Dear colleagues, This is a reminder that the deadline for papers or three-page abstracts for the 5th International Symposium on Online Journalism is soon approaching (this Friday, Jan 25th, 2008). In case you had missed the original call for paper, the information to send papers, as well as more info on the symposium itself follows. "I'd like to extend this invitation to an upcoming event to be held in April 2008, at The University of Texas at Austin. This is a good opportunity to present your new media/online journalism research. The symposium combines presentation by online journalism professionals with academic research presentations. For the fifth year, the International Symposium on Online Journalism will include presentations of original research into online journalism. All presentations will take place on the second day of the conference. The first day is devoted to presentations and panels of online journalism professionals. Prior symposia have included professionals from around the world from news organizations such as the NYTimes.com, OhMyNews, ep3.es (El Pais' multimedia magazine in Spain), MSNBC.com, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, WashingtonPost.com,ElTiempo.com (Colombia), ElComercio.com.pe <http://elcomercio.com.pe/> < http://www.elcomercio.com.pe/online/> (Peru), and several others. Deadlines for papers or three-page abstracts: January 25, 2008 (midnight). Symposium dates are April 4-5, 2008 Submission requirements: Academic papers should present original research into any aspect on online journalism including, but not limited to, changes in news content and presentation, business models for online journalism, shifting roles of journalists and readers, and the legal and ethical implications of globally accessible journalism. For submission details and requirements, visit this site for more details: http://online.journalis m.utexas.edu/callforpapers.php<http://online.journalism.utexas.edu/callforpapers.php> The symposium also has a website containing transcriptions, videos and other documents from previous year's presentations. Visit the site at http://online.journalism.utexas.edu Thank you and hope to see you there, Vanessa de Macedo Higgins PhD candidate The University of Texas at Austin"