Publications

Civic Journalism: A Living Legacy
A 56-page look back at the last 10 years of civic journalism presented at the 2002 James K. Batten Awards and Symposium at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Includes stories on the award-winning projects, text from the panel discussions, keynote addresses and a fold-out timeline of defining moments.

Delving into the Divide: A Study of Race Reporting in Forty-Five U.S. Newsrooms
Part how-to and part case study, the book provides a roadmap for news organizations seeking to explore growing diversity in their communities. 108-pages.

Civic Journalism Is… True Stories from America’s Newsrooms
What is civic journalism? How do you define it? Twenty journalists from around the country give their answers in a new publication from the Pew Center. The booklet is a compilation of ads carried in major print and broadcast journalism magazines last year. In defining civic journalism, the reporters, producers, editors and news directors articulate a set of core values that guide how they practice their craft. 24 pages.

Don’t Stop There! Five Adventures in Civic Journalism
Gain insight into how civic journalists ventured into some risky, complex and uncharted stories, only to be surprised by the turns they took. They engaged the community in difficult issues, and, in the process, engaged journalists in the community. 

With the People… A Toolbox for Getting Readers and Viewers Involved
Edited by Jan Schaffer and Edward Miller
A 40-page booklet showcasing ideas from newspapers around the country for making news stories interactive.

Civic Catalyst
Get the latest news about civic journalism from the Pew Center’s quarterly newsletter.

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Roadmap 2005: National vs. Regional Journalism Strategies for a Successful Future
New York symposium highlights. Learn how Bill Keller, Managing Editor, The New York Times; Ann Marie Lipinski, Senior Vice President and Editor, the Chicago Tribune and Gary Pruitt, President and CEO, The McClatchy Co., envision the future of journalism.

Cracking the Code: Creating New Lifelines Between Journalists and Academics
Highlights of a brainstorming session on useful journalism research with 17 top editors and educators. 
Sponsored by the Pew Center and the Reilly Center for Media and Public Affairs at Louisiana State University. 36 pages.

Tapping Civic Life: How to Report First, and Best, What’s Happening in Your Community, 2nd Edition
Offers journalists tools and techniques they can use to supplement everyday Rolodex reporting. It offers instruction on how to identify various layers of civic life, identify “connectors” and “catalysts” who would be useful to reporters, find “third places” in the community, where people discuss issues, conduct conversations instead of interviews and map communities by area or topic. 44 pages.

Tapping Civic Life: Reporting First, and Best, What’s Happening in Your Community, 1st Edition
Prepared by the Harwood Group
A Pew Center workbook for journalists, based on research by the Harwood Group at the Wichita Eagle, that seeks to help journalists tap into different levels of civic life.

The Citizens Election Project Case Studies
Edited by Jan Schaffer and Stanley Cloud, Research Assistant: Kathleen Fitzgerald
A Pew Center behind-the-scenes look at six different media partnerships in four states that experimented with new ways to focus on citizens’ issues during the presidential primaries.

America’s Struggle Within
Commissioned by the Pew Center for Civic Journalism and prepared by the Harwood Group
Citizens talk about the state of the union in this reference for journalists covering the 1996 presidential election.

Civic Journalism: Six Case Studies
Edited by Jan Schaffer and Edward D. Miller, reported by Staci D. Kramer
This joint report by the Pew Center and the Poynter Institute for Media Studies lets you step into the newsrooms of six civic journalism partnership efforts.