Covering Elections, Making it Worthwhile
The Telegraph of Nashua, NH, is building on its 1994 election coverage to find more innovative ways to get voter's voices onto the news pages. By Managing Editor Nick Pappas.
Civic Catalyst: Spring 2000
Just Who Are Today’s Citizens?
Media scholar and author Michael Schudson offers his views, from his keynote address at the January civic journalism workshop in San Diego.
Civic Design: Involving Readers at Every Turn
A look at the growing use of civic design techniques to involve readers in stories and navigate news more quickly. Spotlight on The Gazette in Colorado Springs and The Virginian-Pilot. By Pat Ford.
New Sensibilities Always Vie With Old Habits
Pew Center Director Jan Schaffer says newsrooms may achieve more diversity by changing reporter's habits and reflexes and teaching them how to map their communities.
Teens Go for “TeenGo” Web Site and Series
An ongoing series detailing the lives of Maine teenagers by the Portland Press Herald is providing insight for adults, just as the companion website has given teens a sense of community. Jessica Tomlinson, Community Cooridinator, reports.