The International Online Journalism Symposium at the University of Texas in Austin is taking place this weekend.

It is fast becoming a key event on the journalism conference circuit. Part of its attraction is that it brings together both senior editors and academics. This year, more than 250 people have registered for it.

I am presenting a paper on Saturday, co-authored with Neil Thurman of City University London, that examines the attitudes of British newspaper websites to user-generated content.

Here is the PDF to download: Comments please: How the British news media are struggling with user-generated content

I’ll be blogging from there so make sure to check the blog for updates.