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Accountability | April 14, 2018

When facing distorted information, journalists must report, not resist, says BuzzFeed editor-in-chief Ben Smith

By Giulia Afiune

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

Research Breakfast 2018

Ethics | April 14, 2018

Trends in online journalism research highlights the importance of audiences and engagement

By Angela Bonilla

With journalism currently battling social media, there has been the question and research into how journalists and newsrooms have been engaging with their audience. The panel “Research breakfast: Trends in Online Journalism Research” was held on the second day of the 19th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ). This panel included five professors talking about …  Read More

Trust Panel 2018

Accountability | April 14, 2018

ISOJ panelists expose ‘fake news,’ highlight tools and practices to improve flows of accurate information

By Leah Scarpelli

Watch video of the discussion panel on tools to improve the flow of accurate information, from ISOJ 2018. Jennifer Preston, former social media editor at the New York Times and vice-president of journalism at the Knight Foundation, introduced the ISOJ panel on trust, by underlying the foundation’s commitment to finding ways to battle misinformation in …  Read More

Meredith Artley Keynote

Business Models | April 14, 2018

CNN Digital Worldwide editor-in-chief: In a transforming news industry, media needs to promote journalists’ growth

By Sierra Juarez

Watch video of Meredith Artley’s keynote speech and discussion from ISOJ 2018. The news cycle and industry have dramatically shifted in the last several years and news organizations should continue to mirror these transitions, according to Meredith Artley, senior vice president and editor-in-chief for CNN Digital Worldwide. “All things Trump” is among the many forces …  Read More

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Research | April 13, 2018

Researchers explore changing habits of thought among journalists at ISOJ 2018

By Allyson R. Waller

Watch video from the research panel discussion on conceptualizing community, seeking solutions and minding metrics, from ISOJ 2018. The future vision of journalism is looking at new ways in which communities are covered, stories are framed and metrics affect different dynamics of the field. This is according to researchers who presented at the 19th International …  Read More

Keynote Panel 2018

Advertising | April 13, 2018

Keynote panel opens ISOJ 2018 by discussing newspapers in a post-advertising era

By Evelyn Moreno

Watch video from the panel discussion about newspapers in a post-advertising era, from ISOJ 2018. When Jim Moroney, the chairman, president and CEO of A. H. Belo Corporation, asked the audience at the 19th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) if anyone is paying for their local journalism through digital advertising, nobody raised their hands. …  Read More

NEWSLETTER PANEL 2018

Newsletters | April 11, 2018

ISOJ panelists to discuss email newsletters as effective tools for engagement and generating revenue

By Ian Tennant

Something old is new again for media outlets as email newsletters are making a comeback, the subject of a Saturday afternoon panel at the International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ). The panel — NEWSLETTERS: How email, an almost 50-year-old technology, has become the next big thing for news organizations — will be chaired by Sara …  Read More