Civic Catalyst: Fall 1995

Covering Politics Civic Journalism Style
Rick Thames discusses the Charlotte Observer's techniques for covering elections from the citizen's standpoint.

Teddy White Would Have Approved
The Citizens Election Project seeks to break the "horse-race" model of election coverage and replace it with a voter-based model for the 1996 primaries, reports Project Director Stan Cloud.

Stan Cloud Directs Pew's Citizens Election Project
Former newspaper editor and Time Magazine's Washington bureau chief Stan Cloud directs the Citizens Election Project through 1996.

Projects
What's new in Pew projects?

James K. Batten Symposium on Civic Journalism
Excerpts of speakers' remarks and discussion from the September 13 symposium in Washington, D.C.

"... If you can't do both, get out of the business"
Hodding Carter !!!'s keynote address at the James K. Batten Award Dinner September 13.

Ratings: A Runaway Winner
Who says public affairs programming has to be boring? Tom Bier proves that if you include the citizen voice, people will watch.

Citizens '96: Linking Civic Journalism Worldwide
"A Citizens' State of the Union" is the theme of a nation-wide civic journalism broadcast effort designed to look at the nation's problems, scheduled for January.

Poynter Focuses on Election Coverage
The Poynter Institute's Deborah Potter offers assistance in coordinating your 1996 election coverage.