Transition to Digital – Page 2 – International Symposium on Online Journalism

Business Models | April 25, 2017

Newspapers from large cities adapt newsrooms, equipment and philosophies to consolidate transformation to digital

By César López Linares

Watch video of the keynote panel discussion on the transformation of U.S. metro newspapers. Given the fall in advertising revenues in recent years, the large traditional media in the United States have found it necessary to pay closer attention to digital platforms as new outlets for reaching more audiences and, consequently, ensuring revenue. This was … Read More

Dada-Online Journalism During Political Transitions and Conflict-2014

Transition to Digital | April 5, 2014

“Journalism” always comes before “online,” say journalists from conflict zones at ISOJ

By Travis Knoll

In online journalism, “online” is never more important than “journalism.” That was the main message of Carlos Dada, founder and director of Salvadorian news site El Faro, who was one of the participants at a breakfast panel during the second day on the 15th International Symposium on Online Journalism. “I don’t understand what is online journalism,” Dada said. “Journalism … Read More

Mojumdar-Online Journalism During Political Transitions and Conflict-2014

Transition to Digital | April 5, 2014

Aunohita Mojumdar at ISOJ: online journalism still has value in print news landscape of South Asia

By Lizzie Jespersen

Just as Western journalists speculate about the decay of print news, South Asian news publications like Himal Southasian are exploring the role of online journalism across a growing print news landscape – a role that, according to Himal Southasian Associate Editor Aunohita Mojumdar, comes with the responsibility of creating a space for providing the critical … Read More

Freedom of Expression | February 17, 2014

ISOJ Keynote: University of Hong Kong’s Ying Chan to talk about the new frontier for journalism in China

By Alejandro Martínez

With its vast population and the second most important economy in the globe, China has become one of the most important stories worldwide. But it’s not an easy one to cover. News reports have discussed at length the current controls of the Communist Party over freedom of expression and flow of information in the country, … Read More

Downey, Gynnild, Chyi, Lee, Rosas-Moreno, Zhao, and Lawrance-Measuring today's news consumption-2012

Digital Native Media | April 21, 2012

Attracting the Scanning Eyes of Younger Readers

By Brittany Connors

Rosellen Downey, Erika Johnson, and Bailey Brewer, University of Missouri: Through the lens: Visual framing of the Japan tsunami in U.S., British, and Chinese online media After the tsunami in Japan, China had the most abundant news coverage out of United States, British and Chinese online media. On the day of the natural disaster, Rosellen Downey … Read More

Gingras-Creating the Future of News: 10 Questions to Consider-2012

Digital Native Media | April 20, 2012

Richard Gingras and Creating the Future of News

By Nicole Raney

The way that we interact with media has gone through several revolutions. Today, the conventional barriers between news production and consumption are undoubtedly gone. But according to Richard Gingras, head of news products for Google and the first keynote speaker at ISOJ 2012, this is one of the best things that has happened to the … Read More

Doria-Dugmore-Eskin-Gump-Rufino_and_Hurley-From desk(lap)top computers to tablets and smartphones: How are journalists responding to the mobile revolution?-2012

Engagement | April 20, 2012

Journalists and the Mobile Revolution

By Liz Farmer

Pedro Doria, digital platforms editor at O Globo newspaper, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil “Pictures are cheap but look expensive,” Steve Jobs said of the iPad. Doria said O Globo uses this approach in its tablet application with many stories, including a visual piece in which photographers took photos of the landscapes from historical paintings. Before … Read More

Bruno, Berkey, Costa, Kenix, Daiault, Männistö, and Mensing- Cases of news innovation and entrepreneurship-2012

Transition to Digital | April 20, 2012

International News Innovation

By Audrey White

Survival is Success: Journalistic Online Start-Ups in France, Germany, and Italy Rasmus Kleis Nielson from the University of Oxford Structural decline of legacy media means some of the startup organizations are fueled by severance packages and buyouts. Journalists want to practice their profession in a new environment. The report is available on the Reuters Institute website … Read More

Featured | April 19, 2012

Q&A with Blake Eskin, Former Web Editor for The New Yorker

By Audrey White

Blake Eskin spent the mid-90s as a fact checker for The New Yorker, so he knew the organization well when he became the magazine’s first web editor in 2006. In his six years in that role, he helped make newyorker.com a platform for interactive coverage and blogging and brought the magazine to the digital world … Read More

research panel: beyond news routines_ISOJ2011

Digital Divide | April 5, 2011

Reflections: Beyond News Routines, Beyond News Consumption

By Nikki N. Kim

Beyond News Routines, Beyond News Consumption, an ISOJ panel chaired by UT-Austin’s Tom Johnson, worked as a smooth transition from Friday’s panels on cutting-edge innovations of news industry. The research panel included Ahmed El Gody of Orebro University, Sweden, Angela Lee from University of Pennsylvania, Jonathan Groves of Drury University and Carrie Brown of University … Read More