tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88702736815796540602024-03-13T07:13:20.065-05:00McCormick Media MattersInside the Mind of the McCormick Foundation's Journalism ProgramJanet Liaohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09743600131775863338noreply@blogger.comBlogger425125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8870273681579654060.post-43869965049104912952013-04-11T15:19:00.000-05:002013-04-12T09:29:05.897-05:00Director's Notes: APPLY BY MAY 8<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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With the May 8 deadline for <a href="http://www.mccormickfoundation.org/page.aspx?pid=814">Letters of Inquiry</a>
fast approaching, I would like to review the Journalism Program’s current
strategy and present a few ideas under consideration for 2014.</div>
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As you may recall, the McCormick Foundation’s Journalism
Program has been transformed around the belief that news consumers---students,
teachers, people like you and me---need help in coping with information
overload.</div>
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Our $5.5 million in annual grantmaking is built around an <a href="http://www.mccormickfoundation.org/page.aspx?pid=622">Audience-Rights-Content
framework</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is designed to build a
more informed, news literate and engaged citizenry. Our goal is to increase the
level of civic engagement by strengthening the quality of journalistic content,
helping audiences become smart new consumers and promoting an open and free
environment in which journalism can flourish.</div>
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As a result, we shifted much of our portfolio to a “demand-side”
approach to grantmaking and away from a “supply-side” strategy. We still
support mid-career training for news media professionals, investigative
reporting, community news, youth media, press freedoms and other areas that
bolster the field of journalism in a time of transition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rather than shape grantmaking around
the life cycle of a journalist, we now emphasize news literacy and its critical
role as a catalyst for informing and engaging citizens.</div>
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The anchor to this work is the three-year, $6 million <b><a href="http://www.mccormickfoundation.org/page.aspx?pid=968">WHY NEWS MATTERS</a></b>
(WNM) initiative, which began in January with a major round of grant awards. The
WNM cohort now includes <a href="http://www.mccormickfoundation.org/page.aspx?pid=971">25 organizations</a>
doing news literacy work in Chicago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>OUR TIMELINE</b></span></div>
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As we begin preparing for 2014, we look forward to reviewing
your proposals for grants of $50,000 or more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The <b>deadline </b>for letters of inquiry
is <b>MAY 8</b> (proposals of less than $50,000 can be submitted at any time throughout the year). </div>
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We recognize the competitive nature of seeking grants to
fund journalism projects.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Last year, we
received 311 written requests seeking $26.8 million in funding.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Scores of other interesting ideas were nixed
before formal submission because they were not suited to our strategy and <a href="http://donate.mccormickfoundation.org/grantsearch?year=2012&year=2013&year=2011&program=398">portfolio</a>.
This is a highly selective process.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
the end, we judge proposals on fit, feasibility, need and ability to assess
impact within the McCormick framework.</div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>LOOKING FOR FRESH IDEAS</b></span></div>
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Grant officers Mark Hallett, Jennifer Choi and I have
discussed a number of ideas that could fill gaps in the portfolio. For example,
in the Content sector, we see a need for training Chicago area journalists on
timely topics, interpreting data and multi-media storytelling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A research project could assess the reach of
existing news in Chicago communities and better define the critical issues
facing low-income news consumers.</div>
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We believe that the quality of journalism produced by
Chicago youth media groups has improved dramatically, in part because of the nearly
$6 million McCormick has invested in the sector since 2006.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With that in mind, we will begin evaluating
youth media programs on the strength of the journalistic content produced.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In addition, we will continue to expect that the
youth media organizations build in principles of news literacy throughout the
training.</div>
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For information, visit our <a href="http://www.mccormickfoundation.org/page.aspx?pid=622">guidelines</a>.</div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>WHY NEWS MATTERS EVOLVES</b></span></div>
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literacy programs that energize the community around quality news and relevant
information.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We will consider a broad
range of dynamic projects to engage young people with news. </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>We seek to support
activities that help teachers bring news literacy activities into their
classrooms. We hope to work with networks of schools willing to establish
comprehensive news literacy approaches.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We are looking to document the impact of news literacy training on
critical thinking skills.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That could
lead the way for support of policy efforts that specifically recognize news
literacy as part of the common core curriculum.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We also will give a hard look to news literacy projects that help
students cope with “other” literacies such as health, personal finance, digital
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>CIVIC ENGAGEMENT </b></span></div>
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Col. Robert R. McCormick’s unwavering support of press
freedoms is a cornerstone of the Journalism Program. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We will continue to parlay this tradition of
funding legal protection for journalists with support for projects that address
government transparency, accessibility, accountability and civic education.</div>
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The McCormick Foundation has evolved into more of a
place-based grantmaking organization. The Journalism Program has joined forces
with our colleagues in the Civics, Education and Veterans programs to tackle some of the
most difficult issues facing the Chicago area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We will consider journalistic-based proposals that deal with such topics
as fiscal policy, regional planning, reducing youth violence and sustaining the
nonprofit sector. </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>McCormick President
and CEO David Hiller recently said: “We find enormous optimism---at a time when
our region faces daunting challenges---in the extraordinary work of engaged
citizens and civic organizations. Concerned citizens are waging a multi-front
battle for the future of our city and state. From gun violence to bankrupt
fiscal policy, now is the time to stand up and be engaged.” </div>
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News literacy and journalistic content will certainly play
major roles in this effort to reinforce civic health.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We look forward to reviewing your ideas. To begin the application process, click <a href="http://mccormickfoundation.org/page.aspx?pid=814" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a>.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02926435439586473453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8870273681579654060.post-6281898253416045172013-02-19T09:13:00.000-06:002013-02-19T09:13:11.499-06:00McCormick Foundation and Poynter announce reporting workshops on covering guns, Medicare, immigration and more
Reporters and journalism professors can receive free travel and tuition to attend one of seven nationwide seminars.
