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Fact Checking | April 12, 2019
Newsrooms should be embracing automated fact-checking, ISOJ audience hears
Watch video of this panel from ISOJ 2019. One idea that permeated this year’s International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) conference is that automation in journalism is no longer a thing for the future. It’s here and working right now, declared chair and presenter Bill Adair on April 12. So instead of fearing changes that … Read More
Membership | April 12, 2019
Knight Center and Membership Puzzle Project publish report for media to learn from other member-driven movements
The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas has joined forces with the Membership Puzzle Project to release the report “Membership in news and beyond: What media can learn from other member-driven movements” April 12 at the International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ). The report, co-authored by Emily Goligoski and Matt Thompson, argues “people in the news … Read More
Trust | April 12, 2019
ISOJ panelists say journalists must overcome lack of trust in media
Watch video of this panel from ISOJ 2019. It’s time for the journalism industry to focus on chipping away at the distrust in media, according to panelists at the 20th annual International Symposium on Online Journalism. During the panel “Can media really rebuild trust with audiences?” journalists and industry specialists outlined the problems newsrooms are … Read More
Keynote | April 12, 2019
Insider Inc. CEO Henry Blodget moved from experimentation to the evolution of digital media
Watch video of Blodget’s keynote speech from ISOJ 2019. It took years of facing skepticism and relentless experimentation, but Insider Inc. CEO Henry Blodget ultimately took the prospect of digital media and turned it into a multimillion-dollar company. Blodget discussed how he finds success and faces problems in a keynote speech on April 12 at … Read More
Registration | April 11, 2019
Follow #ISOJ2019 via livestreaming at isoj.org and through social media
Live streaming of the 20th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) will be available at isoj.org in English and Spanish from April 12 to 13, 2019. The annual conference, which brings together journalists, media executives and scholars from around the world, takes place at the Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas at … Read More
Business Models | April 1, 2019
Panelists to discuss subscriptions and memberships in online journalism and how to reinvent your relationship with the audience
The differences between subscriptions and memberships will be one of the topics Emily Goligoski will highlight as chair and presenter for the panel “Subscriptions and memberships: Reinventing the relationship with your audience” on the afternoon of April 12 at the 20th annual International Symposium on Online Journalism. Goligoski will be joined by Tony Haile, CEO … Read More
Registration | March 30, 2019
Make your lunchtime plans for ISOJ 2019
As you prepare for your time at ISOJ, we want to help make your time here in Austin as enjoyable and as easy as possible. Your ISOJ registration will cover the cost of breakfast, coffee, and snacks both days of the conference, as well as food and beverages at our Thursday and Friday night receptions. … Read More
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Registration | March 30, 2019
What to see and do in Austin, Texas
Welcome to Austin, Texas! We consistently rank #1 (or nearly there) on lists of the country’s top cities to visit and live. We’re also a “media hotbed,” as big publishers have flocked to our fair city in recent years. And as you may know, we’re the Live Music Capital of the World. But are … Read More
Registration | March 22, 2019
Registration for ISOJ 2019 is now closed, but sessions will be streamed live at isoj.org
We’ve reached capacity for the 20th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) and registration is now closed. If you were not able to register, live streaming of the conference on April 12 and 13 will be available via isoj.org, including a channel with simultaneous translation to Spanish. You can also keep up with the symposium … Read More
Accountability | February 27, 2019
Covering an online president: White House press corps in the age of Twitter
What’s it like to cover a president who bypasses traditional modes of communication and breaks news on Twitter? How do White House correspondents navigate this new normal, and what challenges does it present to their jobs and the public’s access to information? These are some of the questions we’ll explore during the ISOJ panel, “Covering … Read More