It is ironic how strikingly similar the issues in today’s media landscape are to what motivated journalists to embark on civic journalism experiments in the 1990’s. So striking, that many civic journalists say that journalists would not have miscalled the 2016 presidential election if they had done basic civic listening
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J-Lab’s Jan Schaffer Reflects Back on 20 Years of Journalism Innovation
Posted by Jan Schaffer on Oct. 31, 2014 in Articles | MediaShift
After two decades of work at the forefront of journalism innovations, interactive journalism and news startups, J-Lab executive director Jan Schaffer weighs in with some observations and lessons learned. This post addresses journalism innovations.
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2009 AEJMC Luncheon: Civic News Networks
Panel Discussion Moderated by Jan Schaffer, J-Lab Executive Director 2009 AEJMC Conference August 7, 2009 Boston, Mass.
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Civic Journalism—Growing and Evolving
Posted by Jan Schaffer on Mar. 1, 2005 in Articles | Nieman Reports
Civic journalism is growing and evolving rapidly because it makes a deliberate attempt to reach out to citizens. Civic journalism can take the form of town meetings–“real” or “electronic”–or watching CSPAN, going on-line or attending focus groups.
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Convergent Audiences: When Consumers are Creators
Posted by J-Lab on Apr. 18, 2004 in Speeches
Speaker: Jan Schaffer | Broadcast Educators Association Convention, Las Vegas, NV
Speaker: Jan Schaffer | Broadcast Educators Association Convention, Las Vegas, NV
Presentation by Jan Schaffer April 18, 2004 Broadcast Educators Association convention, Las Vegas, NV.
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Reporting on Race: Building a New Definition of ‘News’
Posted by Jan Schaffer on Sep. 1, 2003 in Articles | Nieman Reports
A report on race reporting by civic journalists highlights some common approaches.
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Civic Journalism
Posted by Jan Schaffer on Sep. 1, 2000 in Articles | National Civic Review
In its first effort at inventing a new relationship between the newsroom and the Internet, New Hampshire Public Radio came up with an elegantly logical idea. It created an on-line Tax Calculator that last year helped state residents actually compute the cost of different tax reform measures to their own pocketbooks.
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Civic Journalism: How the Media Engages Citizens in Public Discourse
Posted by Jan Schaffer on Jun. 24, 1996 in Articles | Nation’s Cities Weekly
In Charlotte, N.C., more than 1,000 citizens have responded to lists of critical needs in nine of the city’s most crime-ridden neighborhoods. The newspaper collected the lists from neighborhood residents as part of what became its award-series, “Talking Back Our Neighborhoods.”
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