Civic Catalyst: Online Civic Journalism

Spring 2002

Gaming the News: Building New Entry Points
News organizations are using fun and innovative Web capabilities to engage their audiences in interacting with information. By Pat Ford.

Blogs: Sports Fans Play Web Journalists
The Spokesman-Review created an online zone that connected sports fans through a constantly updated interactive Web log. By Ken Sands.

NYcitizens.org: Redistricting 2002 Game
WXXI Public Broadcasting is using an online role-playing game on redistricting to engage the citizens and schools in a complicated political process. By Elissa Marra.

Spring 2001

E-Mail Extends Reporters' Reach
Ken Sands, interactive editor at the Spokesman-Review, explains how the compilation of an e-mail contact list allows reporters to crack difficult stories and include community perspectives.

Spring 2000

Community Publishing: Faster, Easier, Cheaper, Better
Ken Doctor of KnightRidder.com talks about how the web and the emergence of community publishing can empower today's citizens and community groups.

Fall 1999

Using the Web to Build Citizens - and Audience
New Hampshire Public Radio's On-Line Tax Calculator brought a large online audience to the station's Web site during daytime hours when its radio listener numbers are down. By Jon Greenburg.

Summer 1999

On-Line Ventures
New Hampshire Public Radio and The Gazette in Colorado Springs experiment with new ways to increase citizen interactivity and engagement through their web sites.

Spring 1999

Calculating a Colorado Give Back
The Gazette in Colorado Springs uses its web site to give voters a voice in how a $3.1 billion surplus should be spent in the state.

N.H. Residents Compute Tax Plans
New Hampshire Public Radio gets creatively interactive on-line with a tax calculator designed to show citizens the impact of tax reform proposals on their lives, Pew Center Associate Director Walter Dean reports.