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.
St. Paul Pioneer Press Education Reporter Paul Tosto connects with "school news junkies" through an e-letter where readers can find additional information, links, meeting dates and a feature called "Why I wrote that." By Joyce Gemperlein.
Short autobiographical vignettes allow readers to tell their own stories and share powerful unfiltered moments in their lives. By Joyce Gemperlein.
Newsrooms helped their communities understand the impact of the September 11 attacks by applying civic journalism tools and reflexes. By Pat Ford.
The Cincinnati Enquirer launches a historic blitz of community conversations about race involving 145 neighborhoods. By Rosemary Goudreau.
What if there was a computer exercise to help Wisconsin citizens make choices about their energy future? Now there is thanks to We the People/Wisconsin. By Thomas W. Still.