To ensure citizens benefit from the best possible reporting on critical issues, The Robert R. McCormick Foundation and The Poynter Institute for Media Studies today announced seven new issue-centered workshops for journalists in 2013.
The McCormick Specialized Reporting Institutes are free training seminars, focused on creating a strong democracy through an informed public. They are scheduled from Long Island to Chicago and El Paso, Texas, from April through October. The McCormick Foundation is funding the training (which also includes e-learning) through a $710,000, two-year grant to Poynter — an international media strategy center and school for journalists.
The seven topics and workshop hosts are:
Covering Guns, April 1-3 in Chicago, organized by The Poynter Institute;
Covering Medicare: Care, Costs, Control and Consequences, May 5-7 in St. Petersburg, Fla., organized by the Medicare NewsGroup;
Grading the Teachers, May 8-10 in Detroit and in October in Chicago, organized by Michigan State University School of Journalism and the Education Trust-Midwest;
Covering Big Agribusiness in the Heartland, in June in Champaign, Ill., organized by the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting and Investigative Reporters and Editors;
Poverty in the Suburbs: The New Poor, the Old Poor and the Growing Poor, in September at Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY, on Long Island;
Reporting on Immigration Reform, in September or October at The University of Texas at El Paso; and
Reporting Sex Trafficking: A Local Problem with Global Dimensions, in October at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
The McCormick Journalism Program and Poynter made these selections from almost 60 applications. To ensure as many people as possible benefit from the workshops, each host also will produce a Webinar on the topic and a page of reporting resources on Poynter’s e-learning site, News University (www.NewsU.org). McCormick and Poynter require journalists who attend to commit to producing significant coverage on the issue.
“Every news organization in America is challenged to provide quality coverage on these sensitive, hot-button social and economic issues," said Clark Bell, director of the McCormick Foundation's journalism program.
Reporters interested in applying should contact workshop hosts. The first two Specialized Reporting Institutes, or SRIs, are accepting applications. Apply for Poynter’s workshop in Chicago on Covering Guns at <a href="www.poynter.org/13srigun">www.poynter.org/13srigun</a>. To apply for Medicare NewsGroup’s workshop in St. Petersburg, go to <a href="http://medicarenewsgroup.info/events/">http://medicarenewsgroup.info/events/</a>. The Grading the Teachers workshop will post its information soon at <a href="www.gradingtheteachers.com">www.gradingtheteachers.com</a>, and look for information about Poverty in the Suburbs at <a href="www.suburbanpoverty.com">www.suburbanpoverty.com</a>.
The McCormick Foundation awarded The Poynter Institute a one-year grant to administer its SRI program in 2011, then gave Poynter a second grant to continue that work through 2013. The program complements Poynter’s curriculum, which teaches the craft and values of journalism to reporters, bloggers, students and others interested in storytelling in print, on radio or TV and on screens of all kinds.
“We continue to be thrilled to partner with McCormick on such important work,” said Stephen Buckley, Poynter’s dean of faculty. “We especially appreciate the opportunity to help reporters from small and mid-sized organizations tackle these issues that are so crucial to their communities.”
This initiative supports the Robert R. McCormick Foundation’s commitment to ensuring that citizens have access to quality news content by providing resources and training to journalists. The ongoing transformation in the way news is reported and shared has created a need for specialized training for those whose work helps keep the public informed.
“The McCormick Foundation is dedicated to building a more news literate audience,” Bell said. “We believe that news literacy is dependent on quality content and press freedoms.”
Previous Specialized Reporting Institutes have informed journalists’ work on covering child sexual abuse, veterans returning home, Super PACs and more. To see tip sheets, slide presentations and other reporting resources from prior McCormick SRIs, go to <a href="www.newsu.org/resources/mccormick-sri/all">www.newsu.org/resources/mccormick-sri/all</a>.
