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Accountability | April 15, 2023
Journalists discuss future of combating misinformation in hyperpolarized world at ISOJ panel
View video of panel here. With the rise of social media and increasing political polarization, fact checking is more necessary than ever, yet it is also more challenging to get the public to believe fact checks. Social media allows misinformation to proliferate rapidly, and in an increasingly hyperpartisan political environment, narratives that fit a political … Read More
Innovation | April 15, 2023
YouTube hosts lunch workshop at ISOJ on using short videos to drive audience engagement
News creators gathered for a lunch workshop hosted by YouTube called “Shorts for journalists: How to optimize your news experience and tell your stories on YouTube Shorts” on the first day of the 24th annual International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ), held April 14 in Austin, Texas. Led by YouTube global news partnerships lead Kourtney … Read More
Advertising | April 15, 2023
Jon Kelly, editor-in-chief and co-founder of Puck, discusses the future of journalism business models in keynote session at 24th annual ISOJ
View video of session here. “When we started it was an era of anti-innovation”, the co-founder and editor-in-chief of Puck, Jon Kelly, told moderator Sewell Chan, editor-in-chief of The Texas Tribune, at the beginning of Friday’s (April 14) second keynote session of the 24th ISOJ at UT Austin. “The business models were set in our … Read More
Artificial Intelligence | April 15, 2023
Journalists should be more open to artificial intelligence tools, ISOJ panel says on first day of 24th annual conference
View video of the panel here. Instead of being concerned about the journalism jobs that may be lost with the emergence of the latest artificial intelligence (AI) tools, such as the Generative Pre-trained Transformer language models (GPT) in newsrooms, journalists should be more open to experimentation and to find new ways to apply those technologies … Read More
Innovation | April 14, 2023
NBC News executive opens ISOJ with discussion of challenges and opportunities facing network TV in the age of streaming and artificial intelligence
View video of the session here. The 24th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) officially kicked off with a conversation about the challenges and opportunities facing network TV industries in the age of streaming and artificial intelligence. Janelle Rodriguez, executive vice-president of programming at NBC News, and David Ryfe, director of the School of Journalism … Read More
ISOJ2023 | April 12, 2023
Augmented reality, wearable tech, and citizen journalism: ISOJ 2023 keynote to discuss the future of storytelling
Yusuf Omar has been a pioneer in mobile journalism, in the use of the latest technology to empower journalists and citizens to create stories and share them online. He co-founded SEEN, an international media company that champions storytelling and community-building through mobile journalism and the use of smartphones or wearable cameras. Thousands of short-form videos … Read More
ISOJ2023 | April 12, 2023
ISOJ 2023 panel to discuss new approaches for reconnecting with audiences, responses to news avoidance
On average, 38 percent of respondents to a Reuters Institute survey said they sometimes or often actively avoid the news. All over the world, people have been saying they are overwhelmed by “news fatigue.” This has already affected media audiences and poses new challenges for journalists. The 24th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) will gather … Read More
International | April 11, 2023
Journalists from seven countries to present on state of global news media at ISOJ 2023
Global independent journalism has faced significant challenges in recent years, ranging from ongoing threats against reporters to major economic and technological shifts affecting news outlets. At the 24th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ), journalists from seven countries will present on the state of global news media. The session will take place on Friday, April 14, … Read More
ISOJ2023 | April 11, 2023
ISOJ panelists to discuss lying in politics, weaponization of fake news and attacks on journalists
The world is seeing fake news and lies from politicians spread like wildfire, and many journalists who do the job of holding political power to account have become targets themselves. At the 24th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ), which takes place this week from April 14 to 15, experts in political mis- and disinformation, … Read More
ISOJ2023 | April 7, 2023
Journalism scholars to present diverse research findings during ISOJ 2023
For almost two decades, research has been a vital component of the International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ), with the participation of scholars in online journalism from around the world. Two sessions of ISOJ 2023 will feature several presentations on the findings of research projects on a variety of topics related to the evolution of … Read More