The New Face of Minnesota
2001 Batten Award Honorable Mention “The New Face of Minnesota” St. Paul Pioneer Press, St. Paul, MN For “The New Face of Minnesota,” a vibrant and interactive chronicle of the immigrant experience in Minnesota. It included polls in five languages and useful things to do, such as book clubs. More than 3,000 attended community discussions […]
On the Verge
2001 Batten Award Honorable Mention “On the Verge” Portland Newspapers, Portland, ME http://20below.mainetoday.com/press/verge/ For “On the Verge,” a fresh and compelling look at teen life that broke free of stereotypes and resisted adult influences. Using pizza parties, disposable cameras and hours of conversations with teens, it reflected the authenticity of a group of citizens not […]
Moment of Truth
2001 Batten Award Runner-Up “Moment of Truth” Chronicle-Tribune, Marion, IN www.chronicle-tribune.com For “Moment of Truth,” an unflinchingly honest airing of a larger community narrative that grew out of reaction to a routine “First Baby of 2000” story. The article featured newborn twins of a poor biracial couple with numerous children. An editor’s reflection on the […]
Unrealized Assets
2001 Batten Award Runner-Up “Unrealized Assets” The Eagle-Tribune, Lawrence, MA www.eagletribune.com “Unrealized Assets,” an energizing 10-part series that lifted a city’s struggle with crime, drugs and political corruption beyond hopelessness and into the world of possibilities. It demonstrated a real sense of affection for the community that bypassed boosterism and focused on doable solutions. Steve […]
West Virginia After Coal
2001 Batten Award Winner The Herald-Dispatch, Huntington, WV and West Virginia Public Broadcasting www.wvaftercoal.org For West Virginia After Coal an ambitious and interactive effort to engage the entire statein confronting realities of a declining industry. It built multiple entry points had strong online component that fostered wide community involvement. also demonstrated potential moving beyond simple […]
2001 Introduction
2001 Batten Awards and Symposium Media and Democracy: Civic Journalism in a Digital Age Introduction By Jan Schaffer Executive Director Pew Center for Civic Journalism Evolution. Seven short years ago, when the James K. Batten Awards were launched, civic journalism was often defined by its use of citizen voices in polls and town hall […]
Brainstorm with us…
Publications Cracking the Code: Creating New Lifelines between Journalists and Academics Brainstorm with us… If you are a journalist, suggest an area/topic you would like researched in your newsroom. Why? If you are an academic, what topic would you like to examine? Why? E-mail your question or comments or print out this form and send […]
A Vision for the Future
Publications Cracking the Code: Creating New Lifelines between Journalists and Academics A Vision for the Future The group brainstormed several new ways to partner in worthwhile research ventures and to disseminate useful information. The hub of their ideas was the creation of a central clearinghouse that would function in a number of ways. As a […]
A Call for Change
Publications Cracking the Code: Creating New Lifelines between Journalists and Academics A Call for Change Current Needs Ev Dennis: “There have been probably hundreds of projects involving universities and news organizations over the years. Most of them come to very little. There’s no record of work that probably goes back 50 to 60 years, where these […]
Successful Academic-Newsroom Partnerships
Publications Cracking the Code: Creating New Lifelines between Journalists and Academics Successful Academic-Newsroom Partnerships Universities and media companies have partnered in successful research ventures. Audits, in which academics measure and analyze content and feed their findings back to the journalists, supplied numerous examples of useful models. Other questions have been tackled successfully, including circulation patterns, […]