May 23, 2018
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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
Engagement | April 14, 2018
Newsletters create meaningful connections to news enthusiasts via email
Watch video of the newsletter panel discussion from ISOJ 2018. With the seeming omnipresence of news and other media, newsletters are a tool to engage with audiences in a brief and an intimate way, according to panelists at the 19th International Symposium on Online Journalism on April 14, 2018. The panel — “NEWSLETTERS: How email, … Read More
Research | April 14, 2018
Top academic paper at ISOJ identifies differences between ‘news makers’ and ‘storytellers’
A study involving the differences between “news makers” and “storytellers” — according to journalists from Belgium and the Netherlands — was named the top academic paper at the 19th International Symposium on Online Journalism on April 13, the first day of the two-day conference in Austin, Texas. “It’s a big surprise,” said Jan Boesman after … Read More
Accountability | April 14, 2018
Satire prompts dialogue on sensitive topics, say ISOJ panelists
Watch video of the satire panel discussion from ISOJ 2018. Using satire and humor can create dialogues around sensitive and controversial topics, especially in countries with restricted freedom of expression, according to panelists at the 19th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) on April 14. The panelists said humor makes it possible to address people … Read More
Accountability | April 14, 2018
When facing distorted information, journalists must report, not resist, says BuzzFeed editor-in-chief Ben Smith
Watch video of Ben Smith’s keynote speech and discussion from ISOJ 2018. If you’re trying to do good reporting in 2018, you have to push back on the deluge of distorted information coming out of the White House and its media allies, said Ben Smith, BuzzFeed‘s editor-in-chief during his April 14 keynote speech at the … Read More