Fighting disinformation, especially surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, is one of biggest challenges of our lifetimes

While misinformation is not a new concept, the COVID-19 pandemic has created new challenges for journalists to detect, combat and counter false information. We are living in an age in which we are given an overload of information, coined as the ‘infodemic’ by the United Nations, and correct and factual information is of grave importance …  Read More

Engaging with communities is non-negotiable for the survival of journalism, according to directors and strategists

More than ever, 2020 has been proof of concept into why every news organization or person thinking about journalism needs to have audience engagement as a core strategy. People want to be connected with trusted organizations to answer real life or death questions and engage in deeper conversations in their community. The fact is, not …  Read More

Collaboration in investigative reporting presents its challenges, but the reward is truthful and well-reported stories for the global community

While collaboration is now popular among investigative journalists, they have traditionally been the ultimate newsroom lone wolfs. Journalists in the past have been known to hoard and conceal information to prevent the next reporter from stealing the story. But, due to this, “journalists were missing some of the biggest stories of our time, stories that …  Read More

Journalists from the Global South share how innovation helped their newsrooms to reach new readers, find new stories and combat disinformation

With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tai Nalon, executive director of Brazilian news organization Aos Fatos, said they saw a flood of disinformation among Brazilians on social media networks. The digital fact-checking startup quickly set out to combat that with a new tool, Radar Aos Fatos. The tool uses algorithms to root out key …  Read More

New York Times chairman and publisher A.G. Sulzberger opens ISOJ with discussion on trust, diversity and the business of journalism

A.G. Sulzberger, chairman and publisher of The New York Times, opened the 22nd International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) by reminding the journalists, media executives and academics watching from around the world of the permanence of change in the news industry. “Change is emerging as a constant that news organizations are going to have to …  Read More

Univisión Noticias ofrecerá interpretación simultánea al español para todas las sesiones de ISOJ 2021

El 22º Simposio Internacional de Periodismo Online (ISOJ) ofrecerá interpretación simultánea del inglés al español para todos los paneles, sesiones magistrales y talleres siguiendo una tradición de ocho años gracias a Univisión Noticias, la división de noticias de la principal empresa de medios en español en Estados Unidos. Por segunda vez, ISOJ se llevará a …  Read More

Univision Noticias to offer simultaneous interpretation to Spanish for all ISOJ 2021 sessions

The 22nd International Symposium of Online Journalism (ISOJ) will offer simultaneous interpretation from English to Spanish for all panels, keynote sessions, and workshops following an eight-year tradition thanks to Univision Noticias — the news division of the leading Spanish-language media company in the U.S. For the second time, ISOJ will be held completely virtually from …  Read More

ISOJ 2021 farewell virtual party will be hosted by the Moody College of Communication at the University of Texas at Austin

The Moody College of Communication at the University of Texas at Austin will host the virtual farewell party for the 22nd International Symposium on Online Journalism, a premier online journalism global conference organized by the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas. For the second time, ISOJ will be held completely virtually from April 26-30, …  Read More

ISOJ 2021 opening virtual party will be sponsored by JSK Journalism Fellowships at Stanford University

The John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships will sponsor the innovative, virtual opening party for the 22nd International Symposium on Online Journalism, a premier online journalism global conference organized by the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas. For the second time, ISOJ will be held completely virtually from April 26-30, 2021. Registration for ISOJ Online …  Read More