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