Live blogging #isoj12: International Symposium on Online Journalism

Journalists, technologists, and academics gather to discuss the evolution of media.

By Nieman Lab Staff April 20, 2012, 9:57 a.m.

We’re attending the 13th annual International Symposium on Online Journalism today in Austin, Texas, where journalists, technologists, and academics gather to discuss the evolution of media.

Our team is live blogging (and tweeting ~~#isoj~~ #isoj12 on @NiemanLab) throughout Friday and Saturday. Watch this space.

POSTED April 20, 2012, 9:57 a.m.

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