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Research Breakfast

ISOJ2023 | April 17, 2023

‘We’re rebuilding journalism and that’s not going to happen overnight,’ attendees of ISOJ research breakfast are told

By Sabrina Toppa

The April 15 research breakfast panel at ISOJ chaired by Dr. Cindy Royal (Texas State University) explored research on Canadian news startups, Mexican journalism networks and collectives, how journalists can meet the challenges of the current moment, and how journalists can engage the public to rebuild trust. The research was presented by Dr. Celeste González …  Read More

Panelists on stage

Editorial Journalism | April 16, 2023

Opinion editors from four major U.S. newspapers discuss the future of these sections, their audiences and new formats

By Katherine Pennacchio

View video of the panel here. The third panel of the opening day of the 24th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) began with the premise of demystifying opinion journalism, explaining the editorial process and thinking about the future of these op-ed sections. Michael Bolden, CEO and executive director of the American Press Institute, moderated …  Read More

Woman standing at the front of an auditorium with microphone in hand at the ISOJ 2022 symposium

Artificial Intelligence | April 15, 2022

Casos exitosos que exploran la transformación digital para habilitar nuevos productos periodísticos

By Júlio Lubianco

Periodistas, directores y editores de diversos medios de América Latina se dieron cita en el panel “Lecciones y casos innovadores”, del 15º Coloquio Iberoamericano de Periodismo Digital, para presentar casos de éxito que vinculan herramientas tecnológicas con buenas prácticas en la profesión. Entre las estrategias están el deseo de recuperar una audiencia que es cada …  Read More

A.G. Sulzberger ISOJ keynote

Business Models | April 26, 2021

New York Times chairman and publisher A.G. Sulzberger opens ISOJ with discussion on trust, diversity and the business of journalism

By Teresa Mioli

A.G. Sulzberger, chairman and publisher of The New York Times, opened the 22nd International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) by reminding the journalists, media executives and academics watching from around the world of the permanence of change in the news industry. “Change is emerging as a constant that news organizations are going to have to …  Read More

ISOJ2020 | July 25, 2020

Tom Rosenstiel: “If we think that our opinion has more moral integrity than genuine inquiry, then I fear we will be lost”

By Silvia Higuera

When it comes to journalism, there has been a long-time discussion and dilemma around the word “objectivity.” It has been a part of the professional journalism and academic discussions, but it seems there is still a lot confusion surrounding it and what to do with it. That was one of the reasons why Tom Rosenstiel, …  Read More

isoj 2020

Trust | July 23, 2020

News consumers are reporting highest level of trust in media in a decade. Here’s how newsrooms should build on that

By Sierra Juarez

News organizations can take steps, like hiring a more diverse staff and being more transparent, to build trust between the newsroom and their audience, according to Trust Project CEO Sally Lehrman during a brunch workshop at the International Symposium of Online Journalism (ISOJ). Over the last 20 years, trust in traditional news outlets has declined. …  Read More

Texas Tribune and ISOJ news credibility tools hackathon (2019)

Trust | April 19, 2019

Hackathon participants build tools to ‘measure and boost trust in news’ during pre-ISOJ event

By Andrew Gibson

A multi-disciplinary team that developed a “nutrition facts” label for news articles won a joint ISOJ-Texas Tribune hackathon on April 11 and walked away with a prize of six Microsoft Surface Go tablets. The label — visually similar to what you’d see on a food package — describes an article’s “healthiness” based on its author, …  Read More

Lightning presentations 2019

Business Models | April 16, 2019

‘Lightning round’ at ISOJ focuses on funding for Latin American media, online harassment, spatial journalism and more

By Ian Tennant

A “lightning round” of presentations at the 20th annual International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) covered an array of developments from a new initiative to support Latin American journalists to the potential of location-based reporting. Janine Warner and Luis Botello kicked off the short presentations April 13 with the unveiling of Velocidad, a new $1.5 …  Read More

Can media really rebuild trust with audiences? (2019)

Trust | April 12, 2019

ISOJ panelists say journalists must overcome lack of trust in media

By Sierra Juarez

Watch video of this panel from ISOJ 2019. It’s time for the journalism industry to focus on chipping away at the distrust in media, according to panelists at the 20th annual International Symposium on Online Journalism. During the panel “Can media really rebuild trust with audiences?” journalists and industry specialists outlined the problems newsrooms are …  Read More