April 19, 2009
Austin, Texas
Organized by the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas
Sunday, April 19, 2009
9:00–9:45 Brief individual presentations by each of the participants
Each participant will: 1. speak for a minute; 2. present to the rest of the participants; 3. explain their use of digital journalism; 4. mention their conclusions about the 10th International Symposium on Online Journalism
9:45–10:45 Presentation and Discussion
José Zamora, Knight Foundation (USA): Investigating and developing the future of journalism: experiences at the Knight Foundation
James Breiner, ICFJ’s International Knight Fellow (Mexico): Developing journalistic power: the experience of the Digital Journalism Center in Guadalajara
Amy Schmitz Weiss, State University of San Diego (USA): Innovations in journalism training: preparing digital journalists in the Americas
Elizabeth Saad, Universidade de São Paulo (Brazil): Rethinking journalism training: should we listen to the market?
10:45–11:00 Coffee Break
11:00–13:00 Presentation and Discussion
Bill Gentile, American University (USA): Training multimedia journalists: how to train backpack journalists
David LaFontaine, Artesian Media (USA): Webisodes: Americanizing video to tell complex stories on YouTube
Marión Strecker, UOL (Brazil): The “2.0” experience of TV UOL
Victor Garcia, Universidad de la Sabana (Colombia): Internet Television in Colombia: challenges, tendencies, and opportunities (The Case of Terra TV)
Elvira Garcia de Torres, Universidad CEU (Spain): The toolbox for digital media investigators
Janine Warner, Artesian Media (USA): The impact of cell phones on journalism, publicity, and almost everything else...
Katie King, MSN (United Kingdom): Verification and editing of content in a twittering world
Gabriel Sama, Innovation Consulting (USA): The Future of Journalism in the United States
Conclusion and Evaluation of the Colloquium
PARTICIPANTS
• José Zamora, Knight Foundation, USA
• James Breiner, ICFJ’s International Knight Fellow, Mexico
• Amy Schmitz Weiss, State University of San Diego, USA
• Elizabeth Saad, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
• Bill Gentile, American University, USA
• David LaFontaine, Artesian Media, USA
• Marión Strecker, UOL, Brazil
• Vitor Garcia, Universidad de la Sabana, Colombia
• Elvira Garcia de Torres, Universidad CEU, Spain
• Janine Warner, Artesian Media, USA
• Katie King, MSN, United Kingdom
• Gabriel Sama, Innovation Consulting, USA
Powerpoint Presentations