Simpósio Internacional Discute Jornalismo On-line na Universidade do Texas, em Austin

Repórteres, executivos e acadêmicos de várias partes do mundo se reunirão no 11° Simpósio Internacional em Jornalismo Online, nos dias 23 e 24 de abril na Universidade do Texas, em Austin. Esse ano, os palestrantes vão discutir a chamada “notícia móvel”, com o uso de computadores tablets como o iPad e smartphones, jornalismo participativo, estratégias para jornais sobreviverem à era digital, jornalismo sem fins lucrativos e experiências internacionais inovadoras em jornalismo on-line. As inscrições, que podem ser feitas on-line, custam US$25,00 para estudantes e faculdades e US$50,00 para outros interessados. As vagas são limitadas.

No simpósio, são apresentadas tanto pesquisas acadêmicas quanto palestras de profissionais da mídia. Um dos palestrantes esse ano é Steven Kydd, vice-presidente executivo e chefe de conteúdo da Demand Media, uma polêmica companhia que usa algoritmos para encontrar tópicos de interesse dos usuários de internet, para depois produzi-los em massa. Ela já alcançou mais de 100 milhões de usuários, com conteúdo produzido por mais de 7000 freelancers.

O evento é organizado pelo Knight Center para Jornalismo nas Américas, com apoio da University of Texas at Austin’s College of College and School of Journalism e do Dallas Morning News.

Entre os palestrantes também estão, Tom Bodkin, assistente administrativo, editor e diretor de design do New York Times; Alberto Ibargüen, presidente e CEO da Knight Foundation; Dan Gillmor, professor e diretor do Knight Center de empreendedorismo com Mídias Digitais da Universidade do Estado do Arizona; Jim O´Shea, co-fundador e editor da Chicago News Cooperative; John Paton, CEO da Journal Register Company; Eivind Thomsen, vice presidente sênior do Schibsted Media Group, baseado na Noruega; e Ethan Zuckerman, do Berkman Center para Internet e Sociedade da Universidade de Harvard.

O Programa completo e mais informações podem ser encontrados on-line, aqui. O site também contém material dos 10 útimos simpósios, que registram a evolução do jornalismo on-line na década.

11° Simpósio Internacional em Jornalismo Online
Data: 23 e 24 de abril
Local: Universidade do Texas, campus de Austin, AT&T Executive Education & Conference Center, 1900 University Avenue.
Inscrições: aqui
Mais informações: aqui, ou entre em conato com o Knight Center para Jornalismo nas Américas, telefone (512)471-1391, e-mail [email protected]

Abaixo, a nota completa em inglês sobre o evento:

Journalists and Scholars from Around the World to Discuss Future of Online Journalism at UT Austin, April 23-24

AUSTIN, Texas — Journalists, news industry executives and academics from the United States, Europe, Africa and Latin America will review the state of online journalism today and debate what the future holds at the 11th International Symposium on Online Journalism April 23-24 at the University of Texas at Austin.

Professor Rosental Calmon Alves, the Knight Chair in Journalism and UNESCO Chair in Communication, has organized the annual symposium since 1999. This year, speakers will discuss mobile news (including the use of the iPad and other tablet computers and smartphones), newspapers strategies to survive the digital era, participatory journalism, non-profit journalism, and
innovative international experiences in online journalism.

The symposium is a unique conference that bridges the academic and professional worlds by including the presentation of research papers selected in an international, highly competitive, blind review process, and by the participation of editors, producers and news organization executives from around the world.

The keynote speaker this year is Steven Kydd, executive vice-president and head of content at Demand Media, a phenomenal company that uses algorithms to find topics that people want to see on the Internet, and then produces them in a massive way. It has reached more than 100 million unique users each month with stories and videos produced by more than 7,000 freelancers in an innovative way that has raised admiration and criticism alike.

Participants from more than 20 countries are expected at the symposium, including speakers from more than a dozen nations, including Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Egypt, Norway, France, South Africa, Spain, the United Kingdom, United States, and Turkey. The symposium also has attracted the participation of many universities, besides UT Austin. Among others, there will be participants from Cornell, Harvard, University of Southern California, University of Oslo, University of São Paulo, University
of Brussels, University of Barcelona, New York University, College of Staten Island (CUNY).

Among the panelists, Tom Bodkin, assistant managing editor and design director, *The New York Times*; Alberto Ibargüen, president and CEO of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; Dan Gillmor, professor and director of the Knight Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship, Arizona State University; Scott Lewis, CEO, *Voice of San Diego*; James Moroney III, publisher and CEO of *The Dallas Morning News *and executive vice president of A. H. Belo; Jim O’Shea, co-founder and editor, Chicago News Cooperative; John Paton, CEO, Journal Register Company; Evan Smith, CEO and editor, Texas Tribune; Eivind Thomsen, senior vice president of Norway-based Schibsted Media Group; and Ethan Zuckerman, a fellow at the Berkman Center for
Internet and Society at Harvard University.

The full program and more information about the symposium can be found online at http://online.journalism.utexas.edu. The Website also contains videos, full transcripts, presentations, papers, and other material about the previous 10 symposia. It is a unique repository of the evolution of online journalism in the last decade that has been used by researchers from around the world.

Registration is still open. The fee is $25 for students and faculty, and $50 for others, and can be paid online at the event’s Website. The symposium is made possible thanks to the Knight Chair endowment, generously given to the University of Texas at Austin by the John S. and James L Knight Foundation. The foundation also funds the Knight Center for Journalism in the America, a sponsor and co-organizer of the events. This year, the symposium counts on underwriting by *The Dallas Morning News* and the support of the University of Texas at Austin’s College of College of Communication and School of Journalism.

The event will take place at the AT&T Executive Education & Conference Center, 1900 University Avenue, on The University of Texas at Austin campus. Contact the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at (512) 471-1391 or [email protected] for more information.