U.S. newspapers report dramatic changes in the way they define and cover news and even how they view their mission, a new survey of the nation's top editors reveals.
July 26, 2001, National Press Club Luncheon Featuring Chris Peck, President, APME and Terence Smith, Media Correspondent and Senior Producer The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Residents Laud Mapping Project; Seek Even More Choices
By Catherine Lee
Pew Center
Dean Nichols was surprised when he clicked on The Herald’s state-of-the-art Internet map and found no specific icon for a soccer field. Susan Adams found no fish icon reflecting the plight of endangered salmon around Everett, WA.
But that didn’t stop Nichols, Adams and hundreds of other residents from responding to the newspaper’s survey seeking their vision for about 600 acres of land along Everett’s waterfront. They responded on forms printed in the newspaper and via a unique clickable Internet map from their home computers.