Civic Catalyst: Spring 1996

N.H.: "It's Still the Economy"
The Boston Globe's Don MacGillis talks about the value of listening to the community in Derry, New Hampshire, to help determine what issues would be important for the presidential primary.

Confessions of a Sinner
Stan Cloud confesses the sins of a political reporter and offers an alternative.

Your Voices Count: Citizens Challenge Their Lawmakers
A citizens group in San Jose, CA, presents a "Statement of Accountability" to its legislators in an attempt to make them more responsive to constituents. The group was brought together by the Mercury News and KNTV.

What's Happening in Pew Center Projects
1996 projects take on tough issues such as corporate downsizing, lack of leadership in the community, domestic violence and the upcoming elections.

Congratulations
The California voter Foundation is recognized by the Northern California chapter of SPJ for the Your Voices Count project and for creating the San Francisco Online Voter Guide.

Congratulations
The Manhattan Mercury wins the Inland Innovation Award for public journalism experiments for its project on binge drinking and WSCO-TV in Charlotte wins the Jack R. Howard award for journalistic excellence from Scripps Howard for part of the "Taking Back Our Neighborhoods" project.

North Carolina: An Unprecedented Partnership
Over a dozen print and broadcast partners are teamin up for a joint effort focusing on the 1996 Presidential and Senate elections in North Carolina.