Civic Innovations in Newsrooms and Classrooms

A workshop for working journalists and journalism educators sponsored by the Pew Center for Civic Journalism and AEJMC's Civic Journalism Interest Group.

Civic Innovations in Newsrooms and Classrooms

February 9-11, 2001
Valley River Inn, Eugene, OR


AGENDA

Friday, February 9, 2001

6:00 p.m. Cocktail reception

7:00 p.m. Dinner

WELCOME: Jan Schaffer, Executive Director, Pew Center
Tim Gleason, Dean, School of Journalism, University of Oregon
Kathy Campbell, Chair, Civic Journalism Interest Group, AEJMC
KEYNOTER: Chris Peck, Editor, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA
"Transformation From Within: How Civic Journalism May Save the Media"


Saturday, February 10, 2001

8:00 - 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast

8:30 - 9:15 a.m. Cycles of Civic Journalism - So Far

From Town Halls to Software Development - Jan Schaffer, Executive Director, Pew Center for Civic Journalism
Parallel Civic Developments - Kathy Campbell, Southern Oregon University

9:15 - 10:15 a.m. Building a Civic Newsroom: What Structure and Reflexes Lead to Civic Coverage

Jan Schaffer, moderator
Newspaper Coverage
- Steve Smith, Editor, Statesman Journal, Salem, OR
Broadcast Coverage - David Kurpius, Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University

10:15 - 10:30 a.m. Break

10:30 - 12:00 p.m. Different Ways to Dialogue

Jaquelyn Jackson, Editorial Director, Pew Center for Civic Journalism, moderator
Web and Multi-Media Partnerships
- Morgan Holm, Oregon Public Broadcasting
Interactive Editors - Rebecca Nappi, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA
Computer in a Box - Rob Chaney, Missoulian, Missoula, MT

12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch

KEYNOTER: Steve Smith, Editor, Statesman Journal, Salem, OR
"Alone Again, Naturally: A Short History of Civic Journalism and Time"

1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Covering Tough Issues

Jan Schaffer, moderator
Youth
- Michele McLellan, Projects Editor, The Oregonian
Race - Bob Crider, Managing Editor, Yakima Herald-Republic
Rural vs. Urban Growth Issues - Steve Silberman, Managing Editor, The Idaho Statesman, Boise, ID

3:00 - 3:15 p.m. Break

3:15 - 5:00 p.m. Breaking New Ground: Partnerships and Curriculums

Jacquelyn Jackson, moderator
Wire and International Coverage
- Cheryl Gibbs, Earlham College
Community Publishing - Ken Sands, Interactive Editor, The Spokesman-Review
Local Newspapers
- John Enders, Editor, The Ashland Daily Tidings; Terrie Claflin, Southern Oregon University.; Clyde Bentley, University of Oregon
Building New Curriculums - David Kurpius, Louisiana State University; Frank Fee, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

7:00 p.m. Dinner

KEYNOTER: Marty Steffens, Former Executive Editor and VP/Content, San Francisco Examiner
"Being Open to the Unexpected"

Sunday, February 11, 2001

8:30 - 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast

9:00 - 10:45 a.m. Civic Mapping

Jan Schaffer, moderator
Building Maps & Stories
- Jack Keith, The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA
Key Moments - Rebecca Nappi, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA
Fault Lines Mapping - Andra Blum Digre, Maynard Institute
Sim City Mapping, Mark Briggs, New Media Editor, The Herald, Everett, WA

10:45 - 11:00 a.m. Break

11:00 - Noon Roundtable Discussion

What Do Journalists Still Need to Do? What Does the Academy Still Need to Do?
Led by: Kathy Campbell, Southern Oregon University
Sharon H. Iorio, Wichita State University

Noon -- Adjourn




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