2000 Batten Awards and Symposium
The People’s Choice: The Media, the Campaign and the Citizens
Boston University
April 26-27, 2000
Sponsored by:
- Pew Center for Civic Journalism
- Boston University, College of Communication, Dept. of Journalism
- The Quincy Patriot Ledger
- The Boston Globe
- The Boston Herald
- The Cape Cod Times
- The Lawrence Eagle-Tribune
- The Springfield Union News
- The Concord (NH) Monitor
- Community Newspapers
- WGBH Radio and Television
- WBUR Radio
- WBZ-AM Radio
- WBZ Channel 4 Television
- WCVB Channel 5 Television
- WHDH Channel 7 Television
Introduction
By Jan Schaffer
Executive Director
2000 Batten Award Winners
- Savannah Morning News for “Aging Matters”
- New Hampshire Public Radio for The Tax Challenge and Online Tax Calculator
- The Philadelphia Inquirer for “Citizen Voices ’99”
Batten Awards Dinner Keynote Address
Campaign 2000: Pressure is on the Traditional Press
Will We Reform Coverage? Or Will We Continue Our Old Ways?
Pam Johnson
Senior Vice President and Executive Editor
The Arizona Republic
Batten Symposium
Panel: Did the Media Do the Right Thing?
Has the primary coverage been useful to voters?Panel: Meeting Citizens’ Needs. What’s Next?
Can the news media do more to inform citizen choices?
Symposium Luncheon Keynote Address
“The Presidency and the Media”
Robert Dallek
Boston University
Presidential Historian and Author
Press Release