The Robert R. McCormick Foundation developed the SRI program in 2007 to provide journalists and others with subject-specific expertise and practical reporting training in key issues. The training convenes a diverse group of journalists, often from small to mid-sized news organizations, plus educators for a program lasting two to three days. Participants represent all media platforms. Grant funds pay for participants’ tuition and travel.Aaron Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16936980471333599258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8870273681579654060.post-8081168382205946302012-12-26T16:29:00.000-06:002012-12-26T16:29:35.938-06:00<br />
<i>Affordable one-day multimedia training conference in SF, CA</i> <br />
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Renaissance Journalism will hold its next LearningLAB event, a one-day multimedia training conference, on Friday, January 11, 2013, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., on the San Francisco State University campus. <br /><br />Registration fee is $25 (Space is limited).<br /><br />This event offers an opportunity to learn digital storytelling skills and to hear about best practices, free tools and social media strategies from leading experts in Web journalism. <br /><br />The 2013 conference will feature a selection workshops organized around three broad themes: multimedia storytelling, social media and community engagement, and “hot topics,” those important—and often polarizing—issues that have a profound impact on our communities (e.g. immigration, poverty in America, health reform). <br />
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More info:<br />Web Site: http://renjournalism.org/learninglab-2013-conference/<br />Registration Page: http://learninglab2013.eventbrite.com<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02926435439586473453noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8870273681579654060.post-71121216361200043242012-11-02T11:40:00.000-05:002012-11-05T10:12:51.355-06:00McCormick Journalism Program launches News Literacy collaborative<i>by Ashlei Williams, Robert R. McCormick Communications intern</i><p>
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Got news literacy? On October 24, the McCormick Foundation Journalism Program and Midwest Journalism Education Initiative (MJEI) gathered representatives from 10 secondary education schools and organizations to consider this question. Over the next seven months, the first collaborative news literacy project will be conducted to help student journalists and young news consumers apply critical thinking skills to media.<p>
The foundation recently announced plans for a three-year, $6 million initiative, called “Why News Matters,” to expand innovative approaches to improving news literacy. In the initial round of this three-year program, the foundation will award more than $1 million in grants to 11 organizations to enhance news literacy skills and programs in Chicago.<p>
MJEI works with leading organizations in the identification and development of resources to enhance the practice of journalism and media instruction. MJEI is leading the collaborative project that is funded by the foundation. Project participants include: Bartlett High School, Benito Juarez Community Academy, Downers Grove North High School, Elk Grove High School, Free Spirit Media, Oak Park-River Forest High School, Perspectives Math and Science Academy, Roberto Clemente High School, Rolling Meadows High School and Wheeling High School. <p>
“The goal of the project is to provide reporting that is accountable, verifiable and independent of bias,” said Stan Zoller, director of MJEI. <p>
Zoller is developing the curriculum for the project that is based on Stony Brook University’s news literacy course. At the initial meeting, he explained that the students participating will be expected to do investigative reporting on a specific issue. Teachers and advisors brainstormed on topics ranging from the depletion of vocational courses to equipping ELL students for advanced placement opportunities.<p>
After students have also suggested topics, the reporting theme will be selected in December. Production will take place from January to March. In April, Zoller will reconvene with teachers and advisors for a project summary. The students’ work will be published on an established website in May. <p>
“You guys (teachers) are pioneers for doing this,” said Clark Bell, director of McCormick Journalism Program. “This is something that can be and should be replicated nationally.”<p>
Bell said that from this pilot project the foundation hopes to host a national conference on news literacy in 2014 and a showcase for related projects in 2015.
Aaron Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16936980471333599258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8870273681579654060.post-17643100069032798952012-11-02T11:29:00.000-05:002012-11-05T10:12:34.980-06:00News Literacy Project visits Associated Press Chicago<i>By Sahar Alchammae, Robert R. McCormick Communications intern</i><p>
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Among journalists there is an old joke about fact-checking all sources, even one’s own mother. It is this message of skepticism that staff at Chicago’s Associated Press bureau shared with student journalists from Northside College Prep High School who were on a News Literacy Project field trip.<p>
On October 17, the editorial team of <i>The Hoofbeat</i>, Northside College Prep’s school newspaper, was challenged to consider the question “how do you know?” Two AP staff members introduced the news organization, explaining its history and its role in providing content to media outlets. Next, they shared how the 2006 Sago mine collapse was misreported by numerous reputable publications. This example showed the students the importance validating facts.<p>
During the closing question and answer segment, the students asked if social media is a useful source for reporting. One AP staffer responded by explaining that Twitter was a valuable tool when she was reporting on an emergency plane landing. She explained that social media can be used as a way to listen for trends and to discover sources but should not be considered a primary news source.<p>
After the session, the students were provided with lunch and the opportunity to workshop story ideas with staffers.
