January 30, 2025
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Environmental Journalism | March 10, 2023
Climate crisis: ISOJ 2023 panel to explore reporting on the biggest story of our time
It’s a story so big that investigative sites, networks and newsroom beats have been formed to cover it. Reporting on the global climate crisis requires all hands on deck, and that includes journalists. During the 24th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ), speakers will consider reporting on the climate crisis and its effects, including the … Read More
ISOJ2023 | March 8, 2023
ISOJ adds to 2023 program the screening of a new documentary that showcases rural Texas newspaper’s fight to survive
The Canadian Record, which has chronicled life in the Texas Panhandle since 1893, announced the suspension of its print edition on March 2, 2023. Messages of support and shock filled social media, appeared in letters to the editor, and crossed the newsroom’s doorstep. “They’ve pretty much swamped us, coming in the door, coming in the … Read More
ISOJ2023 | March 7, 2023
How newsrooms can address mental health and wellbeing: ISOJ 2023 workshop with Mar Cabra
Haga clic aquí para leer este artículo en español. Mar Cabra sees an “inevitable mental health revolution” coming for journalism. “To me, it’s a similar transformation to when we had to start thinking of digital in the journalistic process,” she said. “We’re now adding one more element to take into consideration in the stories we … Read More
Artificial Intelligence | March 6, 2023
ISOJ panelists to explore use and impact of generative artificial intelligence on journalism
For journalists, now is the time to experiment with generative artificial intelligence. Gain first-hand experience, determine the possibilities, find the guardrails. That’s according to Marc Lavallee, director of technology product and strategy for the journalism program at the Knight Foundation. “A big part of what’s happened in the last couple of months is that there is … Read More
Freedom of Expression | February 20, 2023
‘Exile Journalism:’ ISOJ to discuss how journalists use technology to cover the countries they were forced to abandon
They work in newsrooms that have been relocated to neighboring countries, or sometimes, much farther from home. They left after being imprisoned, threatened with criminal charges, or labeled as “foreign agents.” Despite all this, they continue to report on the places they left behind. Cases of “exile journalism” have been proliferating around the world and … Read More
Registration | February 15, 2023
Program for ISOJ 2023 now available; Register to attend virtually or in person on April 14-15
How is television news transitioning to the streaming era? Why has The New York Times become such a huge success online? What will be the impact of generative AI tools, like ChatGPT and Bard, on journalism? Are the news media lessening their dependency on social media? What lies ahead for opinion journalism with so much … Read More
Registration | February 2, 2023
Coming to Austin for ISOJ 2023? Here are some hotel options
We want to extend a Texas-sized “Howdy!” to everyone joining us in Austin for the 24th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) on April 14 and 15, 2023. For the second year, the in-person component of this year’s conference will take place in the Zlotnik Family Ballroom at the AT&T Hotel and Conference Center on the … Read More
Registration | January 31, 2023
Registration now open for 24th ISOJ, a hybrid, global conference on online journalism
The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas has opened registration for the 24th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ), which is taking place on April 14 and 15, 2023, at the University of Texas at Austin. Each year, ISOJ convenes journalists, media executives, and journalism professors and students from around the world to discuss … Read More
ISOJ2023 | May 23, 2022
ISOJ launches call for online journalism research for 2023 conference and journal
The International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) officially launched its call for original research in online journalism to be considered for the 2023 conference and the #ISOJ Journal. “We are always seeking cutting-edge research in online journalism to feature at the conference and in the journal,” said journal editor and ISOJ research chair Amy Schmitz Weiss, a … Read More
ISOJ2023 | May 10, 2022
ISOJ Celebrates a Successful New Hybrid Model and Announces Dates for 2023 Conference
Mire abajo para ver la traducción en español (Austin, TX) – The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas announces the dates for next year’s 24th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) as April 14 – 15, 2023. After notable success with the 2020 and 2021 online-only formatting of ISOJ, the Knight Center took on … Read More