Institute on the Coverage of Disasters and Victims
By Jan Schaffer Executive Director Pew Center for Civic Journalism University of Central Oklahoma, April 5, 1997 – Thank you for the opportunity to be here at such an important and worthwhile workshop. I think there is no better fit for civic journalism than the coverage of disasters tragedies and their victims. First, because the philosophy […]
Community Media Workshop
By Edward M. Fouhy Founder Pew Center for Civic Journalism Chicago, May 20, 1997 – I want to thank Thom Clark for inviting me to speak to you. What I understand the Community Media Workshop is doing is of enormous importance. Rebuilding the relationship between news organizations and the people they serve is essential if we […]
Is it Possible to do Significant Journalism in an Era of Bottom-Line Concerns and Technological Change?
By Jan Schaffer Executive Director Pew Center for Civic Journalism Knight Journalism Fellows Reunion Stanford University June 20, 1997 Is it still possible to do good journalism amid these seismic upheavals? I think yes. But not by maintaining the status quo. Furthermore, I suggest that the status quo is not very good journalism and not […]
Aspen Institute
By Edward M. Fouhy Founder Pew Center for Civic Journalism Aspen, May 22, 2001 – Thinking about the standards and practices of American journalism today means for me, navigating the waters between a newsstand in Atlanta and Susan Molinari. It would be presumptuous of me, particularly in this company to presume to speak to the standards […]
Civic Journalism: The Idea, The Evolution, The Impact
By Jan Schaffer Executive Director Pew Center for Civic Journalism The Wisemen Club, Harvard Club, New York City, November 20, 1997 – I’m curious: How many of you have been written about personally, or had the companies you represent written about in the newspaper? How many of you thought the story was absolutely accurate — not […]
Civic Journalism: Redefining News, Engaging Readers, Making a Difference
By Jan Schaffer Executive Director Pew Center for Civic Journalism World Editors Forum, Kobe, Japan, June 3, 1998 – I welcome this opportunity to talk about civic journalism, which goes by many names. I’d like to think that one of them is good journalism. For this discussion, I thought it would be helpful to lay out […]
The Media and Civic Engagement
By Jan Schaffer Executive Director Pew Center for Civic Journalism Northern California Grantmakers Conference Golden Gate Club Presidio, San Francisco Public Faces of Philanthrophy: Keynote Address, June 22, 1999 – Thank you. I welcome this opportunity to talk about the Media and Civic Engagement – and in particular civic journalism’s role in that relationship. Because I […]
Attack Dog, Watch Dog or Guide Dog… The Role of the Media in Building Community
By Jan Schaffer Executive Director Pew Center for Civic Journalism Baton Rouge Area Foundation Marcia Kaplan Kantrow Lecture Series Oct. 21, 1999 Thank you, I am delighted to be here. Several of us just came from an animated roundtable discussion. And I think it showed how much the performance of the media is on people’s […]
Transformation From Within: How Civic Journalism May Save the Media
Dinner Keynote Remarks by: Chris Peck Editor The Spokesman-Review February 9, 2001, Eugene Oregon I’m happy to be here in Eugene, recently home to a great football tradition. Go Ducks! As someone who went to college in California nearly 30 years ago, I recall another of Eugene’s legacies that goes back to the 1960s. This […]
Alone Again, Naturally: A Short History of Civic Journalism and Time
Civic Innovations in Newsrooms and Classrooms Luncheon Keynote Remarks by: Steven A. Smith Editor Statesman Journal February 10, 2001, Eugene Oregon Good afternoon. I am so pleased to welcome you to my hometown. I was raised here in Eugene, at the southern end of the Willamette Valley, growing up with the rain, the fog, and […]