Aaron Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16936980471333599258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8870273681579654060.post-54653963422819341762012-11-02T11:24:00.000-05:002012-11-05T10:12:12.117-06:002012 C-LINKS cohort graduates with special honor<i>by Ashlei Williams, Robert R. McCormick Communications intern</i><p>
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Becoming an adult is some people’s biggest regret. But for the 23 teenagers involved in the 2012 Columbia College Chicago’s <a href="http://www.columbialinks.org/">Columbia Links</a> summer program not being able to grow up is their greatest fear.<p>
For six weeks, the teens took multimedia courses based on the student-selected topic of violence. Veteran journalists lectured on Basic Reporting, Investigative/Multimedia Reporting and Special Reporting. Since 2006, C-LINKS has built expertise, relationships, skills and opportunities that connect students, teachers and volunteers through media.<p>
“Ellyn was my mentor and she was really there with me the whole time,” said Lileana Moore, a student at Northside College Prep. “If there was a problem I ran into, I could email her or call her and talk to her and work it out.”<p>
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<i>Family members, mentors and Columbia College Chicago
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On August 30, a graduation ceremony was held at Columbia College’s Collins Hall to celebrate the C-LINKS community’s work. Facing the audience of delighted family members, proud mentors and blushing students Brenda Butler, executive director of C-LINKS, led the presentation of the 2012 cohort’s compilation of letters and essays, “<a href="http://issuu.com/thecolumbiachronicle/docs/dont_shoot">Don’t Shoot. I Want to Grow Up</a>.” <p>
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<i>Brenda Butler speaks about C-LINKS. (Ashlei Williams/Robert R. McCormick Foundation)</i><p>
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Moore’s article on <a href="http://cureviolence.org/">CeaseFire</a>, the Chicago organization made up of ex-gang members who advocate against gun violence, was highlighted in the presentation. Moore explained that while reporting she was able to travel with one of the CeaseFire members to the scene of a shooting. Such real-world experiences contributed to the journalism skills and knowledge that students gained.<p>
“At my school the <a href="http://www.thenewsliteracyproject.org/">News Literacy Project</a> came to our World Studies class and kind of talked to us so I had an experience knowing you need to check out the credibility of sources,” Moore said. “But this program really helped me to solidify that because I really had to be checking all of the things that I was finding through my research and making sure that I was using the right sources.” <p>
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<i>Lileana Moore, a student at Northside College Prep.
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Before students were granted their certificates and status as C-LINKS alumni, <a href="http://www.suntimes.com/news/washington/2353916-452/chicago-washington-award-journalism-national.html">Laura Washington</a>, of the <i>Chicago Sun-Times</i> and Channel 7, addressed the crowd with as the keynote speaker. Washington provided 10 tips of advice to the graduates such as supporting advocacy journalism, using discretion and exploding myths. Washington’s closing comments about showing gratitude can be seen by clicking on the video below.<p>
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<i>Laura Washington speaks to the graduates. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKsRXwKVu9E">Click here for video.</a> (Ashlei Williams/Robert R. McCormick Foundation)</i><p>
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After Washington’s speech, each student filed up to the podium to receive their credentials from Nancy Day, chair of <a href="http://www.colum.edu/Academics/Journalism/index.php">Columbia College’s Journalism Department</a>. But the work of the 2012 C-LINKS cohort did not end there. Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s office has been in contact with C-LINKS staff about the group’s compilation and will the students have the honor of <a href="http://www.suntimes.com/news/violence/14783416-505/chicago-teens-write-about-violence-plaguing-city-i-dont-want-to-be-next.html">presenting their work to the mayor himself</a>. Discussions are also in place between staff and the Chicago Police Department about including Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy in that conversation. To stay updated on the C-LINKS program visit <a href="http://www.columbialinks.org/">www.columbialinks.org</a>. <p>
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</i>Aaron Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16936980471333599258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8870273681579654060.post-91846070937573921712012-11-02T10:16:00.000-05:002012-11-02T10:16:00.652-05:00Journalism as the future of civics curriculum<i>by Ashlei Williams, Robert R. McCormick Communications intern</i>
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What can journalism programs learn from civics education? In an August 15 presentation to Foundation staff, McCormick intern Alyssa Niese presented research on civic learning policy that has interesting implications for the Journalism Program’s work in news literacy.
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During Niese’s <a href="http://prezi.com/gfteinhilsda/robert-r-mccormick-foundation-presentation-august-2012/">presentation</a>, she defined civics as the fostering of active and engaged citizens. She noted a national absence of civics caused by insufficient language in state constitutions and regulations of the “No Child Left Behind Act.”
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Since as early as 1997, organizers have brainstormed solutions for civics education. One of the initiatives recognized is Illinois Civic Mission Coalition’s <a href="http://www.mccormickfoundation.org/page.aspx?pid=988">Democracy Schools</a>, which requires curriculum evaluation, extracurricular opportunities and student government. Niese pointed out five ways that civics education could be improved in schools: <br>
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2. Add professional development workshops for teachers<br>
3. Develop project-based assessments in schools<br>
4. Implement service learning curriculum <br>
5. Commit to the Democracy School model<p>
These suggestions reflect recent academic discourse on how to improve journalism electives and programs in secondary schools. According to <a href="http://openscholarship.wustl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1454&context=etd">Elia Powers</a>, a professor at American University’s School of Communication, journalism class requirements began disappearing when national achievement standards changed. <p>
The Journalism Program has been actively supporting after-school journalism programs and news literacy education through in-classroom coursework. <p>
In an <a href="http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/finding_common_ground/2012/07/should_we_care_about_media_literacy_an_interview_with_frank_baker.html?qs=news+literacy+curriculum">interview</a> with Education Week, noted education author <a href="http://www.frankwbaker.com/">Frank Baker</a> said, “Media literacy is not an add-on: it is simply a lens through which we see and understand our world.”<p>
The Civics Program conducted evaluations that showed that students found discussions and projects about current events particularly stimulating. Program evaluations also revealed that interactive methods are more effective with students than lectures. Also, research from <a href="http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/civics/whatmeasure.asp">National Assessment of Educational Progress Civics Assessment</a> suggests that civics education can engage students and help them score higher on standardized tests.<p>
There are numerous barriers to restructuring civics and journalism curricula, such as measurement of student comprehension and budgeting for new media technology as Niese and Powers noted. <p>
The McCormick Foundation’s <a href="http://www.mccormickfoundation.org/page.aspx?pid=971">Journalism</a> and <a href="http://mccormickfoundation.org/page.aspx?pid=575">Civics</a> Programs are working to improve journalism and civics education in schools and communities. <p>
For more information on the grant making and research being done by these programs visit <a href="http://www.mccormickfoundation.org/">www.mccormickfoundation.org</a>.
