Wisconsin Public Television The project experimented with ways to use Interactive Television (ITV) to enhance election coverage. ITV combines television viewing and Internet browsing on a standard TV screen through the use of a set-top WebTV unit and remote. Though the technology was still very new and not widely used, Wisconsin Public Television (WPT) believed […]

La Crosse Tribune This project examined the hazards of stray voltage – electrical current that leaks from power lines – for farms and livestock through a series of newspaper stories and a dedicated Web site that drew comments and questions from around the world. The stories, looking at causes, effects and possible solutions of stray […]

Wisconsin StateJournal Wisconsin Public TV Wisconsin Public Radio WISC-TV (CBS) Wood Communication Group Pew support helped “We the People/Wisconsin,” one of American journalism’s first and most enduring civic journalism coalitions, use innovative techniques to engage citizens in election coverage. The Pew support helped the partners measure whether the effort had an impact on public participation […]

Wisconsin StateJournal Wisconsin Public TV Wisconsin Public Radio WISC-TV (CBS) Wood Communication Group In the spring, a forum allowed citizens to question candidates for the Wisconsin Supreme Court in “You Be the Judge,” broadcast from the high court’s chambers. Citizens got the chance to assess the performance, structure and financing of the state’s public university […]

Wisconsin StateJournal Wisconsin Public TV WISC-TV Wisconsin Public Radio Wood Communications The oldest, continuously operating civic journalism partnership tackled issues of race and culture in 1997 both with programming and outreach activities. With its “We the People500” effort, the partners diversified and broadened the base of citizens who attended their town hall meetings, coffee shop […]