Gaming the News: Building New Entry Points
News organizations are using fun and innovative Web capabilities to engage their audiences in interacting with information. By Pat Ford.
Civic Catalyst: Online Civic Journalism
Blogs: Sports Fans Play Web Journalists
The Spokesman-Review created an online zone that connected sports fans through a constantly updated interactive Web log. By Ken Sands.
Community Publishing: Faster, Easier, Cheaper, Better
Ken Doctor of KnightRidder.com talks about how the web and the emergence of community publishing can empower today's citizens and community groups.
Using the Web to Build Citizens – and Audience
New Hampshire Public Radio's On-Line Tax Calculator brought a large online audience to the station's Web site during daytime hours when its radio listener numbers are down. By Jon Greenburg.
Calculating a Colorado Give Back
The Gazette in Colorado Springs uses its web site to give voters a voice in how a $3.1 billion surplus should be spent in the state.
N.H. Residents Compute Tax Plans
New Hampshire Public Radio gets creatively interactive on-line with a tax calculator designed to show citizens the impact of tax reform proposals on their lives, Pew Center Associate Director Walter Dean reports.