Aaron Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16936980471333599258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8870273681579654060.post-59983450231434728972012-10-29T16:41:00.000-05:002012-10-29T16:43:27.058-05:00McCormick Journalism Program Welcomes New Program Officer!!Jennifer Choi has been named a Journalism Program Officer at the McCormick Foundation.
Ms. Choi had served as Chicago Public Media/WBEZ’s director of institutional initiatives. Previously, she was Chicago Public Media’s director of foundation and government relations. She also has held staff positions with the Illinois College of Optometry, Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago and Korean American Women in Need.
Jennifer began her career as an English Literature and Composition teacher at Wheeling High School.
She is currently serving as grantmaking co-chair for the Asian Giving Circle, a donor advised subsidiary of the Chicago Community Trust.
Her start date is Nov. 8.
Aaron Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16936980471333599258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8870273681579654060.post-33132253385740016952012-09-17T12:02:00.002-05:002012-09-17T12:02:33.574-05:00Journalism Schools, Training Groups May Apply to Host a McCormick Specialized Reporting Institute in 2013 <br />
<i>Workshop hosts receive funds from the Robert R. McCormick Foundation to cover the costs of travel and teaching on critical topics for journalists</i><br />
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Robert R. McCormick Foundation and The Poynter Institute announce that applications are open for organizations to host a McCormick Specialized Reporting Institute (SRI) in 2013.<br />
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SRIs are intensive reporting workshops designed to provide subject-specific expertise and practical skills to working journalists. McCormick funded seven SRI workshops in 2012. Topics include covering Super PACs, war veterans returning home, child sexual abuse, social protest movements and violence in schools.<br />
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Details and an application for 2013 are on Poynter’s e-learning site, News University, at<br />
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Deadline for applications is Nov. 16, 2012.<br />
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Most SRI workshops provide two days of teaching to about 20 journalists. To extend the learning beyond the workshop, SRI hosts work with Poynter, a non-profit journalism school, to produce an online resource page for reporters, a Webinar and either a live chat or how-to article on Poynter’s website, Poynter.org.<br />
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Best applicants in 2013 will be journalism schools, non-profit organizations or other training groups who propose teaching on a topic of keen interest to citizens, and therefore to journalists.<br />
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McCormick funds this program through a grant to The Poynter Institute. Poynter and McCormick will select five to seven SRI hosts and topics for 2013, providing each host $30,000 to $50,000 to carry out this work. Funds cover the costs of the training, including travel and lodging for participants.<br />
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For more information, e-mail McCormickSRI@poynter.org.<br />
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<b>About the Robert R. McCormick Foundation </b><br />
The McCormick Foundation is committed to strengthening our nation’s civic health by fostering educated, informed and engaged citizens. Through its grantmaking programs, Cantigny Park and Golf, and museums, the Foundation helps citizens make life better in our communities. The Foundation was established as a charitable trust in 1955, upon the death of Colonel Robert R. McCormick, the longtime editor and publisher of the Chicago Tribune. The McCormick Foundation is one of the nation’s largest charities, with more than $1 billion in assets. For more information, please visit www.McCormickFoundation.org.<br />
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<b>About The Poynter Institute</b><br />
The Poynter Institute trains journalism practitioners, media leaders, educators and citizens in the areas of online and multimedia, leadership and management, reporting, writing and editing, TV and radio, ethics and diversity, journalism education and visual journalism. Poynter’s website, (www.poynter.org) is the dominant provider of journalism news, with a focus on business analysis and the opportunities and implications of technology. Poynter’s News University (www.newsu.org) offers training to journalists, journalism students, teachers and the public through more than 200 interactive e-learning modules and other forms of training. It has more than 220,000 registered users in 225 countries.<br />
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Janet Liaohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09743600131775863338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8870273681579654060.post-35274999309133072052012-09-07T17:02:00.001-05:002012-09-07T17:02:15.841-05:00Bittersweet news for the McCormick Journalism program<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Janet Liao is leaving the McCormick Foundation to join GLC Custom Media as a managing editor/digital media manager.<br />
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Janet spent the last three years as a McCormick Journalism Program officer.<br />
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Her extraordinary contributions included development of the Why News Matter Initiative and directing the Journalism Program’s evaluation efforts. She is creative, unflappable and never cuts a corner.<br />
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During her tenure, Janet assumed key leadership roles as a board member for the Chicago Women in Philanthropy.<br />
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Janet also was among the first McCormick Scholars in the Medill School of Journalism’s graduate program.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8870273681579654060.post-9561607340439892822012-08-03T11:46:00.000-05:002012-08-06T09:12:29.319-05:00A “teaching hospital’ model to journalism education<br />
The McCormick Foundation is among the leading journalism funders calling for reform of journalism education.<br />
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In an Open Letter to University Presidents, the foundation leaders recommend a “teaching hospital’ model that blends professional practice with research and scholarship.<br />
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<a href="http://www.knightfoundation.org/blogs/knightblog/2012/8/3/journalism-funders-call-teaching-hospital-model-education/">The release of this letter</a> was timed to the annual meeting of the <a href="http://www.aejmc.org/">Association for Education and in Journalism and Mass Communication</a>, which begins August 9 in Chicago.<br />
