International Symposium on Journalism
A program of the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at the University of Texas at Austin
Keynote | April 2, 2011
Madanmohan Rao, an influential Indian writer and media consultant, spoke Saturday, day two of ISOJ, on the effects of mobile media and nine other trends in the emerging markets of Asia and Africa. According to Rao mobile media in the political arena is making headway. From Egypt to India, citizens are advocating for more freedom … Read More
Engagement | April 1, 2011
CNN.com vice president and managing editor Meredith Artley spoke Friday, day one of ISOJ, on how CNN embraces its audience and the future of journalism by going beyond breaking news. Artley said that while stories about Lindsay Lohan and missing snakes were interesting, people wanted more than fluff. Stories coming out of the tragedy in Japan, … Read More
Keynote | April 1, 2011
In her talk “Reasons to be Cheerful: An Optimist’s view on the State of Digital Journalism,” Vivian Schiller gave seven reasons to be optimistic about where journalism is headed. Schiller, who resigned her post as NPR’s CEO last month after gaffes at NPR on her watch, gave a keynote address at the 12th International Symposium … Read More
Keynote | March 18, 2011
Veteran media executive and online journalism expert Vivian Schiller will kick off the International Symposium on Online Journalism with her keynote address set for 8:45 a.m. on April 1. Schiller was ready to fulfill her commitment to address participants at the symposium despite the publicity surrounding her recent resignation as president and CEO of NPRafter … Read More
Keynote | March 12, 2011
The vice-president and managing editor of CNN.com will engage participants at this year’s International Symposium on Online Journalism with a keynote address titled “Beyond breaking news.” Meredith Artley, in charge of a website considered to be the top provider of mobile news in the United States, according to Nielsen, will give her address starting at … Read More
Keynote | March 12, 2011
Prolific Internet consultant and author Madanmohan Rao will deliver the keynote address to kick-off the second day of the International Symposium on Online Journalism. Starting at 9 a.m. on April 2 Rao will talk about “Redefining Asia, Redefining Media.” Rao, from India, has edited three book series: “The Knowledge Management Chronicles,” “AfricaDotEdu,” and “The Asia … Read More
Keynote | April 24, 2010
ISOJ 2010:y Steven Kydd Keynote, from Knight Center on Vimeo. The International Online Journalism Symposium kicked off Friday with a dynamic and unperturbed presentation from Demand Media’s Steven Kydd about journalism’s role with art and science. Kydd began by highlighting how members of the media and professional journalists don’t typically harmonize with the ideals of Demand … Read More
Keynote | April 23, 2010
If writers are audited often, who does that auditing? Kydd: Writers have to be vetted before they’re allowed to start creating content. When people get hired with Demand, they get access to a limited amount of content and articles, and we actually have real copyeditors keeping up with their progress. With our system of plagiarism … Read More
Keynote | April 23, 2010
This year’s keynote speech was without a doubt one of the most anticipated in the ISOJ‘s 11 year history. Steven Kydd of Demand Media presented an engaging speech to kick off the events, and impressively, mentioned the controversy surrounding the company first.Ever since Demand, which is the largest contributor of content to YouTube and produces a … Read More
Featured | April 17, 2009
We’ve heard it before, but it always bears repeating: we’re in an evolving era when it comes to journalism. 2009 keynote speaker Paul Steiger told ISOJ attendees just that, and outline three key points about the state of the profession:1. The future of newspapers is terrible Most know the stories, but the Rocky Mountain News is … Read More