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Research | May 23, 2018
#ISOJ journal launches call for papers and the topic for next issue: ‘Digital Media and Democracy in the Americas’
The time period to submit extended abstracts for the ISOJ 2019 journal has closed. For the second year, the International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ), organized by the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, is making a call for papers for a special edition of its official academic journal #ISOJ that will be entirely … Read More
Registration | April 24, 2018
Dates announced for the 20th International Symposium on Online Journalism
The International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) will celebrate 20 years in 2019! Join us in Austin, Texas from April 12 -13, 2019 as we reflect on 20 years of online journalism and look to the future of the industry with editors, producers, executives and academics from around the world. We’ve already started planning and … Read More
Accountability | April 20, 2018
Public should invest in quality journalism and news literacy, according to Washington Post’s Marty Baron
Watch video of the conversation with Marty Baron from ISOJ 2018. At the 19th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ), Marty Baron, executive editor of the Washington Post, echoed statements he previously made about the paper’s role in the era of Trump. “It sounds boring, but we just have to keep doing our job, every … Read More
Accountability | April 20, 2018
To investigate corruption issues, Latin American journalists must reinforce their security on all fronts
Cybersecurity, legal shields and working in alliances are some of the fundamental factors to consider when conducting journalistic investigations on corruption issues in Latin America, according to speakers on the Corruption Coverage panel, held during the 11th Ibero-American Colloquium of Digital Journalism in Austin, Texas on April 15, 2018. The participants of the event, which … Read More
Coloquio | April 20, 2018
Latin American innovators talk comic journalism, interactive graphics, transnational collaboration & diversifying revenue models
Latin American innovators talk comic journalism, interactive graphics, transnational collaboration and diversifying revenue models Innovators in Latin American journalism joined the Knight Center for the 11th Iberian American Colloquium on Digital Journalism on April 15, sharing lessons on new storytelling formats, ways to expand reach of a site’s content and revenue models that offer hope … Read More
Accountability | April 20, 2018
Ibero-American journalists innovate in content production by using new technologies and seek to create community
The Iberian American Digital Journalism Colloquium, which emerged over the years as an informal post-ISOJ (International Symposium of Online Journalism) conversation among journalists from Latin America, Spain and Portugal attending the symposium, convened an interesting group of innovative journalists for its eleventh edition. Those in attendance shared their experiences and projects at the School of … Read More
Artificial Intelligence | April 19, 2018
Journalists using tools from the future –like blockchain or augmented reality– to enhance, optimize and protect their stories
Watch video of the tech trends panel discussion from ISOJ 2018. New technologies such as virtual reality, artificial intelligence and machine learning will be important for journalism in the future, and some news organizations are already using them, according to the members of the panel “What’s Next: Artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain, augmented reality and … Read More
Coloquio | April 18, 2018
New Google tools will help journalists generate revenue, optimize their work and increase security
Aware of the challenges faced by journalism worldwide, Google works to develop tools that help journalists to promote and facilitate their work. “It is a unique moment for journalism around the world and we know that Google is part of the answer to be able to rectify the problems that journalism faces today,” said Marco … Read More
Audio | April 16, 2018
How audio, voice-activated technology is changing relationships with audiences
Watch video of the podcasts, virtual assistants and audio panel discussion from ISOJ 2018. An all-women panel closed out the 19th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) with insights on the future and potential of audio storytelling. Introduced by Kathleen Kingsbury, deputy editorial page editor for The New York Times, the session titled “From podcasts … Read More
Accountability | April 16, 2018
International research highlights differences among journalists’ methods, the precarious status of the profession and the evolution of a renown publication
Watch video of the cultural change research panel discussion at ISOJ 2018. Journalism was examined through a critical lens during the ISOJ 2018 research panel “Cultural change: Telling stories, shaping identity and normalizing precarity” on April 14. Academics — American and European — delved into the evolving nature of journalism from individual journalists to major … Read More