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Journalism and communications schools need to recreate themselves if they are to succeed in playing their vital role as news creators and innovators, a group of foundations said in an<a href="http://www.knightfoundation.org/press-room/other/open-letter-americas-university-presidents/" style="border: 0px; color: #ba0077; font-size: 16px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">open letter to university presidents</a>.</div>
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The foundations, all of which make grants to journalism education and innovation, urged more universities to adopt a model that blends practice with scholarship, with more <a href="http://www.knightfoundation.org/press-room/speech/journalism-education-reform-how-far-should-it-go/" style="border: 0px; color: #ba0077; font-size: 16px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">top professionals in residence at universities and a focus on applied research</a>.</div>
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“In this new digital age, we believe the ‘teaching hospital’ model offers great potential,” as scholars help practitioners invent viable forms of digital news that communities need, said the letter, signed by top representatives of <a href="http://www.knightfoundation.org/" style="border: 0px; color: #ba0077; font-size: 16px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Knight Foundation</a>, <a href="http://www.mccormickfoundation.org/" style="border: 0px; color: #ba0077; font-size: 16px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">McCormick Foundation</a>,<a href="http://www.journalismfoundation.org/default.asp" style="border: 0px; color: #ba0077; font-size: 16px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation</a>, <a href="http://www.scripps.com/foundation/" style="border: 0px; color: #ba0077; font-size: 16px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Scripps-Howard Foundation</a>, <a href="http://www.brettfoundation.org/" style="border: 0px; color: #ba0077; font-size: 16px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Brett Family Foundation</a>, and <a href="http://www.wyncotefoundation.org/" style="border: 0px; color: #ba0077; font-size: 16px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Wyncotte Foundation</a>.</div>
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The model was described in the 2011 "<a href="http://www.knightfoundation.org/publications/carnegie-knight-initiative-future-journalism-educa" style="border: 0px; color: #ba0077; font-size: 16px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Carnegie Knight Initiative for the Future of Journalism Education</a>" and is practiced at the <a href="http://www.asu.edu/" style="border: 0px; color: #ba0077; font-size: 16px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Arizona State University</a>, where student-powered <a href="http://news21.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #ba0077; font-size: 16px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">News21</a> has become a major national news source. But it is by no means widespread.</div>
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The funders said they would support efforts by <a href="http://www2.ku.edu/~acejmc/" style="border: 0px; color: #ba0077; font-size: 16px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications</a> to modernize standards, including the integration of technology and innovation into curricula, and would not support institutions that were unwilling to change.</div>
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“Simply put, universities must become forceful partners in revitalizing an industry at the very core of democracy,” it said. “Schools that favor the status quo, and thus fall behind in the digital transition, risk becoming irrelevant to both private funders and, more importantly, the students they seek to serve.</div>
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Schools interested in the ‘teaching hospital model’ could start by reading the <a href="http://www.knightfoundation.org/media/uploads/publication_pdfs/carnegie_knight_initiative_2011.pdf" style="border: 0px; color: #ba0077; font-size: 16px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Carnegie Knight report</a> and <a href="http://newamerica.net/" style="border: 0px; color: #ba0077; font-size: 16px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">New America Foundation</a>’s report <a href="http://newamerica.net/pressroom/2011/new_report_journalism_schools_must_fill_void_for_local_communities" style="border: 0px; color: #ba0077; font-size: 16px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">on journalism schools becoming community content providers</a>. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Missouri" style="border: 0px; color: #ba0077; font-size: 16px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The University of Missouri</a> boasts the nation’s oldest journalism program, runs a community newspaper as well as commercial television and public radio stations where journalism students learn by doing. Other examples of student-produced journalism include <a href="http://www.neontommy.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #ba0077; font-size: 16px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Neon Tommy</a> at USC, the <a href="http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/" style="border: 0px; color: #ba0077; font-size: 16px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Medill News Service</a> from Northwestern Universeity, <a href="http://missionlocal.org/" style="border: 0px; color: #ba0077; font-size: 16px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mission Loc@l</a> by UC Berkeley students, <a href="http://reesenews.org/" style="border: 0px; color: #ba0077; font-size: 16px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">reesenews</a> at the University of North Carolina and the <a href="http://www.thenewyorkworld.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #ba0077; font-size: 16px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">New York World</a> by Columbia University students. Universities also may apply to <a href="http://news21.com/jschools/" style="border: 0px; color: #ba0077; font-size: 16px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">participate in News21</a>. <span style="color: black; line-height: normal;">-- </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">By Eric Newton, senior adviser to the President at Knight Foundation</span> </div>
