Category: Program

Program for ISOJ 25th anniversary now available: Participate in Austin or online in a premier journalism conference

Haga clic aquí para leer este artículo en español. With more than 70 speakers from media outlets from around the world, including four keynote speakers, all women journalism leaders, 10 panels on everything from AI and elections coverage to OSINT and how to reach young audiences, five workshops and more, the full program of the 25th …  Read More

Univisión Noticias ofrecerá interpretación simultánea al español para todas las sesiones de ISOJ 2021

El 22º Simposio Internacional de Periodismo Online (ISOJ) ofrecerá interpretación simultánea del inglés al español para todos los paneles, sesiones magistrales y talleres siguiendo una tradición de ocho años gracias a Univisión Noticias, la división de noticias de la principal empresa de medios en español en Estados Unidos. Por segunda vez, ISOJ se llevará a …  Read More

Univision Noticias to offer simultaneous interpretation to Spanish for all ISOJ 2021 sessions

The 22nd International Symposium of Online Journalism (ISOJ) will offer simultaneous interpretation from English to Spanish for all panels, keynote sessions, and workshops following an eight-year tradition thanks to Univision Noticias — the news division of the leading Spanish-language media company in the U.S. For the second time, ISOJ will be held completely virtually from …  Read More

ISOJ 2021 opening virtual party will be sponsored by JSK Journalism Fellowships at Stanford University

The John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships will sponsor the innovative, virtual opening party for the 22nd International Symposium on Online Journalism, a premier online journalism global conference organized by the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas. For the second time, ISOJ will be held completely virtually from April 26-30, 2021. Registration for ISOJ Online …  Read More

Knight Center announces workshops for ISOJ 2021

The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at the University of Texas at Austin has just announced the workshops for the 22nd International Symposium on Online Journalism, a premier online journalism global conference. For the second time, ISOJ will be held completely virtually from April 26-30, 2021, sponsored by the Knight Foundation and Google …  Read More

Race and equity in the news: Reporting in service of communities and with the URL (uplift, respect and love) lens

“Now is the time to radically reinvent the media industry by supporting Black and Brown owned/led organizations that serve communities that have been overlooked and undervalued for far too long”, says Sara Lomax-Reese, Co-Founder of URL Media. In collaboration with Mitra Kalita, Lomax-Reese created the decentralized, multi-platform network of high-performing Black and Brown media organizations …  Read More

Facing the ‘infodemic:’ Journalists and experts to discuss at ISOJ how the news media covering COVID-19 can fight mis/disinformation

Misinformation surrounding COVID-19, apart from the virus itself, has caused an additional threat to individuals globally. The spread of false information has caused such a disturbance in minimizing the spread of COVID-19, that the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the issue an ‘infodemic’ to describe the impact.  A group of five outstanding researchers and …  Read More

Leading networks crack the code for the new local news through networking and collaboration

In recent years journalists have been successfully turning to networks to create sustainable bonds and to help them provide the level of coverage their communities deserve. During this year’s ISOJ, we’ll talk with some of these journalists and the leading member organizations they work with, including The American Journalism Project, the Institute of Nonprofit News, …  Read More