2020 – Page 5 – International Symposium on Online Journalism

Registration | July 16, 2020

ISOJ Online will offer five workshops; check out the topics & register for free to attend the conference and workshops

By Sierra Juarez

The International Symposium on Online Journalism will hold a series of brunch workshops from July 20 – 24 to give journalists, media executives and scholars advice and practical skills that they can use to advance their digital news coverage. The workshops, which are part of ISOJ’s first-ever fully online conference, will be livestreamed on Zoom. … Read More

ISOJ2020 | July 15, 2020

ISOJ to offer simultaneous interpretation to Spanish during its first online-only conference

By Sierra Juarez

The 21st International Symposium of Online Journalism will offer simultaneous interpretation from English to Spanish for all panels and keynote sessions, following a seven-year tradition. For the first time ever, this year ISOJ will be online-only, offered on Zoom and YouTube, from July 20 to 24, 2020. Registration is open for free. The ISOJ tradition … Read More

ISOJ2020 | July 10, 2020

ISOJ to be held online-only for first time in its 21-year history; Free registration open

By Sierra Juarez

After the heartbreaking need to cancel the April in-person event in Austin due to the pandemic, the International Symposium on Online Journalism will be online-only for the first time in its 21-year history. Journalists, media executives and scholars from around the U.S. and the world will discuss advancements and research surrounding digital journalism. The conference … Read More

May 15, 2020

WAN-IFRA announces winners of the 2020 North American Digital Media Awards

By Teresa Mioli

The World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has announced the winners of the 2020 North American Digital Media Awards. “We’re delighted to have received such top-level projects from so many different types of media organizations. It’s one of the strengths of this competition,” said Rodrigo Bonilla, regional director for the Americas at WAN-IFRA. “From small … Read More

Registration | March 11, 2020

An important note about ISOJ cancellation

By Mallary Tenore

With a heavy heart, we’ve decided to cancel the in-person component of this year’s International Symposium on Online Journalism due to COVID-19. We’ve been monitoring the COVID-19 situation closely over the past few weeks and have decided that convening in person would not be prudent at this time. We are, however, going to try to … Read More

Registration | February 27, 2020

ISOJ 2020 panelists to explain how news organizations can embrace product management practices

By Teresa Mioli

UPDATED: This story was modified to reflect the changes from the in-person conference in Austin to ISOJ Online When Professor Cindy Royal interviewed innovators and early adopters of digital product management in journalism in 2016, her selection pool was noticeably smaller than it is today. “The practice of product management in media organizations has grown … Read More

Covering the White House | February 5, 2020

Covering the 2020 U.S. election: Reporters from national media will discuss campaign trail challenges at the 21st ISOJ

By Teresa Mioli

The in-person component of ISOJ 2020 has been canceled. More information here. Reporters on the front lines of election coverage face a myriad of new challenges created by digital media. They work hard to keep voters accurately informed at a time of information overload, disinformation, misinformation and distrust of the press. Attendees of the 21st … Read More

Registration | January 28, 2020

Early-bird rates for 21st ISOJ end March 15; Register now

By Teresa Mioli

The in-person component of the 21st ISOJ has been canceled. Journalists, media executives, scholars and news enthusiasts from around the world are invited to register for the 21st International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ). Since 1999, this annual conference has focused on the impact of the digital revolution on journalism, combining perspectives from professionals and … Read More

Katharine Viner and Arthur O. Sulzberger, Jr.

Keynote | January 27, 2020

First keynote speakers announced for ISOJ 2020: The Guardian’s editor-in-chief and The New York Times’ chairman

By Mallary Tenore

The in-person component of ISOJ 2020 has been canceled. More information here. Both The Guardian and The New York Times have been celebrating important milestones of success in the last months, as global newspapers that have found success in the digital era. Their stories will help set the tone for the two days of the … Read More

Elections | January 27, 2020

Texas Tribune, ISOJ and Hacks/Hackers join forces on hackathon to promote engagement ahead of 2020 election

By Teresa Mioli

Due to the cancellation of in-person events for ISOJ 2020, this hackathon has been canceled. Developers, designers, researchers, journalists and political junkies are invited to convene to build tools to inform and educate voters ahead of the 2020 election. The Texas Tribune, in partnership with the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas and Hacks/Hackers, … Read More