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<br />Janet Liaohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09743600131775863338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8870273681579654060.post-62885087710617541452012-08-01T12:35:00.000-05:002012-08-01T16:42:51.170-05:00GlobalGirl Media in Chicago<div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chicago’s </span><a href="http://globalgirlmedia.org/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">GlobalGirl Media</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (GGM) class begins with yoga and ends with hands-on youth journalism. The course teaches girls how to stretch their comfort zones, ask questions, find stories and share what they’ve learned with broader audiences, among others.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>According to Elizabeth Czekner, GGM program director, the girls have been arriving to the 4-week workshop around a half hour before class even starts—eager to get started each morning. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The McCormick Foundation-funded organization is dedicated to empowering girls from underserved communities around the world through media, leadership and journalistic training to have a voice in global issues. Chicago’s program, in partnership with </span><a href="http://www.freespiritmedia.org/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Free Spirit Media</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (FSM) and Chicago Public Schools, launched July 9 and will consist of a four-week summer training academy designed to inspire community activism and social change through youth journalism.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Students who’ve expressed an interest in journalism and/or writing were chosen from schools around the city and range in age, from high school sophomores to seniors. By the end of the school year, the 15 students will complete a package of stories that will be featured on GGM’s website, including investigations into teen pregnancy, gun violence, health issues and the prison system.</span></div>
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MF staff created a 12-question Survey Monkey questionnaire that asked about partnerships with high schools, youth reached, teachers trained and neighborhoods where programs take place. Data was collected from the CPS Office of Performance, and was later used by the Urban Data Visualization Lab at the University of Illinois at Chicago to produce maps using ArcGIS. <br />
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<strong>Findings:</strong><br />
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<li>Some 23 MF-funded youth journalism and news literacy organizations served 6,874 young people in the Chicago area.</li>
<li>These students live in 43 of the city’s 77 neighborhoods, with the most activity in Roseland, Englewood, Grand Boulevard, Humboldt Park and North Lawndale.</li>
<li>Grantees reached students in 87 Chicago schools and 23 other schools in the suburbs. </li>
<li>Grantees trained 153 teachers. </li>
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News Literacy: <br />
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<li>2,484 students in 32 Chicago Public Schools were directly reached by news literacy programs. </li>
<li>53 teachers received news literacy training. </li>
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<li>4,390 students in 78 Chicago Public Schools were directly reached by MF youth journalism grantees. </li>
<li>About 100 teachers received youth journalism training. </li>
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The 2010 maps can be found below. For additional information on the maps, data sources and the <a href="http://www.uic.edu/cuppa/udv/" target="_blank">Urban Data Visualization Lab</a>, please take a look at this <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/dholl/2010-youth-impact-survey-presentation" target="_blank">slideshare</a> presentation.<br />
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The Journalism Program is continuing to review Letters of
Inquiry and soon will begin asking finalists for full proposals. On May 17, we gave our board of
directors a preview of Why News Matters.
They embraced the initiative and look forward to considering our
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Rheingold</a> calls these the essentials of news literacy in the digital age.
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article</a> from Nieman Journalism Lab, Rheingold’s new book “Net Smart: How to
Thrive Online,” examines how people can use the internet to better themselves
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effects of the sites like Google and Facebook don’t take into account the
humans’ ability to change their behavior. “If, like many others, you are
concerned social media is making people and cultures shallow, I propose we
teach more people how to swim and together explore the deeper end of the pool,”
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Times</a>, India, China and Japan are become the world’s largest newspaper
markets with paid circulations of 110 million, 109 million and 50 million,
respectively. The U.S. has experienced a loss a circulation loss of 17 percent
since 2006 (Europe’s loss is nearly double at 33.8 percent). To put those
numbers in perspective, over the same period of time, Asia’s circulation
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American newsrooms. Moreover, the report “<a href="http://www.apme.com/resource/resmgr/online_journalism_credibility/a_suggested_script.pdf">The
Longtail of News: To Unpublish or Not to Unpublish</a>” finds that around half
of those newsrooms lack an unpublishing policy. The shift to a digital medium
has altered the shelf life of stories that would have been trashed or stored on
microfilm 10 years ago. These days quotes live, seemingly, forever online, but,
as the <a href="http://www.cjr.org/the_news_frontier/unpublishing_requests_are_on_t.php?page=all">Columbia
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been on a steady decline since 1973. The question, of course, is why. According
to <a href="http://pressthink.org/2012/04/rosens-trust-puzzler-what-explains-falling-confidence-in-the-press/">Jay
Rosen</a> at PressThink.org, the question becomes even more complicated
considering the advances journalism has made in the intervening time:
journalists were becoming better educated, newsrooms were getting bigger and,
generally, professional standards seemed to be on the rise.<br />
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Meanwhile, according to Rosen’s article, institutions across the board are less
trusted, including churches, banks, public schools and government (all of which
showed similar, and, in some cases, worse declines.) Rosen also notes other
factors to consider, including what he calls “bad actors,” misinformation about
“liberal bias,” and, similarly, a notion of “working the refs” that perpetuates
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unveiled another year’s worth of Lisagor awards—more than 100 of them. By our
count, the Trib came away with 13, the Sun-Times eight, WBEZ six Crain’s and
the Southtown Star four apiece. Topics ranged from military couples to
immigration limbo, pension games to corruption in Cicero to criminals fleeing
the country. Reading through the list of winners is truly inspiring. We’re
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Society, took eight. At McCormick, we’ve been supporters of the Reporter for
many years, and are amazed at its sustained, inspired work. We thought we’d ask
Angela Caputo, who was named in three of the Reporter’s awards, to walk us
