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Research | April 5, 2008
Thurman, Lupton discuss online videos’ effects on journalism
Online videos are rapidly changing the face of journalism, Neil Thurman and Ben Lupton of London’s City University said as they presented their paper at the ninth annual International Symposium on Online Journalism. Thurman and Lupton’s paper, Convergence Calls: Multimedia Storytelling at British News Websites, covered how embedded videos are affecting the online journalism world. … Read More
Accountability | April 5, 2008
Rodrigues discusses link between database journalism and democracy
For two years, Fernando Rodrigues collected information on politicians in Brazil including a list of their personal assets and patrimony. His collection of information was made public in 2002, and two election years later, in 2006, a million viewers flocked to the Web site Politicos do Brasil to see what the candidates’ assets included. Rodrigues, 44, … Read More
Distribution | April 5, 2008
Panelists: Games are important
Games can be the key to the future of journalism, said the four panelists at a Saturday morning panel on news games at the International Symposium on Online Journalism. Howard Finberg, the executive director of the Poynter Institute’s NewsU.org, said that games help audiences better retain the information presented. “A retention rate of 20 percent … Read More
Multimedia | April 5, 2008
NewsU director discusses importance of games
From a copyeditor at the Chicago Tribune to the executive director of NewsU.org, Howard Finberg took a “long and tricky path.” Sitting down in a courtyard of the ACES after he spoke as a part of the News Games panel at the ninth annual International Symposium on Online Journalism, Finberg explained the intricacies of this … Read More
Engagement | April 5, 2008
Jim Brady of washingtonpost.com
Jim Brady, vice president and executive editor of washingtonpost.com, speaks at the International Online Journalism Symposium on April 4. As a member on the Engaging Communities panel, Brady discusses his site’s efforts to retain readership and traffic through blogging. Read More
Engagement | April 5, 2008
Audience Member at Friday’s Conference
Suzanne Seggerman tells why she came to the ninth annual International Symposium on Online Journalism. Read More
Engagement | April 5, 2008
Richard Anderson defines his online success, VillageSoup.com
When Richard Anderson moved to Camden, Maine in the late 1990s, the former mathematics teacher and ex-textbook developer decided to pursue a new business via the Internet. “I got intrigued with the Internet,” he said during the International Symposium on Online Journalism, “I felt the opportunity to define a new category of business, like Ted … Read More
Engagement | April 5, 2008
Community Building: Keeping the Audience on Your Side
Making readers park their cars, online that is, was the main topic Friday afternoon addressed by five panelists. “We can always get readers to do drive bys,” said Jim Brady, vice president and executive editor of WashingtonPost.com. “But what can we do to actually make readers want to park their car.” The ninth annual International … Read More
Transition to Digital | April 5, 2008
News organizations seek integration strategies
Chris Lloyd had a few dozen grumpy journalists on his hands when The Daily Telegraph decided to makeover its approach to news and publishing on the web. Lloyd, assistant managing editor for the major London daily, spoke at UT’s International Symposium on Online Journalism about retraining staff and revamping attitudes to meet the needs of … Read More
Engagement | April 5, 2008
Brady: Building community to maintain readers
In the battle for millions of “fickle readers,” news Web sites that engage readers and allow them to interact more with journalists and each other will prosper, Jim Brady said April 4 during the ninth annual International Symposium on Online Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin. Brady, vice president and executive editor of … Read More