Interactive Journalism
March 31, 2001, Pittsburgh SPJ, Region 4 Conference, Pittsburgh, PA by Jan Schaffer, Executive Director Pew Center for Civic Journalism
Monthly Archives: March 2001
2001 Batten Award Winners
2001 Batten Awards Honor Civic Turnaround Efforts
Deep Community Work Sparks Results
Washington, DC, March 26, 2001 — – The Huntington Herald-Dispatch and West Virginia Public Broadcasting swept the 2001 Batten Awards for Excellence in Civic Journalism for ambitious and interactive coverage of the single biggest issue in the state – its future without coal – and the creation of a groundbreaking database of how coal severance taxes are used.
Their “West Virginia After Coal” partnership joined two newspaper runners-up: The Eagle-Tribune in Lawrence, Massachusetts, and the Chronicle-Tribune in Marion, Indiana. Both launched courageous examinations of their deeply troubled communities that have sparked encouraging turnaround efforts.
2001 Batten Awards Honor Civic Turnaround Efforts
The Huntington Herald-Dispatch and West Virginia Public Broadcasting swept the 2001 Batten Awards for Excellence in Civic Journalism for ambitious and interactive coverage of the single biggest issue in the state - its future without coal - and the creation of a groundbreaking database of how coal severance taxes are used.
E-Mail Extends Reporters’ Reach
Ken Sands, interactive editor at the Spokesman-Review, explains how the compilation of an e-mail contact list allows reporters to crack difficult stories and include community perspectives.