Twelve News Organizations Picked for Civic Mapping Seminar
Washington, D.C., October 8, 2001 — Twelve news organizations will take part in the fourth Harwood Civic Mapping Seminars. The weekend workshop, Nov. 9-11, in Washington, DC, is designed to improve reporters’ and editors’ capacities to understand their communities better and tell untold stories. Co-sponsored by the Pew Center for Civic Journalism and The Harwood Institute […]
UNC-Chapel Hill to Hold 2002 Batten Awards Symposium Celebrates the Legacy of Civic Journalism
Washington, DC, February 25, 2002 — The 2002 James K. Batten Awards and Symposium, documenting a decade of civic journalism, will be presented by the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Monday, April 22. The day-long event, “Civic Journalism: Celebrating the Past, Focusing on the Future,” […]
The 2002 James K. Batten Awards and Symposium for Excellence in Civic Journalism
You are invited to listen to the legacy…Civic Journalism Celebrating the Past; Focusing on the Future The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communication Monday, April 22, 2002 Registration Form >>> Event Agenda 8:00 a.m. REGISTRATION, Carroll Hall 8:45 a.m. WELCOME Richard Cole, Dean, School of Journalism and Mass […]
Tune in Your Community, Turn on Your Viewers (Only Available with Spanish Subtitles)
Hear how some of the nation’s top television news directors are creating journalism that builds capacity for grappling with tough community issues, involves citizens in finding solutions and engages viewers in civic life. 17 minutes, accompanied by an informational booklet. (See Ordering Publications page for mailing costs.)
Tips for Smarter Reporting
Fall 2002, Society of Professional Journalists By Jan Schaffer, Executive Director Pew Center for Civic Journalism
What’s Happening in Pew Projects
What’s Happening in Pew Projects Decatur, IL Herald & Review, WILL-TV (PBS) One of two Decatur public high schools has formed a dropout prevention task force in response to the partners’ “Decatur’s Dropouts” project. In addition, the school superintendent says he will address concerns citizens raised in April in an hour-long call-in show on WILL. […]
Batten Awards Money Takes Many Paths
By Pat Ford Pew Center Staff Writer A shelter for homeless families in Minneapolis. A journalism-training program for minority high school students in the Bay Area. A leadership-training program for Peoria neighborhood activists. Each has received support from news organizations that won a Batten Award, named for revered Knight Ridder executive James Batten. So did […]
Geting Down and Dirty with the Critics
Should journalism be experimental? Steve Smith of the Colorado Springs Gazette takes on the critics of civic journalism.
Your Voices Count: Citizens Challenge Their Lawmakers
A citizens group in San Jose, CA, presents a “Statement of Accountability” to its legislators in an attempt to make them more responsive to constituents. The group was brought together by the Mercury News and KNTV.
An Unconventional New Tool: Dialogue Connects Readers with Suffering Children
The Orange County Register’s Laura Saari let children do the talking as they gave readers insight on their impoverished world as “motel children.”