Three New Resources for Newsrooms and Classrooms – May 2000
New resources from the Pew Center
For newsrooms and classrooms — for a free copy of the newest Pew Center resources, call 202-331-3200 or e-mail news@pccj.org
New book: “Tapping Civic Life” Second Edition
The updated workbook, “Tapping Civic Life: How to Report First, and Best, What’s Happening in Your Community,” offers journalists tools and techniques they can use to supplement everyday Rolodex reporting. It offers instruction on how to:
- Identify various layers of civic life.
- Identify “connectors” and “catalysts” who would be useful to reporters.
- Find “third places” in the community, where people discuss issues.
- Conduct conversations instead of interviews.
- Map communities by area or topic.
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