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ISOJ2020 | July 23, 2020
International scholars: Media needs to serve women better and stop ‘feeding into a sexist culture’ about female politicians
The media’s portrayal of women politicians is perpetuating gender stereotypes and is ‘feeding into an already sexist culture,’ said scholars from around the globe during a research breakfast seminar at the International Symposium of Online Journalism (ISOJ). They highlighted that the way tradicional journalism covers politics also affects how women consume news and engage in … Read More
Freedom of Expression | July 22, 2020
Targeted by populist leaders, journalists develop safety protocols, collaborate with competing outlets and take legal measures against those in power
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. Across the globe, a new generation of populist leaders is targeting journalists as their political enemies. Although practices and strategies differ, their intended results are … Read More
ISOJ2020 | July 22, 2020
The 19th: Stay away from ‘commodity news’ and create a newsroom culture that is a ‘gold standard’
The journalists Emily Ramshaw and Amanda Zamora, founders of The 19th, a nonprofit newsroom reporting about gender, politics and policy, want to steer clear of “commodity news” and build a newsroom culture that is the “gold standard for the industry” in terms of diversity and equity, they said during a keynote session July 22 at … Read More
ISOJ2020 | July 22, 2020
Here’s why journalists should be on TikTok
TikTok is a social media hotbed for communities, culture, creativity, and disinformation, making it an invaluable tool for journalists, said Laura Garcia, the training and support manager at First Draft. More and more people are downloading TikTok. Where people go, so should journalists, Garcia said. She showed attendees at the International Symposium on Online Journalism … Read More
Fact Checking | July 22, 2020
Journalists and scholars agree to go beyond fact-checking to dismantle the systems behind fake news
Journalists and academics debated the importance of researching the findings of fact-checking to discover what strategies and interests false information serves during the panel “Disinformation and Misinformation. What can be done beyond traditional fact checking?” on July 21 at the International Online Journalism Symposium (ISOJ). Panel moderator Talia Stroud, director of the Center for Media … Read More
ISOJ2020 | July 21, 2020
Journalists struggle with government science denialism as they report on COVID-19
As the coronavirus continues to devastate many parts of the world, journalists are grappling with the best way to cover the disease as information changes and amid a culture of science denialism. Four science reporters discussed the state of journalism during a pandemic at the International Symposium on Online Journalism on July 21. The health … Read More
ISOJ2020 | July 21, 2020
Catherine Kim from NBC during ISOJ: Working remotely sparked even more creativity, agility, innovation and transparency
With COVID-19 taking over New York, the first epicenter of the new coronavirus in the U.S., all the staff of one of the oldest American broadcasters had to change the way they do journalism as they knew it, said keynote speaker Catherine Kim who opened the second day of the 21st International Symposium of Online … Read More
ISOJ2020 | July 21, 2020
Machine learning can help newsrooms find stories, advance their goals
Machine learning can help journalists enhance their workflow and find stories that may have been missed otherwise, said Google News Lab teaching fellow Michael Grant during a brunch workshop at the International Symposium of Online Journalism (ISOJ). The workshop, “Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in the Newsroom,” on July 21 was part of ISOJ’s first-ever … Read More
Business Models | July 21, 2020
No single silver bullet for local news: legacy and digital newsrooms experiment with different editorial and business strategies to make sure nothing gets unreported
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. There’s no single model for local news organizations to survive, so they must spend some of their efforts experimenting editorially and financially to find … Read More
ISOJ2020 | July 20, 2020
Covering the U.S. 2020 presidential election: Journalists discuss the ‘absence of on-the-ground reporting’ and the ‘weirdest campaign ever’
Reporters from leading U.S. news organizations spoke during a panel of the 21st International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) about some of the challenges that the coronavirus crisis has imposed on journalists covering the 2020 presidential election, like the almost absence of on-the-ground reporting and the lack of opportunities to interview voters in person. The … Read More