a political … Read More

Accountability | April 4, 2022

Fact-checking initiative Factchequeado aims to combat misinformation in Hispanic communities in the US

By Sierra Juarez

Journalists need to collaborate and form alliances to help counter misinformation in Hispanic communities, according to fact-checkers during a panel at the 2022 International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) on April 1. The panel, titled “Fact-Checking en español: Latin America, Spain and a new initiative for the United States’ Spanish-speaking communities”, explored the need for … Read More

Accountability | February 27, 2019

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

By Mallary Tenore

What’s it like to cover a president who bypasses traditional modes of communication and breaks news on Twitter? How do White House correspondents navigate this new normal, and what challenges does it present to their jobs and the public’s access to information? These are some of the questions we’ll explore during the ISOJ panel, “Covering … Read More

Accountability | April 20, 2018

Public should invest in quality journalism and news literacy, according to Washington Post’s Marty Baron

By Teresa Mioli

Watch video of the conversation with Marty Baron from ISOJ 2018. At the 19th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ), Marty Baron, executive editor of the Washington Post, echoed statements he previously made about the paper’s role in the era of Trump. “It sounds boring, but we just have to keep doing our job, every … Read More

Accountability | April 20, 2018

To investigate corruption issues, Latin American journalists must reinforce their security on all fronts

By César López Linares

Cybersecurity, legal shields and working in alliances are some of the fundamental factors to consider when conducting journalistic investigations on corruption issues in Latin America, according to speakers on the Corruption Coverage panel, held during the 11th Ibero-American Colloquium of Digital Journalism in Austin, Texas on April 15, 2018. The participants of the event, which … Read More

Accountability | April 20, 2018

Ibero-American journalists innovate in content production by using new technologies and seek to create community

By Paola Nalvarte and César López Linares

The Iberian American Digital Journalism Colloquium, which emerged over the years as an informal post-ISOJ (International Symposium of Online Journalism) conversation among journalists from Latin America, Spain and Portugal attending the symposium, convened an interesting group of innovative journalists for its eleventh edition. Those in attendance shared their experiences and projects at the School of … Read More