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Batten Awards - 2004 Notable Entries
Editorial
Blog
The
Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX)
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“A
smart, appealing way for editorialists to have to stand up
and defend their opinions.”
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2004 Batten Award Judges
Blog for readers to converse with Dallas
Morning News editorial board members, making the news organization
more transparent and accessible. |
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Transom.org
Atlantic
Public Media (Woods Hole, MA) |
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“This
is a great industry tool.”
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2004 Batten Award Judges
Web site teaches people how to produce
their own public radio story and provides an online showcase
of their work. |
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Purple
People's Investigation & Community Response
WCPO-TV
(Cincinnati, OH) |
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“Fun
and had some real impact.”
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2004 Batten Award Judges
An I-Team reporter involves the community
in cleaning up the Purple People Bridge, connecting Kentucky
and Ohio, with solutions-oriented reports. |
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Dying
Tongues
The Forum
and In-Forum.com (Fargo, ND) |
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“Strong
execution . . . nice touches.”
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2004 Batten Award Judges
Multimedia series that explores efforts
to preserve the languages of three Native American tribes
from North Dakota's Fort Berthold Reservation. |
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Fighting
for Rochester's Future
Democrat
and Chronicle (Rochester, NY) |
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“Good
effort at involving the community.”
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2004 Batten Award Judges
The third, fourth and fifth monthly
installments of "Fighting for Rochester's Future."
Used stories and interactive exercises to involve the community
in key local topics, such as downtown revitalization, health,
education, taxes. |
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J-Lab
is a center of the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College
of Journalism. It is a spin-off of the Pew Center for Civic Journalism
(www.pewcenter.org). © 2004
University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism
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