Building Zones of Connectivity
Panelist Remarks by: Jan Schaffer Executive Director Pew Center for Civic Journalism August 8, 2002, Miami, FL Much of the decade of civic journalism has been about building entry points for readers and viewers into the news. The goals were: To enrich the journalism. To make it more authentic. To build some civic capital […]
What Can Computer Games Teach Journalists?
Keynote Remarks by: Glenn Thomas Co-Founder, Smashing Ideas, Inc. Thursday, August 8, 2002, 11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. Miami Beach, FL Schaffer: Good afternoon and welcome to the fourth annual Pew Center luncheon here at AEJMC and probably our last as we morph into a new project. Although hopefully next year we’ll have a different luncheon […]
Civic Journalism: A Decade of Civic Innovation
SPJ Headliner Presentation By Jan Schaffer Executive Director Pew Center for Civic Journalism Society of Professional Journalists National Convention, Fort Worth, TX September 13, 2002 Thank you. I’m very pleased to be here. To me, SPJ represents journalists from the nation’s best regional newspapers, radio and television stations – the heartland of American journalism. […]
The Role of Newspapers in Building Citizenship
Keynote Remarks by: Jan Schaffer Executive Director Pew Center for Civic Journalism 5th Brazilian Newspaper Congress São Paulo, Brazil September 13, 2004 Good morning, and thank you for inviting me to share some of the lessons learned on the forefront of the journalism reform movement in the United States. It is a movement that has […]
Civic Journalism: Six Case Studies
Edited by Jan Schaffer and Edward D. Miller Reported by Staci D. Kramer INTRODUCTION Our nation’s civic life is in disrepair and the implications for journalism are ominous: Citizens who don’t participate in the life of their community have little need for news. Civic journalism seeks to address some of this detachment and improve journalism […]
The Citizens Election Project Case Studies
THE CITIZENS ELECTION PROJECT CASE STUDIES EDITED BY JAN SCHAFFER AND RESEARCH ASSISTANT STANLEY CLOUD KATHLEEN FITZGERALD TABLE OF CONTENTS PROJECTS & PARTNERS FOREWORD The Citizens Election Project was an experiment in bringing citizens’ concerns into the newsroom and making those concerns central to the political dialogue. INTRODUCTION Citizen Election Project partners shared a common […]
Tapping Civic Life: Reporting First, and Best, What’s Happening in Your Community, 1st Edition
A PEW CENTER FOR CIVIC JOURNALISM WORKBOOK PREPARED BY THE HARWOOD GROUP FOREWORD INTRODUCTION NINE IDEAS FOR STRENGTHENING JOURNALISM Tapping Civic Life is divided into two main sections, followed by an assessment worksheet. I. WHAT CIVIC LIFE OFFERS JOURNALISTS Lays out four civic life frameworks that form the foundation for this work and can be […]
Tapping Civic Life: How to Report First, and Best, What’s Happening in Your Community, 2nd Edition
A Pew Center for Civic Journalism Workbook Prepared by Richard C. Harwood, President and Jeff McCrehan, Project Manager The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation Introduction Nine Ideas for Strengthening Journalism THE FRAMEWORKS Harwood Civic Life Frameworks: What civic life offers journalists. Lays out a series of civic life frameworks that […]
A Citizen’s-Eye View: Civic Journalism, Civic Engagement
University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota Monday, May 3, 1999 Sponsored by: Pew Center for Civic Journalism Star Tribune St. Paul Pioneer Press KTCA-TV, Twin Cities Public Television Minnesota Public Radio Minnesota Journalism Center at the University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communication Introduction By Jan Schaffer Executive Director 1999 Award Winners Portland […]
“Civic Journalism: The Savior of Newspapers in the 21st Century?”
Keynote speech by Chris Peck Editor, The Spokesman-Review Spokane, WA Pew Center for Civic Journalism Luncheon Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication 82nd National Convention, New Orleans August 6, 1999 Foreword By Jan Schaffer Executive Director Pew Center for Civic Journalism Every year, the Pew Center for Civic Journalism invites journalists who are […]