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Symposium Year: ISOJ2022
Innovation | April 20, 2022
Journalism must rethink its processes to take advantage of the web3 and the metaverse, say experts in innovation and emerging media technologies at ISOJ
What is the future of journalism? That is the question that was asked by the panel speakers of “Hype or not, how and when will web3 (blockchain/NFTs) and metaverse (AR/VR/XR) impact journalism?” during the first day of the 23rd International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ), held on April 1 and 2 in Austin, Texas. Moderated … Read More
ISOJ2022 | April 5, 2022
‘Mental health is a press freedom issue’: Experts discussed the importance of well-being for journalists at ISOJ symposium
The well-being and mental health of journalists was the topic of one of the panels during the ISOJ Symposium on April 1 and 2. Experts discussed how the media is indebted to seriously address the discussion that will ultimately lead to better journalism. Read More
Coloquio | April 4, 2022
“Arrasado” por la administración Ortega-Murillo, el periodismo nicaragüense apuesta por la resistencia, resiliencia y reinvención
Periodistas de Nicaragua hablaron sobre las condiciones en las que se hace periodismo, cómo logran superar las barrera desde terreno y en el exilio, y cómo la comunidad internacional puede ayudar a superarlas, durante un panel del Coloquio Iberoamericano de Periodismo Digital. Read More
Coloquio | April 4, 2022
Devastated by the Ortega-Murillo administration, Nicaraguan journalism bets on resistance, resilience and reinvention
“Brave,” “hopeful,” “combative,” and “creative.” This is how four Nicaraguan journalists described in one word the journalism that is carried out in their country during the panel “SOS Nicaragua: Imprisoned, persecuted and exiled journalists” that took place on April 3 during the 15th Ibero-American Colloquium on Digital Journalism at the University of Texas in Austin. … Read More
Business Models | April 4, 2022
Borja Echevarría talks about the success of digital subscriptions and the transformation of Spanish newspaper El País
Spanish journalist Borja Echevarría is responsible for a global newsroom with more than 400 journalists, which produces one of the most traditional newspapers in the world. El País, founded in Madrid in 1976, is still on sale at newsstands in Spain and, at the same time, is driving a revolution in the digital environment. Echevarría, … Read More
Accountability | April 4, 2022
Fact-checking initiative Factchequeado aims to combat misinformation in Hispanic communities in the US
Journalists need to collaborate and form alliances to help counter misinformation in Hispanic communities, according to fact-checkers during a panel at the 2022 International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) on April 1. The panel, titled “Fact-Checking en español: Latin America, Spain and a new initiative for the United States’ Spanish-speaking communities”, explored the need for … Read More
Engagement | April 4, 2022
Four ways news organizations can increase trust and participation with consumers
Members of the Center for Media Engagement (CME) at the University of Texas at Austin presented their research about how to better connect with communities and promote trust with news consumers during a Research Breakfast at the 2022 International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ). The CME was founded in 2017 in an effort to better … Read More
Business Models | April 3, 2022
Professionals outline revenue possibilities for digital media outlets at ISOJ 2022
For the past decades, news organizations have been facing many challenges to rethink their business models and diversify revenue sources and opportunities to fund digital initiatives around the world. Entrepreneurship, product design, platforms, data analytics are now common words in the vocabulary of journalists and news executives, but the million-dollar question relies on: What’s the … Read More
ISOJ2022 | April 2, 2022
In addition to representation, it is necessary to increase sensitivity in newsrooms, says journalist Gina Chua
The question “What is news?” guided the participation of journalist Gina Chua on the second day of the 23rd International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ). With a career of over three decades, the current executive editor of Reuters will very soon start a new phase as executive editor at the media startup Semafor, which is … Read More