Here are the slides from my talk at the Worldviews Conference on Media and Higher Education in Toronto, June 16 2011. It examines how social media is changing the way scholars disseminate their research and raises questions about the way we evaluate academic authority. UPDATE: The LSE Impact blog published a post by me outlining the ideas in my Networked Scholar presentation. The Networked Scholar View more presentations from Alfred

Together with many others passionate about online journalism, I’m heading off to San Francisco for the annual conference of the Online News Association. There is a big focus on practical sessions this year, such as learning about SEO, metrics and, of course, Twitter. One major issue is the dominance of US panelists. While many of these have much to contribute, the ONA is doing its members a disservice by not

The schedule for the forthcoming International Symposium on Online Journalism is now available online and it has a great range of speakers. The conference, held 4-5 April at the University of Texas at Austin, is unique in bringing both professionals and academics to discuss where journalism is going. But it also stands out for its international approach, with speakers from Brazil, Britain, Colombia, Spain, Sweden, Portugal and the UAE. For