International Symposium on Online Journalism
A program of the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at the University of Texas at Austin
Innovation | April 2, 2011
The research presented at ISOJ by Jonathan Groves, Drury University and Carrie Brown, University of Memphis, looked at the Christian Science Monitor’s transition from print to web. For the paper, the researchers spent three weeks in the newsroom, watching how journalists worked and talking to them about journalism. The Monitor started in 1908 as a … Read More
Engagement | April 2, 2011
Based on an extensive analysis of 19 newspaper websites in Latin America (some 2,300 articles), UT Austin doctoral students Summer Harlow and Ingrid Bachmann honed in on the multimedia features of each site, the interactivity options and engagements, and the promotion of participatory journalism. They found that less than a fifth of the stories … Read More
Engagement | April 2, 2011
Should new outlets continue to press toward digital innovations? Yes, but perhaps not without more though, according to Dr. Iris Chyi of the University of Texas at Austin and Monica Chada, a doctoral student at UT. “The web is not a primary revenue driver,” Chyi said, speaking during the second Saturday panel of ISOJ. “Instead, … Read More
Keynote | April 2, 2011
Madanmohan Rao, an influential Indian writer and media consultant, spoke Saturday, day two of ISOJ, on the effects of mobile media and nine other trends in the emerging markets of Asia and Africa. According to Rao mobile media in the political arena is making headway. From Egypt to India, citizens are advocating for more freedom … Read More
Business Models | April 2, 2011
The first panel on day two of the ISOJ tackled one of the big questions in journalism – is nonprofit journalism online sustainable? “We don’t know,” said Lisa Frazier, President & CEO, The Bay Citizen, one of the new startups in this area. The Bay Citizen has a clear civic mission to provide local news … Read More
March 25, 2011
The president of Patch Media will discuss the building of a platform for neighborhood news and information at the International Symposium on Online Journalism on April 2. Warren Webster heads Patch Media, a division of AOL that is responsible for Patch.com, a network of hyperlocal news sites. He will give his keynote address starting at … Read More
Nonprofit journalism | March 23, 2011
Nonprofit news organizations have been popping up on the Internet in the past couple of years, but the growing concern is: Will these news sites sustain their operations once foundation grants and donations run out? This topic will be dissected by leaders of nonprofit journalism sites from the United States and Peru at the International … Read More
Keynote | March 18, 2011
Veteran media executive and online journalism expert Vivian Schiller will kick off the International Symposium on Online Journalism with her keynote address set for 8:45 a.m. on April 1. Schiller was ready to fulfill her commitment to address participants at the symposium despite the publicity surrounding her recent resignation as president and CEO of NPRafter … Read More
Business Models | March 12, 2011
The hotly debated topic of charging for access to online news will be addressed during a panel titled “Paywalls: Charging for news content. Does it work?” on the first day of the International Symposium on Online Journalism. Chaired by Tim Lott, vice-president/audience strategy at The Austin American-Statesman, the panel gets underway at 9:30 a.m. on … Read More
Keynote | March 12, 2011
The vice-president and managing editor of CNN.com will engage participants at this year’s International Symposium on Online Journalism with a keynote address titled “Beyond breaking news.” Meredith Artley, in charge of a website considered to be the top provider of mobile news in the United States, according to Nielsen, will give her address starting at … Read More