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Funding for Civic Journalism Projects

The Pew Center for Civic Journalism completed its final round of funding for civic journalism projects in 2002. The Center will sunset May 31, 2003. [ Guidelines for Funding ] [ Application ]   The Pew Center for Civic Journalism is inviting news organizations to apply for funding to experiment with innovative ways to help involve citizens in reporting […]

James K. Batten Awards for Excellence in Civic Journalism

[Advisory Board] [Sponsorship] James K. Batten Award for Excellence in Civic Journalism   The final year for the Batten Awards for Excellence in Civic Journalism was 2002. For information on the successor awards, the Batten Awards for Innovations in Journalism, which begin in 2003 and are sponsored by J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism, visit http://www.j-lab.org/batten.html. […]

Self-Publishing Communities: Partnering with the New Competition.

A presentation by Glenn Ritt, The Bergen Record. Glenn Ritt, former vice president of news and information at The Bergen Record in Hackensack, N.J., shares his ideas for making newspapers the foundation of a region’s information highway by building partnerships with community groups on the Web. Ritt is now publisher of the Cape Codder of […]

Civic Journalism: It’s (More Than) Just Good Journalism (Spanish Translation Only)

Davis “Buzz” Merritt, former editor of The Wichita Eagle and an early innovator in civic journalism, and media analyst Hodding Carter III talk about what journalism has become and how civic journalism is addressing some of the problems. 30 minutes, accompanied by a transcript. (See Ordering Publications page for mailing costs.)

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Civic Journalism A Work In Progress… The Gazette in Colorado Springs is trying to do civic journalism from the “inside out ” – by creating what editor Steven A. Smith calls a civic culture in the newsroom. Through public listening, alternative framing and tapping new voices, Smith is challenging his journalists to invent a better kind […]

Civic Journalism: A Work in Progress (Only Available with Spanish Subtitles)

Through public listening, alternative framing, and tapping new voices, Steven A. Smith, former editor of the The Gazette, Colorado Springs, challenged his journalists to invent a better kind of journalism. Smith is now editor of the Statesman Journal in Salem, Oregon. 18 minutes, accompanied by a transcript. (See Ordering Publications page for mailing costs.) Online Transcript: Civic Journalism: A […]

The Best of Civic Journalism: 1999 Batten Award Winners

Learn how the 1999 Batten Award winners developed their winning journalism. Video features highlights of the St. Paul Pioneer Press, Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram and KRON-TV (San Francisco) projects and interviews with the newsroom leaders. 10 minutes. Limited Supplies Available (Email J-Lab at news@j-lab.org before ordering.) (See Ordering Publications page for mailing costs.)

The Best of Civic Journalism: 2001 Batten Award Winners (No Longer Available)

See The (Huntington) Herald-Dispatch and West Virginia Public Broadcasting’s ambitious and interactive coverage of the single biggest issue in the state – its future without coal. Two runners-up – The Eagle-Tribune in Lawrence, MA and the Chronicle-Tribune in Marion, IN – launched courageous examinations of their deeply troubled communities that sparked encouraging turnaround efforts. Those […]

To Topline Results Part Three

EMBARGOED for release Feb. 15, 2000 (12:01 a.m.) Research – Straight Talk From Americans – 2000 A National Survey for the Pew Center for Civic Journalism conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. TOPLINE SURVEY RESULTS [To Press Release >>] TOPLINE RESULTS PART THREE (Questions 25- D11) National and Regional Survey Results by question. 25. Now I’d like […]