Selected Press Releases


11/4/02
Community Impact, Journalism Shifts Cited in New Civic Journalism Study

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 4th Harwood Civic Mapping Seminar

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

11/9/00
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

10/21/93
Pew Charitable Trusts Launches New Pew Center for Civic Journalism