International Symposium on Online Journalism
A program of the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at the University of Texas at Austin
Research | April 5, 2008
Online videos are rapidly changing the face of journalism, Neil Thurman and Ben Lupton of London’s City University said as they presented their paper at the ninth annual International Symposium on Online Journalism. Thurman and Lupton’s paper, Convergence Calls: Multimedia Storytelling at British News Websites, covered how embedded videos are affecting the online journalism world. … Read More
Engagement | April 5, 2008
Making readers park their cars, online that is, was the main topic Friday afternoon addressed by five panelists. “We can always get readers to do drive bys,” said Jim Brady, vice president and executive editor of WashingtonPost.com. “But what can we do to actually make readers want to park their car.” The ninth annual International … Read More
Research | March 31, 2007
With news as the third most popular online activity, researchers study how the appeal of traditional newsworthiness should cater to a new and fresh online audience. Syracuse University graduate student Ji Young Kim spoke about the new newsworthiness for online journalism at the 8th annual International Symposium on Online Journalism on Saturday afternoon. Kim discussed a study she … Read More
Research | March 31, 2007
“I personally love Wikipedia,” said graduate student Deepina Kapila, “But I take it with a grain of salt.” While the debate over the accuracy of online user-generated encyclopedia Wikipedia’s continues, Cindy Royal, an assistant professor at Texas State University, alongside graduate student Deepina Kapila, analyzed the site from a fresh angle. The pair presented their … Read More
Featured | March 31, 2007
Bob Dylan once sang about adjusting to rapid change with his song, “The Times They are A-Changin.” No doubt today’s media environment can relate. Leading journalist researchers from around the world offered advice on how to take advantage of the changes in online journalism during the third panel titled, “Strategic Positioning in the New Media … Read More
Podcasting | April 13, 2006
If print newsrooms are to survive, their managers must be open to innovation and creativity, and podcasting can assist them, two Syracuse University students said at the 7th International Symposium on Online Journalism. Podcasting is the distribution of audio or video files, such as radio programs or music videos, over the Internet. It is a … Read More
Featured | April 8, 2006
Max McCombs, internationally recognized for his research on the agenda-setting role of mass communication, discussed the Internet as a new frontier for agenda-setting effects during the 7th International Symposium on Online Journalism. In response to a scholarly discussion that the Internet may end the agenda-setting effect, he confirmed the agenda-setting effects do exist on the … Read More
Research | April 8, 2006
Researchers in the multimedia world gathered on Saturday during the 7th International Symposium on Online Journalism to discuss the different trends and their future effects on the developing world of online journalism. One study found that more men than women involved browse for technology news. “Sixty-nine percent of all men and 66 percent of women … Read More
Featured | April 9, 2005
Taking charge of the second half of the panel on Issues in Online Journalism at the 2005 International Symposium on Online Journalism, graduate students Sonia Huang and Tania Cantrell gave in-depth analysis of who is using online news sources and how their experiences affect what they read. Following Thomas Terry’s presentation on independent journalism and … Read More
Engagement | April 8, 2005
Nora Paul does not like “squishy” terms such as “interactive multimedia.” She was once told that an interactive multimedia presentation consisted of a story on the Web in which the byline was a hyperlink to the writer’s bio, and there was a link to a video on the same page. She was not pleased with … Read More