Galina Timchenko shared at ISOJ how, for the past 10 years, Meduza has managed to evade Kremlin censorship and persecution by employing a wide range of techniques, from journalists working anonymously to sophisticated tools enabling the dissemination of information within Russia.
As communities grow and newsrooms shrink across the country, publications must find increasingly creative ways to inform the public. At ISOJ, leaders in journalism product development led a workshop with journalists from across the country to discuss meeting the public’s needs while innovating how news is spread.
The opening panel of the 25th ISOJ showcased how the Press Forward initiative is building a coalition of donors in the United States to support local journalism nationwide, with the goal of distributing $500 million in resources over the next five years.
During a lunchtime workshop at the 25th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ), two representatives from Google News Initiative provided training in reporting and fact-checking tools from Google meant for journalists and researchers. Led by Google news partner manager Ashley Edwards and U.S. teaching fellow Mary Nahorniak, the workshop focused on how to take advantage […]
Journalists are increasingly using social media and open-source intelligence techniques to cover conflicts and conduct in-depth reporting. Panelists at ISOJ discussed how these techniques, combined with collaboration and verification methods, are uncovering crucial information, from geolocation of war crimes to identifying military staff in videos.
Journalists from nonprofit news outlet The 19th* set the tone for the 25th International Symposium on Online Journalism during this year’s pre-ISOJ event on April 11, a screening of the new documentary “Breaking the News” about the newsroom’s launch and subsequent success. Following the screening, Sonal Shah, CEO of The Texas Tribune, moderated a panel featuring Emily […]
Journalists from Latin America, Spain and Portugal will convene at the University of Texas at Austin on April 14, 2024, to celebrate the 17th Ibero American Colloquium on Digital Journalism. Register today to attend talks on attacks against the Latin American press, exile journalism and Nicaragua, journalism for the most vulnerable, local journalism, financing digital media and more.
A few tickets are still available for in-person attendance for the 25th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ), but make sure to save your spot before we close in-person registration on April 4! Registration for virtual participation will remain open.
Can’t make it to Austin from April 12 to 13 for the 25th Anniversary of the International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ)? Don’t worry: register for the ISOJ Virtual Experience that goes beyond mere streaming to bring the essence of ISOJ directly to you – anywhere in the world! This year, the ISOJ Virtual Experience […]
With more than 70 speakers from media outlets from around the world, including four keynote speakers, all women journalism leaders, 10 panels on everything from AI and elections coverage to OSINT and how to reach young audiences, five workshops and more, the full program of the 25th anniversary of the International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) is […]
Covering everything from artificial intelligence and polarization to social media regulation and sustainability, the panel line-up for the 25th anniversary edition of the International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) is now available. ISOJ includes panels on open-source intelligence investigations, election coverage, the role of influencers in journalism and more!
Women journalism leaders will take the stage at the 25th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ) to deliver all four keynote addresses at this special anniversary conference. The final two keynote speakers to be announced are Wendi C. Thomas, founder, editor and publisher of nonprofit newsroom MLK50, and Galina Timchenko, co-founder, CEO and publisher of Meduza, an independent Russian media outlet operating from Latvia.