2000 Batten Awards and Symposium: “The People’s Choice”


2000 Batten Awards and Symposium

The People’s Choice: The Media, the Campaign and the Citizens

Boston University
April 26-27, 2000

Sponsored by:

  • Pew Center for Civic Journalism
  • Boston University, College of Communication, Dept. of Journalism
  • The Quincy Patriot Ledger
  • The Boston Globe
  • The Boston Herald
  • The Cape Cod Times
  • The Lawrence Eagle-Tribune
  • The Springfield Union News
  • The Concord (NH) Monitor
  • Community Newspapers
  • WGBH Radio and Television
  • WBUR Radio
  • WBZ-AM Radio
  • WBZ Channel 4 Television
  • WCVB Channel 5 Television
  • WHDH Channel 7 Television

Introduction
By Jan Schaffer
Executive Director

2000 Batten Award Winners

Batten Awards Dinner Keynote Address

Campaign 2000: Pressure is on the Traditional Press
Will We Reform Coverage? Or Will We Continue Our Old Ways?
Pam Johnson
Senior Vice President and Executive Editor
The Arizona Republic

Batten Symposium

Panel: Did the Media Do the Right Thing?
Has the primary coverage been useful to voters?

Panel: Meeting Citizens’ Needs. What’s Next?
Can the news media do more to inform citizen choices?

Symposium Luncheon Keynote Address

“The Presidency and the Media”
Robert Dallek
Boston University
Presidential Historian and Author

Press Release

April 3, 2000
Savannah, Philadelphia and New Hampshire News, Editorial Page, Online Initiatives Win the 2000 Batten Prize for Excellence in Civic Journalism