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Keynote | March 23, 2016
Kinsey Wilson, New York Times editor for innovation and strategy, will open global conference on online journalism
For two decades, digital journalism expert Kinsey Wilson has kept a foot in both the business and editorial operations of some of the biggest news organizations in the United States. Wilson, current editor for innovation and strategy and executive vice president of product and technology, will relay his experience in digital journalism to attendees at … Read More
International | March 2, 2016
Yoani Sánchez will explain how and why she created 14ymedio, “Cuba’s first independent news platform”
Because of her desire to be an independent voice for Cuban society, Yoani Sánchez has been arrested, previously was prohibited from leaving her country and has been made the subject of smear campaigns. Despite those challenges, her independent news platform 14ymedio is approaching its second anniversary of delivering news and opinion from inside Cuba. On … Read More
Registration | February 8, 2016
Knight Center launches program for ISOJ 2016, the global conference on online journalism
The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas has released the program for the 17th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ), an annual conference that attracts media executives, journalists and scholars from around the world. Simultaneous translation to Spanish will be provided thanks to Univision. Explore the full program for this year’s conference here. Registration … Read More
Registration | January 22, 2016
Hotel Information 2016
The International Symposium on Online Journalism (April 15 – 16, 2016) will be hosted at: The Blanton Museum of Art Edgar A. Smith 200 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Austin, Texas 78701 For more details and driving instructions please click here. Parking is available close to the venue at the locations listed below: Brazos Garage … Read More
Registration | January 14, 2016
Update: Registration is now closed for ISOJ 2016
Registration is now closed, but live streaming of the event in English and Spanish will be available. The symposium takes place from April 15 to 16, 2016 at the University of Texas at Austin’s Blanton Museum of Art at 200 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in Austin, Texas. General registration is $120.00, but there … Read More
Featured | April 19, 2015
#ISOJ tweets provide backdrop for researchers’ discussion of Twitter’s use by journalists, activists and the public
Dozens of conference goers live-tweeted the presentations at the International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) over the weekend, and a stream of tweets including the #ISOJ hashtag served as the backdrop for most of the conference’s question-and-answer segments. So, it was only fitting that the final panel of the two-day event on Saturday, April 18, … Read More
Digital Native Media | April 19, 2015
Digital journalism offers challenges and opportunities for women leaders and entrepreneurs
In a traditionally male-dominated world, women are breaking barriers in entrepreneurship. This was the focus of a panel at the 16th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) where six women, leaders from around the world in online journalism, discussed how they are revolutionizing the news media as well as the challenges they face along the … Read More
Featured | April 18, 2015
International online journalists continue to inform citizens despite threats of censorship and violence, ISOJ gathering told
Brave, hard-headed, persistent, and possessed with a good sense of humor. These are the characteristics shared by eight international journalists who talked about the challenges they face trying to inform the public, said Maria Teresa Ronderos, director of the Independent Journalism program at Open Society Foundations. Ronderos chaired the panel “A global roundup: How journalists … Read More
Keynote | April 18, 2015
Screens, not physical media, dominate culture, Robert Picard tells ISOJ audience
Screens have replaced physical media as the “primary technologies for media content and communication,” said Robert Picard, with the Reuters Institute at the University of Oxford, during his keynote address at the International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) on Saturday, April 18. Picard, whose presentation focused on contemporary media trends and rethinking company strategies, said … Read More
Business Models | April 18, 2015
Changes in journalism structures, systems and processes addressed by researchers at ISOJ
Knowing how to deal with transformations and experimenting with new possibilities is crucial for the survival of journalism. This is one of the main lessons offered by the research panel, “The changing tide in journalism structures, systems and processes,” at the International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) on Saturday. Research from the United States and … Read More