International Symposium on Online Journalism
A program of the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at the University of Texas at Austin
Business Models | March 31, 2007
When the San Antonio Express News, the Star Tribune and the Dallas Morning News combine their media minds, amazing things happen. The third panel of the day at the International Symposium on Online Journalism discussed forming a new business model for newspaper industries. Since the newspaper companies of the world have just recently taken action toward … Read More
Featured | March 31, 2007
As news companies face continuous losses in readership and advertising revenues, one question remains on the tip of everyone’s tongue: will the rise of the Internet determine the fall of print media? Four journalists from around the globe responded to this question and offered their views on the future of traditional newspapers during the final … Read More
Citizen Journalism | March 31, 2007
Executive Editor of Bluffton Today, Kyle Poplin, spoke on a panel discussing citizen’s participation in the news during the 8th International Symposium on Online Journalism. Mojo-mobile journalists are becoming the norm for online multimedia websites because information is immediate. Bluffton Today allows bloggers of all ages to report on issues and interests in the town, … Read More
International | March 31, 2007
The first day of the 8th International Symposium on Online Journalism came to an end with a tour around the world with journalists from Brazil, France, Spain and Colombia. The journalists didn’t miss a moment to enlighten the audience on their global perspectives on online journalism, which in one way or another was influenced by the … Read More
Citizen Journalism | March 30, 2007
As new technology changes the face of journalism and creates new opportunities for reader input, industry innovators and leaders like Jan Schaffer, founder of the J-lab at the University of Maryland, are fascinated by the possibilities. Schaffer spoke during the 8th International Symposium on Online Journalism Friday afternoon dealing with the incorporation of citizens into the … Read More
Citizen Journalism | March 30, 2007
During the fourth panel of the International Symposium on Online Journalism on Friday, journalists focused on the hot topic of citizen journalism. Kate Marymont, Executive Editor of The News-Press in Fort Myers, Fla., started the panel off by offering a new meaning for an old word: MoJo, or mobile journalism as she defines it. Reporters … Read More
Advertising | March 30, 2007
The growth in online advertising is not enough to compensate for decreasing revenues from the downslide of print ads. So, how are mainstream media outlets making up the difference? During a International Symposium on Online Journalism panel titled The Transformations of Business Models- How the Online Audience and Revenues are Changing how Newspapers do Business, … Read More
Registration | March 30, 2007
Journalism Professor Rosental Alves describes his passion for online journalism. He also discusses his role with preparing for the 8th annual International Symposium on Online Journalism. Read More
Registration | March 30, 2007
Knight Chair in Journalism Rosental Alves discusses the 8th annual International Symposium on Online Journalism. Read More
Registration | March 30, 2007
Professor Rosental Alves talks about how online journalism is growing, and speculates about the future of the expanding medium of the Internet in a pre-International Symposium on Online Journalism interview. Read More