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1st International Symposium on Online Journalism

The first symposium on Online Journalism in 1999 brought together several experts from the media industry to discuss some relevant and pressing issues of the time. In 1999, were online newspapers making a profit? How did online newsrooms integrate with the overall operations of a print newspaper? Is non-linear storytelling the way to go? Discover answers and insight to all these questions and more in the 1999 symposium archive.

Panelists Barry Glen, Nanci Wilson, Rusty Todd, Steve Sullivan and Susan Scott Wilson.

Program

Opening Session
Rosental Calmon Alves, Professor and Knight Chair in Journalism, University of Texas at Austin || Griffin Singer,
Senior lecturer and Associate Chair, Department of Journalism, University of Texas at Austin || Martha Russell, Asst. Dean, Technology, College of Communication, University of Texas at Austin

Profitability & Ethics - Is the search for money threatening editorial integrity?
Moderator: Wayne Danielson, Professor, Department of Journalism, University of Texas at Austin || Louis W. Hodges, Knight Chair in Journalism Ethics, Washington and Lee University ||Ben Smylie, Austin360 (Cox Interactive) General Manager || Linda Ash, New Media Managing Editor, San Antonio Express-News || Gerry Barker, General Manager, DallasNews.com

Integration - How is the traditional newsroom reacting to online journalism?
Moderator: Rusty Todd, professor, Department of Journalism, College of Communication, University of Texas at Austin || Paul Cox, News editor, The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition || Barry Glenn, Arts & Entertainment Editor, The Orlando Sentinel || Steve Sullivan, Consultant, Principal, Advanced Interactive Media Group, formerly with Tribune Co. || Susan Scott Wilson, News Editor, Fort Worth Star-Telegram on the Web || Nanci Wilson, investigative reporter, The Texas Network

Storytelling - Are we really creating a new style or "language" or the new medium?
Moderator: Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez, Assistant Professor, Department of Journalism, UT Austin || Glen Golightly, Houston Chronicle's Virtual Voyager Coordinator || Janine Warner,
Managing Editor, Miami Herald.com || Howard Witt, Associate Managing Editor/Interactive News, Chicago Tribune || Elizabeth Osder, Vice President, iXL-Media & Entertainment, formerly with nytimes

The Big Picture - Has online journalism come of age? What lies ahead?
Moderator: Frank Durham, Lecturer, Department of Journalism, UT Austin || Douglas B. Feaver, Vice President, Washingtonpost Newsweek Interactive, Editor, washingtonpost.com || Mickey Butts, Managing Editor, The Industry Standard || Peter M. Zollman, Consultant, Principal, Advanced Interactive Media Group || Peter Lewis, Columnist for The New York Times, based in Austin