News organizations that have won a Batten Award have frequently directed the prize money back to the community, contributing to such efforts as a homeless shelter in Minneapolis to special reading backpacks in Madison. By Pat Ford.
Three top editors discussed what civic journalism has taught them.
Walker Lundy, editor and executive vice president of The Philadelphia Inquirer, talks at the 2002 Batten Symposium about his pioneering experiences with public journalism and the challenges he faces today.
Hodding Carter III, president and CEO of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, challenges journalists to change the culture of the newsroom from that motivated to acquire profit to that motivated to acquire news.
Four people who have participated in civic journalism initiatives discuss the impact of those efforts in a panel at the 2002 Batten Symposium.
Top editors and educators discussed new forms of interactivity that are connecting citizens and altering journalism.
The 2002 Batten Awards for Excellence in Civic Journalism goes to the Savannah Morning News for a project that targeted failing schools. The Cincinnati Enquirer was named runner-up. The St. Paul Pioneer Press and the Wisconsin State Journal with WISC-TV were honored with Legacy Awards for work over the last decade, and, for the first time, the Web efforts of three other organizations were recognized with Innovator Awards.
The Sun News in Myrtle Beach, SC, used an interactive game to help residents get involved in and make choices about growth and sprawl issues. By Pat Ford.