International Symposium on Online Journalism
A program of the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at the University of Texas at Austin
Membership | April 13, 2019
Watch video of this panel at ISOJ 2019. Making money from journalism is hard. That was the general takeaway from the International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) panel “Subscriptions and memberships: Reinventing the relationship with your audience” April 12. Chartbeat founder and Scroll CEO Tony Haile told ISOJ attendees that he’s currently working on how … Read More
Research | April 13, 2019
During the research panel “Digital media and democracy in the Americas” at the International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) on April 12, three scholars shared their research and unveiled the limits of journalism in holding the powerful accountable across in Uruguay, Cuba and Chile. “One of the most important roles of journalism is holding the … Read More
Audio | April 13, 2019
Watch video of this panel from ISOJ 2019. Podcasts aren’t going anywhere. That seems to be an indisputable fact these days. There are more than 660,000 podcasts available today, with over half of the U.S. population stating that they listen to podcasts regularly and relatively frequently. And with those numbers, technology followed. The number of … Read More
Keynote | April 12, 2019
Watch video of Tran’s speech from ISOJ 2019. We’re spending more time on our phones now than ever, which makes understanding off-platform journalism important for newsrooms, said Millie Tran during her keynote speech April 12 at the International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ). “The easiest way to tell you what off-platform is to tell you … Read More
Fact Checking | April 12, 2019
Watch video of this panel from ISOJ 2019. One idea that permeated this year’s International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) conference is that automation in journalism is no longer a thing for the future. It’s here and working right now, declared chair and presenter Bill Adair on April 12. So instead of fearing changes that … Read More
Membership | April 12, 2019
The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas has joined forces with the Membership Puzzle Project to release the report “Membership in news and beyond: What media can learn from other member-driven movements” April 12 at the International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ). The report, co-authored by Emily Goligoski and Matt Thompson, argues “people in the news … Read More
Trust | April 12, 2019
Watch video of this panel from ISOJ 2019. It’s time for the journalism industry to focus on chipping away at the distrust in media, according to panelists at the 20th annual International Symposium on Online Journalism. During the panel “Can media really rebuild trust with audiences?” journalists and industry specialists outlined the problems newsrooms are … Read More
Keynote | April 12, 2019
Watch video of Blodget’s keynote speech from ISOJ 2019. It took years of facing skepticism and relentless experimentation, but Insider Inc. CEO Henry Blodget ultimately took the prospect of digital media and turned it into a multimillion-dollar company. Blodget discussed how he finds success and faces problems in a keynote speech on April 12 at … Read More
Business Models | April 1, 2019
The differences between subscriptions and memberships will be one of the topics Emily Goligoski will highlight as chair and presenter for the panel “Subscriptions and memberships: Reinventing the relationship with your audience” on the afternoon of April 12 at the 20th annual International Symposium on Online Journalism. Goligoski will be joined by Tony Haile, CEO … Read More
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Registration | March 30, 2019
Welcome to Austin, Texas! We consistently rank #1 (or nearly there) on lists of the country’s top cities to visit and live. We’re also a “media hotbed,” as big publishers have flocked to our fair city in recent years. And as you may know, we’re the Live Music Capital of the World. But are … Read More