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Research | April 16, 2016
Omnipresent journalism, digital native media, sensational headlines and the reluctance to comment on news stories were topics covered by scholars’ presentations at ISOJ
The second research panel at the International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) on Saturday, April 16, included topics such as digital native media, omnipresent journalism, sensational headline writing and the “spiral of silence” possibly impacting online news forums. Kathleen McElroy, assistant professor at Oklahoma State University, led the discussion. “This is industry meets theory and … Read More
International | April 16, 2016
From newsgames in Russia, to citizen journalism in Kenya, creative journalists confront hostile media environments
From a media outlet that pays citizens to report from remote areas of Kenya to a portal that uses humor as its main strategy to inform Russians, journalism faces different challenges in different cultural and social contexts. Creativity, however, seems to be a common skill that media entrepreneurs shared in addressing their problems at the … Read More
Mobile Journalism | April 16, 2016
No holding back of Re/code’s irrepressible Kara Swisher and her views on Silicon Valley and digital trends at ISOJ
Re/code co-founder and executive editor Kara Swisher offered her cutting analysis of Silicon Valley and the digital future in a wide-ranging and often hilariously profane address before the 17th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) on Saturday, April 16. Swisher has covered technology for decades and has been called Silicon Valley’s “most feared and well-liked” … Read More
Research | April 16, 2016
Online journalism research trends such as virtual reality, millenials and the news and headline uncertainty addressed by scholars at ISOJ
Trends in online journalism research — such as virtual reality storytelling, millenials and the news, and degrees of certainty in headlines — were some of the topics explored during a breakfast panel held Saturday, April 16, at the 17th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ). The discussion was guided by Pablo Boczkowski, professor and director … Read More
Research | April 15, 2016
Researchers cover journalists’ security and use of Twitter, accountability journalism and virtual reality storytelling at 17th annual ISOJ
The first research panel discussion at the International Symposium on Online Journalism(ISOJ) on Friday, April 15, covered topics ranging from accountability journalism, journalists’ security and use of Twitter, and the employment of virtual worlds in storytelling. Research on these topics was presented at the Blanton Museum of Art, on the campus of the University of … Read More
Social Media | April 15, 2016
Social media has blurred the line between journalism and activism, but important differences remain, ISOJ panelists say
The question of what is the difference between journalism and activism animated the discussion during a panel at the International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) on Friday, April 15. Panelists agreed that although the line between the two has become harder to discern in the age of social media, there are still some important and … Read More
Featured | April 15, 2016
Success of nonprofit news organizations rests on investing in storytelling, says ISOJ panel
Collaboration and diversity — heard throughout the first day of the International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) — are key to the business model for nonprofit news organizations, which can lead to ground-breaking coverage like The Panama Papers, said panelists on Friday, April 15. Peter Bale, CEO of the Center for Public Integrity, offered the … Read More
Video | April 15, 2016
Producing good journalism and embracing video are important strategies for adapting to digital change, says New York Times editor at ISOJ
The strategy of The New York Times for adapting to dynamic change in the consumption and production of news, according to Kinsey Wilson, is to persist in making and offering good journalism. Wilson, The Times’ editor of innovation and strategy, and executive vice-president of product and technology, opened the 17th International Symposium on Online Journalism … Read More
Revenue | April 15, 2016
Advertising is still relevant, multiple revenue sources are key and ad blocking is a concern, say news executives at ISOJ
Executives from a variety of media organizations told the audience at the 17thInternational Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) on Friday, April 15, that advertising can still subsidize journalism, multiple revenue streams are necessary and that ad blocking is a major concern but could also be an opportunity. As chair, Jeff Jarvis, professor and director of … Read More
Distribution | April 15, 2016
Distributed content creates challenges and forces newsrooms to adapt, editors tell ISOJ audience
Publishers increasingly are using Facebook, Google and other social media platforms to distribute content to readers. Whether journalism will survive in a media ecosystem where publishers do not control all of their distribution channels — the topic for the opening panel of the International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) on Friday, April 15. Panel chair … Read More