International Symposium on Online Journalism
A program of the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at the University of Texas at Austin
Blogs | March 31, 2007
If you check the weather at SpartanEdge.com you’ll be greeted by a friendly man who calls himself Ron the Weatherblogger. Ron draws you in, and before you know it, you’re reading the forecasts from several days ago, just to see what he has to say. But Ron’s climate-central blog is just one of many available … Read More
Blogs | March 30, 2007
Jeff Jarvis started the first day of the International Symposium on Online Journalism with a keynote speech emphasizing cooperation among competitors in the media, suggesting such radical ideas as sending readers to other papers and nixing bylines, newsrooms and journalists’ egos. It’s understandable that Jarvis is a self-proclaimed “cock-eyed optimist” when it comes to the future … Read More
Blogs | March 30, 2007
The latest phenomenon in citizen journalism, the blog, took full center in the panel that included the Online News Editor of The Houston Chronicle, Dean Betz. Betz is best known for his work with online participation in the blog section of the Houston Chronicle website. Working previously for another online blog pool, he edited and … Read More
Blogs | April 8, 2006
Blogging is hardly a new phenomenon, but the results that come out of it will continue to help journalists in new ways, several senior editors say. At the 7th annual International Symposium on Online Journalism, four panelists hailing from online editions of newspapers shared their thoughts about the direction of citizen journalism, and how users … Read More
Blogs | April 9, 2005
At a panel Saturday about blogging and online forums, Young-Gil Chae, a doctoral student in Radio-TV-Film at the University of Texas, showed contrasting panoramas. On the one hand, he showed the audience at the International Online Journalism Symposium a Korean website where news and user reactions shared privileged front-page space. On the other, Chae displayed … Read More
Blogs | April 9, 2005
The influence of bloggers in exposing the flawed story about the military service of George W. Bush raised questions about the power of this media in relation to mainstream news organizations. Bloggers made CBS News retract its story, and the episode ultimately led to Dan Rather’s resignation. Was this combined with a few more publicized … Read More
Blogs | April 8, 2005
J.D. Lasica is a veteran journalist who doesn’t believe in the media as a news provider anymore. Blogger and author of “Darknet: Hollywood’s War against the Digital Generation,” Lasica thinks that the new role of our media is actually its oldest function- to explore ourselves. The way to do it is through what he calls … Read More
Blogs | April 8, 2005
Chuck Olsen admits that being a blogger doesn’t necessarily make you a good journalist. “But I write and post about what I like,” Olsen adds, highlighting one of the pleasures of the new democratic media. Author of the documentary film called Blogumentary, Olsen is now involved in videoblogging: “I post at least one video per … Read More
Blogs | April 8, 2005
In his final, farewell column in the San Jose Mercury News, the respected technology journalist Dan Gillmor said Silicon Valley’s “willingness — no, eagerness — to take risks has always been the valley’s most special quality.” Silicon Valley’s culture of risk-taking has undoubtedly rubbed off on Gillmor during the 10 or so years he has … Read More
Blogs | April 17, 2004
The emerging practice of blogging raises new questions about the nature of journalism and the role of the journalist, researchers said in a panel discussion Saturday at the fifth annual International Symposium on Online Journalism. “A cross between a column, a news story and a journal, the journalist’s weblog (or J- blog) has started to … Read More