Hope that Sustainable Change is Possible
Charlotte's Seversville neighborhood begins a rebound after the Observer's "Taking Back Our Neighborhoods" series, reports staff writer Ames Alexander.
Civic Catalyst: Impact
Seeking Common Ground
The Tallahassee Democrat's Bill Berlow looks at school taxes in a new way and applies the lesson to his everyday coverage.
Charlotte: Helping to Lead
The Taking Back of Our Neighborhoods series has had impact in those neighborhoods far beyond merely starting the discussions.
Still Learning After All These Years
Failure and success stories from Tom Still and Dave Iverson of the We the People/Wisconsin Project.
Does Civic Journalism Work?
Frank Denton and Esther Thorson formally measure the impact of the We the People/Wisconsin media coalition on reader and viewer engagement.
Wichita Reverses a Trend
The Eagle gets feedback that people were paying attention: "Coverage that start[ed] from the reader's viewpoint" boosted voter turnout in the '94 elections.
Breaking New Ground
In San Francisco, the Chronicle's Voice of the Voter project gets some very quantitative feedback: a count of exactly how many voter-registration forms, distributed for the first time in the newspaper, were completed.
Making a Difference
Including citizens as an integral part of the conversation can produce a radically different story, as Dave Iverson reports.