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Mobile Journalism | April 23, 2010
The mobile devices panel continued
Kinsey Wilson, of NPR fame.– NPR runs an open API process with their content, and receives over 50 million API requests per month. – NPR is betting on Android and Apple to be the two main sources of apps, and the rest will be addressed on the mobile site. In other words, they’ve decided not … Read More
Mobile Journalism | April 23, 2010
Mobile News: How journalism is adapting to the new tablet computers, e-readers and smartphones
Joshua Benton loves his iPad. And Alfred Hermida has one. Anyway, onto the panel! Journalism on mobile devices is a fascinating topic. Benton said that BlackBerry users still dominate over iPhone users, but that iPhone users use the internet much more than BlackBerry users. And, not surprisingly, iPhone users dominate the use of apps. The … Read More
Keynote | April 23, 2010
Keynote: The Q&A
If writers are audited often, who does that auditing? Kydd: Writers have to be vetted before they’re allowed to start creating content. When people get hired with Demand, they get access to a limited amount of content and articles, and we actually have real copyeditors keeping up with their progress. With our system of plagiarism … Read More
Keynote | April 23, 2010
The Keynote: Steven Kydd of Demand Media
This year’s keynote speech was without a doubt one of the most anticipated in the ISOJ‘s 11 year history. Steven Kydd of Demand Media presented an engaging speech to kick off the events, and impressively, mentioned the controversy surrounding the company first.Ever since Demand, which is the largest contributor of content to YouTube and produces a … Read More
Blogs | April 23, 2010
ISOJ 2010 is live
Mercifully, Mother Nature decided not to make it rain today (although there is still a chance in the forecast), so all attendees are dry as we kick off the 11th International Symposium on Online Journalism.We’re in a beautiful new venue, and with a record-breaking number of papers submitted and some great panels planned, including but … Read More
Blogs | April 22, 2010
Your ISOJ weather forecast
Traditionally, Mother Nature has been teasingly cruel to the ISOJ. For the past few years, the trend has been rain on the first day of the conference, and stifling humidity on the following day. This year, we might not have to deal with same situation. Here’s your current forecast for this weekend’s event.Friday, there’s a … Read More
Engagement | April 21, 2010
Buzzing ISOJ
For all the outlets I mentioned in yesterday’s ISOJ FAQ, I left out one of the most intriguing – and recent – players in the social media world: Google Buzz. Although it hasn’t hit a mass appeal tipping point as of yet, the service is one that’s still getting plenty of use and attention.Joshua Braun … Read More
Blogs | April 20, 2010
An ISOJ FAQ
The time is nigh. This weekend, professionals and academics alike will converge on Austin for the 11th International Symposium on Online Journalism. As you prepare to travel to our fair city, here some frequently asked questions about the event, with appropriate answers. If you have more questions, feel free to tweet at me, Rosental Alves, … Read More
Blogs | April 16, 2010
Joshua Braun: In His Own Words
Joshua Braun is a self-proclaimed dorky brainiac. But what are labels and tags when it comes to one of the brightest journalism scholars today? Braun, a graduate student at Cornell University, will be representing two papers at this year’s symposium. The first, Models of Restraint: The Adoption of Blogging Software by the U.S. Broadcast News … Read More
Q&A | April 15, 2010
Joseph Vavrus: In His Own Words
All of the papers and panels at this year’s ISOJ will be completely and unequivocally great, but there’s a lot more that goes into planning the event behind the scenes. Joseph Vavrus is a crucial member of that planning team. A graduate research assistant with the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, he assisted with … Read More