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ISOJ2020 | July 29, 2020

ISOJ celebrates 10th anniversary of #ISOJ Journal, the academic research publication of the annual conference

By Ian Tennant

The year 2020 not only marks the successful transition of the International Symposium on Online Journalism to online-only venues, but also the celebration of the 10th anniversary #ISOJ Journal, the official publication that is part of the conference’s research component. Co-edited by Dr. Amy Schmitz Weiss, research chair for ISOJ, and Professor Rosental Alves, founder …  Read More

Research panel 2020

Research | July 24, 2020

Researchers show that media is trying to change old power structures, but there is still much room for improvement

By Silvia Higuera

Keeping its tradition of bringing together scholars, journalists and media executives, on July 23 the 21st International Online Journalism Symposium (ISOJ) held its research panel “Power, privilege and patriarchy in journalism: Dynamics of media control, resistance and renewal” to discuss the results of peer-reviewed papers that were published in #ISOJ – the official research journal …  Read More

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Research | June 13, 2019

Call for papers now open for 2020 #ISOJ Journal focused on power, privilege and patriarchy in journalism

By ISOJ

*The call for papers has now closed. Selected projects will be announced shortly. The #ISOJ Journal has launched the call for papers for the special 2020 edition, “Power, privilege and patriarchy in journalism: Dynamic of media control, resistance and renewal.” “We are excited to offer this new call for papers for the 2020 ISOJ conference …  Read More

Digital Media and Democracy in the Americas (2019)

Research | April 13, 2019

Researchers discuss the status and limits of journalistic practices in Latin America and the Caribbean at ISOJ

By Shuning Lu

During the research panel “Digital media and democracy in the Americas” at the International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) on April 12, three scholars shared their research and unveiled the limits of journalism in holding the powerful accountable across in Uruguay, Cuba and Chile. “One of the most important roles of journalism is holding the …  Read More

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Research | May 23, 2018

#ISOJ journal launches call for papers and the topic for next issue: ‘Digital Media and Democracy in the Americas’

By ISOJ

The time period to submit extended abstracts for the ISOJ 2019 journal has closed. For the second year, the International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ), organized by the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, is making a call for papers for a special edition of its official academic journal #ISOJ that will be entirely …  Read More

Accountability | April 16, 2018

International research highlights differences among journalists’ methods, the precarious status of the profession and the evolution of a renown publication

By Allyson Waller

Watch video of the cultural change research panel discussion at ISOJ 2018. Journalism was examined through a critical lens during the ISOJ 2018 research panel “Cultural change: Telling stories, shaping identity and normalizing precarity” on April 14. Academics — American and European — delved into the evolving nature of journalism from individual journalists to major …  Read More

Winning Paper 2018

Research | April 14, 2018

Top academic paper at ISOJ identifies differences between ‘news makers’ and ‘storytellers’

By Ian Tennant

A study involving the differences between “news makers” and “storytellers” — according to journalists from Belgium and the Netherlands — was named the top academic paper at the 19th International Symposium on Online Journalism on April 13, the first day of the two-day conference in Austin, Texas. “It’s a big surprise,” said Jan Boesman after …  Read More

Research Breakfast 2018

Ethics | April 14, 2018

Trends in online journalism research highlights the importance of audiences and engagement

By Angela Bonilla

With journalism currently battling social media, there has been the question and research into how journalists and newsrooms have been engaging with their audience. The panel “Research breakfast: Trends in Online Journalism Research” was held on the second day of the 19th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ). This panel included five professors talking about …  Read More