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Business Models | February 25, 2013
ISOJ conference to cover main issues of digital journalism, from industry’s disruption to mobile revolution
Journalists, media executives and scholars from around the world will converge at the University of Texas at Austin, once again, for the International Symposium on Online Journalismon April 19 and 20. This year, the program will cover some of the most relevant issues for journalism today, such as media companies’ response to the disruption of … Read More
Registration | February 12, 2013
Hotel Information 2013
April 19 – 20, 2013 The International Symposium on Online Journalism will be hosted at: The Blanton Museum of Art Edgar A. Smith Building 1 University Station D1303 Austin, Texas 78712-0338 For more details and driving instructions please click here. Parking is available close to the venue at the locations listed below: Brazos Garage (BRG) … Read More
Registration | February 12, 2013
International Symposium on Online Journalism opens registration for its 14th edition in Austin
Registration is now open for the 14th International Symposium on Online Journalism, which will be held at the University of Texas at Austin on April 19-20, 2013. Since 1999, ISOJ has attracted journalists, media executives and scholars from around the world to a unique conference that mixes top leaders of the news industry and academics … Read More
Ethics | April 21, 2012
Reading Readers: Research on the News Community
Audience preference and editorial judgment: A study of time-lagged influence in online news Angela M. Lee, University of Texas at Austin and Seth C. Lewis, University of Minnesota Through data analysis of three online papers — The New York Times, the New York Post, and the New York Daily News — Lee and Lewis found … Read More
Data Visualization | April 21, 2012
Creating Data-Driven Stories
Aron Pilhofer, interactive news editor, The New York Times “I want to change how we think about data,” Aron Pilhofer said. In an industry that is constantly changing, Pilhofer believes that data-driven journalism is paving the way for more approaches in interactive storytelling. With interactive forums like The Obameter, Politics Verbatim and The New York … Read More
Featured | April 21, 2012
Optimizing News Through Social Media Rather Than Feeding the Search Engine
Friends and followers: Unite and write! Social media is becoming a major player in the field of journalism. Representatives from all around the digital news realm spoke in a panel at ISOJ 2012 that discussed a prevailing wind bringing us from SEO (search engine optimization) to SMO (social media optimization). Reporters and editors have often … Read More
Advertising | April 21, 2012
Today’s Newsroom Challenge According to Raju Narisetti with The Wall Street Journal
At the second day of ISOJ, keynote speaker Raju Narisetti, managing editor for The Wall Street Journal Digital Network, presented us all with a challenge. But this challenge, according to Narisetti, isn’t about the hubbub over transferring print to an online platform. “If you haven’t done it now, you’re pretty much doomed,” Narisetti said. So … Read More
Distribution | April 21, 2012
Bob Metcalfe on Journalism Startups
Fitting into a theme that has permeated the symposium, Bob Metcalfe, who was responsible for developing the media rainforest’s irrigation system, the Ethernet, didn’t pretend to have a catchall scheme to monetize news. During Saturday’s opening keynote speech, Metcalfe suggested a model of micro payments in which readers make fractional payments for interesting content. “How … Read More
Data Visualization | April 21, 2012
Data Journalism: Links to ISOJ’s Best
2Want to learn more about the speakers on the panel “The new narrative: How data is changing the way we tell stories online?” Here are links to their social media, websites and projects.Brian Boyer – Applications editor at Chicago Tribune Twitter: @brianboyer His latest project: Panda Project, a data organizing application for newsrooms funded by … Read More
Digital Native Media | April 21, 2012
Attracting the Scanning Eyes of Younger Readers
Rosellen Downey, Erika Johnson, and Bailey Brewer, University of Missouri: Through the lens: Visual framing of the Japan tsunami in U.S., British, and Chinese online media After the tsunami in Japan, China had the most abundant news coverage out of United States, British and Chinese online media. On the day of the natural disaster, Rosellen Downey … Read More