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Kim Alexander, executive director of the California Voter Foundation, received the James Madison Freedom of Information Award on March 14 from the Society of Professional Journalists, Northern California chapter, both for coordinating the “Your Voices Count” project and for creating the “San Francisco Online Voter Guide.” The Online Voter Guide gives citizens and journalists access […]
Utah Growth Summit Attracts Half-Million Citizens
By Ed Fouhy Pew Center’s Executive Director An estimated half a million Utah citizens – about a fourth of the state’s population – took part in the biggest civic journalism initiative so far, the Utah Growth Summit, Dec. 6-8. It focused on three perennial issues in the fast-growing states of the West – transportation, land […]
The James K. Batten Award Advisory Board Citations
The Charlotte Observer, “Taking Back Our Neighborhoods.” “The newspaper took an activist role by asking residents in the crime-ridden neighborhoods to report on the root causes of crime, and to participate in the search for solutions. This newspaper effort was grounded on unusually strong neighborhood-by-neighborhood reporting. The newspaper listened to and wrote about people whose […]
And the Batten Award Winners Are…
Three newspapers with three very different projects that engaged their communities were selected to share the first $25,000 James K. Batten Award for Excellence in Civic Journalism. The Charlotte Observer’s “Taking Back our Neighborhoods,” a 19-month in-depth series on crime in nine city neighborhoods, was called “an unprecedented community/newspaper approach to fighting crime,” by […]
Congratulations
James Fallows Breaking the News, How the Media Undermine American Democracy Washington Editor, The Atlantic Monthly When I first heard about the public/civic journalism movement, I was impressed with the similarity of spirit between the critique it offered and what the defense reformers had been trying to do. I believe, now, that there will be a […]
Congratulations…
To KCTS public television, which has been honored for its work as a partner in Seattle’s “Front Porch Forum” initiative, with the Jerry Schumacher Award for “Best Local Civic Journalism Program” from the Central Education Network, a consortium of public TV stations. Its award-winning program, “Listening to Washington,” aired last year and featured a series […]
Three Newspapers Split 1997 Batten Award
Three newspapers this year again shared the $25,000 James K. Batten Award for Excellence in Civic Journalism, for such wide-ranging initiatives as economic development, teen violence, and civic leadership. The Peoria Journal Star was cited for its project, “The Leadership Challenge,” a close-up examination of the dearth of political and civic leaders in the community. The Bradenton Herald in […]
Clarion Award Winner
The Pew Center’s “Tapping Civic Life: How to Report First, and Best, What’s Happening in Your Community,” has received a 1997 Clarion Award from Women in Communications. The award recognized the publication’s content and design in the Special Print Communications, 3-4 colors. Also cited were The Harwood Group, which did the research at The Wichita Eagle that […]
Congratulations…
To the St. Paul Pioneer Press, whose “Across Generations Project” won the Society of Professional Journalists’ 1997 Sweepstakes Award. To the San Francisco Chronicle, KRON-TV, BayTV, and KQED Radio, which won the top prize in the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s annual Transportation Awards for their “Commuter Chronicles” series and the “Unlock the Gridlock” public forums on transportation. To KPLU-FM, Tacoma, […]
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The Asbury Park Press and its series “House of Cards” and “What Ails Asbury” for winning The Roy W. Howard Public Service Reporting Award, a trophy and $2,500 prize presented by the Scripps Howard Foundation. The Unity Awards in Media for Public Affairs and Social Issues Reporting, presented by Lincoln University of Missouri for outstanding coverage of […]