SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.
Publications Civic Journalism: Six Case Studies SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. “Voice of the Voter” Let us hear your voice,” read the tantalizing box in the San Francisco Chronicle. Within hours of that invitation on March 21, 1994, residents of the Bay Area were speaking loud and clear — thanks to “Voice of the Voter,” an innovative partnership […]
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Publications Civic Journalism: Six Case Studies BOSTON, MASS. The People’s Voice Post-Primary Letdown “The People’s Voice” fell to a whisper after the primary, a victim, in part, of a hot Senate race and the traditional cycle of horse-race coverage. “The horse race inevitably took over. You can’t neglect it,” said reporter Aucoin. City editor […]
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Herald participants. The only memorable moment was a personal attack on Kennedy, a hard question about drugs and alcohol from George Riethof, the same Republican who asked a similar question during the earlier Kennedy citizens panel. After the debate, the Globe received calls and letters criticizing the paper for selecting Riethof as a participant. Detractors blamed the difference […]
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Publications Civic Journalism: Six Case Studies BOSTON, MASS. The People’s Voice Spoken at a campaign rally or even in a debate, that response might have been applauded. “The People’s Voice” scored a small victory when Work described Weld’s answers as “the quintessential politician’s response,” noted favorably the thoughtful replies of other Republicans and Democrats, and […]
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Publications Civic Journalism: Six Case Studies BOSTON, MASS. The People’s Voice The Second Focus Group Sputters Energized by the success of the first focus group, the partners were ill-prepared for the poor attendance at the next session. “Fourteen were lined up for the focus group on welfare, jobs, and the economy; only six showed […]
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Publications Civic Journalism: Six Case Studies BOSTON, MASS. The People’s Voice Listening First with a Poll The partners’ first chance to listen was in late May when pollster Jerry Chervinsky and KRC Research surveyed 400 participants about current issues in Massachusetts. The 97-question survey had two goals, both vital to the success of the project: […]
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Publications Civic Journalism: Six Case Studies BOSTON, MASS. The People’s Voice Getting the Project Moving Although some staffers at the Globe and WBUR-FM still had reservations about the project, forming the partnership was easier than getting it moving. At the beginning of 1994, the partners needed to agree on a timetable, construct an issues poll, and begin […]
BOSTON, MASS.1
Publications Civic Journalism: Six Case Studies BOSTON, MASS. The People’s Voice Its successes were clearly mixed, their effect eventually obscured by the glare and noise of a traditional horse race. That it happened at all was itself a triumph. What’s more, the idea survived to be tried again. As one Globe editor said months later, “The project […]
BOSTON, MASS.
Publications Civic Journalism: Six Case Studies BOSTON, MASS. The People’s Voice His 32 years in the U.S. Senate did not fully prepare Ted Kennedy for what he faced on the evening of Friday, September 16, 1994. In the midst of a close race for re-election, Kennedy had agreed to take questions from a panel of […]
TALLAHASSEE, FLA.7
Publications Civic Journalism: Six Case Studies TALLAHASSEE, FLA. “The Public Agenda” Viewers of WCTV6, Channel 6, can watch weekly features about people or groups connected to “The Public Agenda” participants. The 90-second pieces by Jacqui Bauer have become regular features of Monday’s “News at Six.” Bauer’s reports are the station’s only locally produced segments that […]