Interactive Journalism
By Jan Schaffer Executive Director Pew Center for Civic Journalism Pittsburgh SPJ Region 4 Conference Breakfast Keynoter March 31, 2001 The world of news and journalism is changing rapidly. But when we think of those changes, too often we tend to focus too much on things like convergence, digital television or the Web. Publishing similar […]
Being Open to the Unexpected
Dinner Keynote Remarks by: Marty Steffens Consulting Editor San Francisco Examiner February 10, 2001, Eugene Oregon In the 1930’s, a physicist named Isidor Rabi, who later went on to win the Nobel Prize, was breaking the frontiers into the study of sub-atomic particles. By applying the mechanics of quantum field study, he discovered something that […]
Civic Mapping
By Jan Schaffer Executive Director Pew Center for Civic Journalism Morris Communications Workshop Augusta, GA May 22, 2001 This is an overview of tools and techniques that we’ve been building to connect better with readers. We’ve been working on refining at least three different tools in the toolbox. 1) Civic Mapping – a systematic way to diversity […]
Future News … It’s More Than Just the Facts
Featuring: Chris Peck Editor The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA President Associated Press Managing Editors Terence Smith Media Correspondent and Senior Producer The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Sponsors: The survey of all U.S. dailies with circulations of 20,000 and above was conducted for APME, the Pew Center for Civic Journalism and the National Conference of Editorial Writers […]
Community Media Connections
Pew Center/Maynard Workshop Dinner Keynote Remarks by: David Yarnold Executive Editor San Jose Mercury News January 11, 2002, San Francisco, CA San Jose Mercury News Editor David Yarnold addressed more than 100 participants in San Francisco on Jan. 11, 2002, at the Pew/Maynard workshop, “Community Media Connections.” Thank you, Jan, for that nice introduction. Happy […]
Tapping New Data Territories
Luncheon Keynote Remarks by: Tim Franklin Editor Orlando Sentinel February 23 , 2002, Tampa, FL Orlando Sentinel Editor Tim Franklin addressed more than 100 participants in Tampa on Feb. 23 at the Pew/IRE workshop “Tapping New Data Territories.” If there’s one thing you could say about the people across America who were emailing me last […]
2002 James. K Batten Awards Dinner Keynote
“Celebrating the Past, Focusing on the Future” Sponsored by the Pew Center for Civic Journalism and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communication Dinner Keynote Address by: Hodding Carter III President and CEO John S. and James L. Knight Foundation April 22, 2002, The Carolina Inn, Chapel Hill, […]
2002 James. K Batten Awards Luncheon Keynote
“Celebrating the Past, Focusing on the Future” Sponsored by the Pew Center for Civic Journalism and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communication Luncheon Keynote Address by: Walker Lundy Editor and Executive Vice President The Philadelphia Inquirer April 22, 2002, The Carolina Inn, Chapel Hill, NC MR. […]
Delving Into Diversity: Race Reporting in U.S. Newsrooms
Panelist Remarks by: Jan Schaffer Executive Director Pew Center for Civic Journalism August 7, 2002, Miami, FL Journalists are good at covering black and white issues. You’re either a good guy or a bad guy. The schools are good or bad. Adelphia Communications is either a good company or a bad one. The problem with […]
Civic Journalism: 10 Years of Work
Moderator Remarks by: Jan Schaffer Executive Director Pew Center for Civic Journalism August 7, 2002, Miami, FL It’s hard for many of us to believe that we’ve actually been engaged in civic journalism experiments now for more than 10 years. Pew Center has funded 120 projects in more than 225 newsrooms if you count all […]