From producing more solutions journalism stories, offering audiences spaces to participate in public life or reporting with a different approach from “them vs. us,” ISOJ panelists offered paths out of global polarization.
Wendi C. Thomas, founding editor and publisher of nonprofit newspaper MLK50: Justice through Journalism, created a newsroom that centered “people traditionally pushed to the margins.” During her keynote session at the 25th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ), on April 12, Thomas told that story.
At the 25th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ), journalists from around the world shared challenges they face: in Afghanistan, restrictions imposed by the Taliban drive journalists into exile; in Mexico, drug trafficking and organized crime create zones of silence; in Israel, journalists deal with the trauma of the Hamas invasion and media outlets provide limited coverage of Gaza; in Ghana, journalists suffer attacks and threats when investigating corruption cases.
The 25th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) brought examples of the uses of artificial intelligence at UOL, The Marshall Project and The New York Times, while research by the Associated Press reveals the impact of generative AI on journalism around the world.
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