Category: Social Media

Featured | March 31, 2023

Are news orgs moving away from social-media dependency? An ISOJ 2023 panel will discuss new strategies for audience development

By Jan Ross P. Sakian

Since the boom of social media that reaches billions of people around the world, news organizations have been relying on those platforms to increase and maintain their digital audiences. Changes in algorithms and the platforms’ priorities have negatively affected media companies, which led many newsrooms to seek other ways to develop their audiences. New strategies … Read More

Accountability | February 27, 2019

Covering an online president: White House press corps in the age of Twitter

By Mallary Tenore

What’s it like to cover a president who bypasses traditional modes of communication and breaks news on Twitter? How do White House correspondents navigate this new normal, and what challenges does it present to their jobs and the public’s access to information? These are some of the questions we’ll explore during the ISOJ panel, “Covering … Read More

Photography | June 13, 2018

Looking at ISOJ 2018 through the optics of ubiquitous photography

By Clàudio Reis*

While ubiquitous photography was not the focus of ISOJ 2018, the current state of aﬀairs in online journalism denotes interesting relations with what is shaping the engagement with photography across digital media, especially taking into consideration the meaningful contribution of gathering lectures from scholars together with a diverse palette of practitioners active in the field … Read More

Research | April 26, 2017

Researchers share developments in journalism, media practices and audience building

By Jesus Nazario

Watch video of the research panel discussion from ISOJ 2017. Kathleen McElroy, associate director of the School of Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin, chaired the research panel “Diving deep into the layers of journalism, the journalism practice and its audiences” where panelists discussed new journalism practices and strategies to build audience. The panel … Read More

International | April 25, 2017

Researchers highlight online journalism trends for ISOJ breakfast panel

By Mariana Muñoz

Researchers shared their findings on a variety of online journalism trends at a breakfast panel held April 22 at the 18th annual International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ). Talia Stroud, director of the Engaging News Project at The University of Texas at Austin, shared some of the project’s findings, which aim to provide research-based techniques … Read More

Accountability | March 9, 2017

Leading female journalists from Texas and Mexico discuss accountability and digital strategy at pre-ISOJ event

By Teresa Mioli

Leer en español Update: Registration is full for this seminar. Click here to join the waiting list. The day before the International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) begins, leading women journalists from Mexico and Texas will meet to discuss transparency, credibility and other journalistic values during an era of heightened political divisiveness in both … Read More

Research | April 15, 2016

Researchers cover journalists’ security and use of Twitter, accountability journalism and virtual reality storytelling at 17th annual ISOJ

By Kyser Lough

The first research panel discussion at the International Symposium on Online Journalism(ISOJ) on Friday, April 15, covered topics ranging from accountability journalism, journalists’ security and use of Twitter, and the employment of virtual worlds in storytelling. Research on these topics was presented at the Blanton Museum of Art, on the campus of the University of … Read More

Social Media | April 15, 2016

Social media has blurred the line between journalism and activism, but important differences remain, ISOJ panelists say

By Moravia De la O

The question of what is the difference between journalism and activism animated the discussion during a panel at the International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) on Friday, April 15. Panelists agreed that although the line between the two has become harder to discern in the age of social media, there are still some important and … Read More

Keynote | April 1, 2016

Silicon Valley’s “most feared and well-liked” journalist, Kara Swisher, will talk about tech and journalism

By Teresa Mioli

Two years ago, New York Magazine called Kara Swisher “Silicon Valley’s most feared and well-liked journalist.” On April 16, the intrepid reporter, successful editor, renowned tech columnist and author will share her extensive knowledge on the convergence of the media and tech industries, as a keynote speaker at the 17th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ). According to … Read More

Featured | April 19, 2015

#ISOJ tweets provide backdrop for researchers’ discussion of Twitter’s use by journalists, activists and the public

By Brittney Martin

Dozens of conference goers live-tweeted the presentations at the International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) over the weekend, and a stream of tweets including the #ISOJ hashtag served as the backdrop for most of the conference’s question-and-answer segments. So, it was only fitting that the final panel of the two-day event on Saturday, April 18, … Read More