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This is an archived site of work by the Pew Center for Civic Journalism from 1994 to 2002. More about the Pew Center here. The Pew Center spun into J-Lab: the Institute for Interactive Journalism in 2002. For more information, contact us.

Selected Press Releases

3/21/02 Savannah’s “Vision 2010” Wins Batten Award Civic Legacy and Innovations Cited

2/25/02 UNC-Chapel Hill to Hold 2002 Batten Awards Symposium Celebrates the Legacy of Civic Journalism

10/8/01 Twelve News Organizations Picked for Civic Mapping Seminars

8/11/01 Pew Center Supports 14 Initiatives Clickable Web Maps Involve Citizens in Public Policy Choices Race Relations Coverage Dominates Topics

7/26/01 Journalism Interactive Survey Pinpoints a Sea Change in Attitudes and Practices Engagement Defines New Era of Journalism

3/26/01 2001 Batten Awards Honor Civic Turnaround Efforts Deep Community Work Sparks Results

11/23/00 Pew Center for Civic Journalism Supports 16 News Experiments “Sim City”-like mapping tools herald new avenues for community reporting Education, Sprawl, Community Publishing are Key Concerns

10/23/00 “A Journalist’s Toolbox” Building Better Journalism New Pew Center Videos Sharpen Core Routines and Reflexes

4/3/00 Savannah, Philadelphia and New Hampshire News, Editorial Page, Online Initiatives Win the 2000 Batten Prize for Excellence in Civic Journalism

3/23/00 Twelve News Organizations Picked for Civic Mapping Seminars

2/15/00 Sprawl Now Joins Crime as Top Concern Polls Detect Major Racial and Class Fault Lines in Views of Schools, Police, News Media

10/28/99 Pew Center for Civic Journalism Supports 15 News Experiments Pioneering Coverage of Economic, Science, Energy Issues New Models for Wire Stories

6/16/99 Pew Center for Civic Journalism Renewed

3/17/99 St. Paul, San Francisco and Portland News Organizations Win 1999 Batten Prize for Excellence in Civic Journalism

2/25/99 Five Newspapers and One Television Station Set To Inaugurate Seminars on Communities

11/10/98 Pew Center for Civic Journalism Funds 15 Experiments Proposals Merge New Reporting Techniques with Internet, New Technologies and Traditional Journalism Practices

7/9/98 Jack Nelson of L.A. Times Named new Chairman of the Pew Center for Civic Journalism

4/6/98 Asbury Park, Baltimore and Idaho News Organizations Win 1998 Batten Prize For Excellence in Journalism

1/21/98 Media Changing the Way Minority Issues and Politics Covered is Key to 13 New Civic Journalism Projects

12/29/97 Jan Schaffer New Executive Director of Pew Center for Civic Journalism Ed Fouhy to Head New Pew Charitable Trusts Journalism Program

5/21/97 Public Journalism Can’t Do It All: In-depth issues coverage fails to counter multimillion-dollar TV ad campaigns.

4/11/97 Three Newspapers Share Batten Prize for Outstanding Journalism Efforts

12/96 New Voter Education Project Reaches One in Four North Carolina Voters, and Impresses 82% Favorably

6/20/96 Pew Center for Civic Journalism Grant Renewed Through 1999

5/2/96 Three Newspapers Share First James Batten Award for Outstanding Civic Journalism Efforts