1999 Batten Awards and Symposium

A Citizen's-Eye View: Civic Journalism, Civic Engagement
May 3-4, 1999, University of Minnesota

Sponsored by the Pew Center for Civic Journalism, Star Tribune, St. Paul Pioneer Press, KTCA-TV/Twin Cities Public Television, Minnesota Public Radio, the Minnesota Journalism Center at the University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Tentative schedule of events

Monday, May 3, 1999
7:30-8:00 a.m.
Registration, Welcome and Coffee -- 3M Theater, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota.

8:00-10:00 a.m.
New Research into Civic Engagement and Civic Journalism

  • "Civic Engagement in American Cities: Who, What, When, Where, Why and So What?" Greg Markus, Center of Political Studies, University of Michigan, and Donna Wasserman, Political Science, University of Michigan-Dearborn (confirmed)
  • "Will Any Kind of Talk Do?" Teri Pinney, Project Manager, Harwood Institute (confirmed)
  • "If You Build It and They Come, Then What?: Citizen Attitudes and Behavior After Participation in Civic Journalism Projects," Robert P. Daves, Director of Polling and News Research, Star Tribune, and Christina L. Fiebich, University of Minnesota (confirmed)
  • "Evaluating Television Programs that Promote Civic Engagement," Kenneth A. Rasinski, National Opinion Research Center, University of Chicago (confirmed)
  • Citizen Respondents

10:15-11:15
Can Different Groups Who Care about Civic Engagement Complement One Another?

  • Moderator - Pat Peterson, Peterson Consulting (confirmed)
  • Civic engagement representative - Lyle Wray, Citizens League (invited)
  • Academic - Harry Boyte, University of Minnesota (confirmed)
  • Citizen participant from civic journalism project - TBA
  • Minority reporter - Ka Vang, St. Paul Pioneer Press (confirmed)
  • Civic journalist - Fred de Sam Lazaro, KTCA-TV (confirmed)

11:15-11:45
Move to Holiday Inn Metrodome

11:45-1:30 p.m.
Lunch and keynote address
"Why 'The Informed Citizen' Is Too Much to Ask -- And Not Enough." Michael Schudson, author of "The Good Citizen. A History of American Civic Life." (confirmed)

1:30-2:00 p.m.
Move back to 3M Theater.

2:00-3:00 p.m.
E-Democracy - Alternative methods for engaging citizens.

  • Moderator: Jon Gordon, Host of Minnesota Public Radio's nationally-distributed Future Tense (confirmed)
  • Steve Clift, Founder, Minnesota E-Democracy (confirmed)
  • Kathleen DeLaski, Director-News Programming, AOL (confirmed)
  • Phil Madsen, Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura's Webmaster (confirmed)
  • Citizen respondents/questions

3:15-4:15 p.m.
Batten Award Winners - What they did and how they did it.
Moderator: Jan Schaffer, Executive Director, Pew Center for Civic Journalism

4:30-5:00 p.m.
Discussion - Closing summaries and remarks

6:00-7:00 p.m.
Media Partners Reception - Holiday Inn Metrodome

7:00-9:00 p.m.
Dinner and Batten Awards presentations
Dinner Keynote: Zack Stalberg, Philadelphia Daily News (confirmed)

Tuesday, May 4, 1999

8:30-10:00 a.m.
Insight/KMOJ Public Policy Forum at Lucille's Kitchen
An opportunity to share in the weekly media-sponsored topical discussion on issues from an African American point-of-view.

Transportation will be provided.

10:00-11:30 a.m.
Soul food buffet and discussion.



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