Symposium Year: ISOJ 2008

Emerging Business Models Panel

The University of Texas hosted the ninth annual International Symposium on Online Journalism during April 4 and 5. The two day lecture series hosted speakers from Argentina to Zimbabwe to discuss changes occurring in journalism due to the rise of multimedia and online content. Traditional media are struggling to adapt their old business models to respond …  Read More

Embracing the new: The Daily Telegraph

For the UK’s highest-selling daily newspaper, The Daily Telegraph, the key to a successful move from a traditional to modern media landscape lay in bringing about a complete synergy between print and online publishing. Chris Lloyd, the 36-year-old assistant managing editor at the Telegraph, said the transition was not in response to the threat of …  Read More

Content is the message

Symposium-goers who stuck around for the final panel of the International Symposium on Online Journalism Saturday, “Issues in Online Journalism Research,” listened to a grab bag of research presentations on current topics related to online journalism from around the world. Ashraf Galal, a professor at Qatar University, led the discussion with his paper that explored …  Read More

What social networking sites can teach the news

As the mainstream media accuses social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace of recklessly disclosing their users’ private information and creating a haven for cyber-bullying and risky behavior, researchers are speculating on how news sites can adopt social networking sites’ more positive characteristics. Sebastian Valenzuela and Jacqueline Vickery of the University of Texas at Austin …  Read More

Managing the Production of Online Journalism

Scholars focused on fine-tuning the production of news Web sites during the second day of the ninth annual International Symposium on Online Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin. The panel, Managing the Production of Online Journalism, was chaired by Mark Tremayne, assistant professor at UT’s School of Journalism. Arne H. Krumsvik of Oslo …  Read More

Suzanne Seggerman of Games for Change

Suzanne Seggerman of Games for Change explains how she first got the idea of supporting games to create social change. Seggerman says she was never interested in games, but was intrigued by the game ‘Hidden Agenda’ and ended up changing her career path. She co-founded Games for Change and is the current president of the …  Read More

Dr. Paula Poindexter Interview

Dr. Paula Poindexter talks about her discussion with James Moroney III, Publisher and CEO of the Dallas Morning News during the International Symposium on Online Journalism.    Read More

Ian Bogost Interview

A short interview with Ian Bogost, Associate Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology and Founding Partner, Persuasive Games    Read More