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ISOJ2020 | August 2, 2020
Knight Center’s ISOJ Online reaches thousands of people around the world, breaks records for the 21 year-old journalism conference
It broke our hearts last March when, for the first time since 1999, we had to cancel ISOJ, our beloved International Symposium on Online Journalism, which we annually host on campus, at the University of Texas at Austin every April. It took us a couple of months to figure out what the best way would … Read More
ISOJ2020 | July 29, 2020
ISOJ celebrates 10th anniversary of #ISOJ Journal, the academic research publication of the annual conference
The year 2020 not only marks the successful transition of the International Symposium on Online Journalism to online-only venues, but also the celebration of the 10th anniversary #ISOJ Journal, the official publication that is part of the conference’s research component. Co-edited by Dr. Amy Schmitz Weiss, research chair for ISOJ, and Professor Rosental Alves, founder … Read More
Artificial Intelligence | July 28, 2020
Machine intelligence empowers journalism by giving journalists the opportunity to see what they missed, panelists say
For the first time in its 21-year-history, the International Symposium of Online Journalism (ISOJ) was held online only in 2020. To watch this panel, click here. To watch other panels, click here. Computers will do as much as they are told to do, and it takes a team of journalists to do so, said the … Read More
ISOJ2020 | July 28, 2020
Basic principles of journalism are key to identifying authenticity of visual content
For the first time in its 21-year-history, the International Symposium of Online Journalism (ISOJ) was held only only in 2020. To watch this panel, click here. To watch other panels, click here. The increasing trend in cheap fakes and deep fakes could very well become a larger issue for the journalism industry, which is why … Read More
Featured | July 25, 2020
Changing the mindset of journalists towards a product-oriented newsroom can open new revenue streams for journalism, panel says
Many newsrooms struggle for survival in a very adverse business environment. Still, news organizations are tasked with the challenge of shaping their editorial content into products that make sense for their audiences. “In a perfect world, you would commit time, people and money, you would have a whole innovation group or an R&D [research and … 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”
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
ISOJ2020 | July 24, 2020
Panel shares new ideas on how to fund public interest media globally
Public interest media is adapting to economic difficulties and creating innovative projects and business models in order to survive and flourish, according to the panelists at the International Symposium of Online Journalism’s workshop titled, “Seeking New Ideas to Fund Public Interest Media in the U.S. and Globally.” In April 2020, BBC Media Action and Luminate … Read More
ISOJ2020 | July 24, 2020
Nikole Hannah-Jones: ‘There are a lot of wrongs in this world & I want my journalism to help right them.’
Just like any other industry, journalism must also come to a reckoning with its role in the institution of slavery, said said New York Times Magazine reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones,during her ISOJ keynote session, “Covering race from 1619-present.” “There are so many industries that were entangled in the institution of slavery, even though we have been … Read More
Research | July 24, 2020
Researchers show that media is trying to change old power structures, but there is still much room for improvement
Keeping its tradition of bringing together scholars, journalists and media executives, on July 23 the 21st International Online Journalism Symposium (ISOJ) held its research panel “Power, privilege and patriarchy in journalism: Dynamics of media control, resistance and renewal” to discuss the results of peer-reviewed papers that were published in #ISOJ – the official research journal … Read More
ISOJ2020 | July 24, 2020
‘Real solutions journalism explores in depth what is working and what is not,’ says panelist Tina Rosenberg at ISOJ 2020
The third day of the 21st International Symposium of Journalism Online (ISOJ) closed with the panel “From problems to solutions: How solutions journalism can shift and shape media coverage”. The “essence of solutions journalism” is to provide effective responses to existing problems in the community, said Brittany Schock, Engagement and Solutions editor at the news … Read More