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in 4: </b>The number of investigations of police misconduct opened by the
Independent Police Review Authority in 2010 that are still open</li>
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million:</b> Total payments between January 2009 and November 2011 by the City of
Chicago in damages</li>
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“repeaters,” police officers who were named in at least two cases. They
represent 1 percent of the entire force. And the story names names; as it turns
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timing and resources: </b>“I started the police story in mid-February and we went
to the printer April 14. I had one primary intern—a recent Medill grad, Yisrael
Shapiro—working with me. A couple other interns chipped in an hour here and
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compiling data: </b>“I started the project by compiling city settlement reports in
an Excel file. My primary data set was a build out from that. The city reports
include the case number related to each settlement, the damages paid by the
city. Yisrael and I went into pacer to download most of the related files. I
pulled others manually from the Cook County courthouses. In those court case
files, we found the police officer’s names and the addresses where the alleged
misconduct occurred. We logged all of that info into that main spreadsheet. I
then used mapping software, Access and Excel to analyze it.”</li>
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of police board rulings to see which of the “repeaters” faced discipline.” </li>
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Independent Police Review Authority. They gave me two sets of files—one data
set of all complaints and another of closed investigations--which I joined in
Access then analyzed in Excel. I also used FOIA to get police reports from CPD
to learn the nitty-gritty about some of the allegations. I also FOIA’d the
state’s attorney’s office to see how many police officers are facing
prosecution in the criminal courts. I looked those up manually at the
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police misconduct settlements are never investigated. In 91 percent of the
complaints forwarded from the civil courts to the Independent Police Review
Authority, an investigation was never opened. Where’s the oversight?”</li>
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Part 3 of Resolutions: A Digital Dialogue: This video was made by Evanston Township High School students and interweaves footage shot from when the students shadowed each other at one another’s schools, as well as clips from a 3-hour discussion that took place in the TV studio at ETHS.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #616161; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Six weeks ago, we invited you to submit ideas
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midst of evaluating the applications. More than 90 percent of them focus
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If your sister wearing your sweater made you mad, why not talk to a few peers to see what makes them mad too? And even take it further – ask a school counselor or family therapist to ask them what makes young people mad. Or what about the system for rating movies? What differences really exist between the R-rated movie you can’t see and the PG movie you can see. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ever noticed that construction site down the street? Maybe a shopping center is being put in. Will that mean more jobs for teen readers? Or what will that new bridge mean for traffic near the school?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Might explore automobiles and safety issues. Or look into computers. What computers do students need to bring with them to college? You don’t want a PC if your major uses software that works better on Macs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Everything from a flu epidemic to snow days can be cause for worry. You can contact everyone from the school nurse to the county health department to get specific details about how to keep yourself healthy and precautions to take. And snow days don’t have to be a mystery. Find out who makes the decisions for your school and when and what they use as a basis. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But the bottom line is that you have to localize – and “teen-ize” – your ideas. Give your readers info they won’t find elsewhere because it’s not written just for them. You’re the only one writing for your specific audience. Dig for the sources with the info that can make a difference in their lives and yours.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8870273681579654060.post-44527670663068616272012-04-02T11:01:00.002-05:002012-04-09T09:42:01.091-05:00Why News Matters: Sailing<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ever since we started to move our attention toward the audience and issues of information credibility, we’ve been astounded at how momentum is growing for what we and others are calling News Literacy. <br /><br />Examples of news literacy ‘teaching moments’ seem to be coming at us in a flurry. From the Kony 2012 <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4MnpzG5Sqc" target="_blank">video</a> to the Mike Daisey “This American Life” <a href="http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/454/mr-daisey-and-the-apple-factory" target="_blank">piece</a> and <a href="http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/460/retraction" target="_blank">retraction</a>, as well as the purportedly <a href="http://www.yaleclimatemediaforum.org/2012/02/on-leaked-heartland-documents-relax-breathe-deeply-take-your-time/" target="_blank">leaked documents</a> from the Heartland Institute, compelling examples abound. Each new instance raises – in very different ways – issues of credibility, bias, the difference between spin and high-quality reporting – and how to distinguish between the two.<br /><br />But there’s more: We’re seeing and hearing testimony from a lot of people that they are as concerned as we are, and want to play a role in moving things in the right direction. At this point, in this nascent field, we’ve got more questions than answers: What are the most compelling ways for credible news and information to come alive for young people? Can the isolation of growing old in a big city be mitigated through the potential of digital information literacy to connect people? Can the young produce reporting that speaks beyond their peers and has meaning for all of us? How can news organizations use their platform to engage readers in dialogue and educate them about the mysteries of reporting? And as Richard Rodriguez explored in his Harper’s magazine <a href="http://harpers.org/archive/2009/11/0082712" target="_blank">essay</a> two years ago: Who plays the role of helping to shape the identity of today’s cities? And is there a role for those engaged in workforce development, adult literacy, technology, the arts and other areas?<br /><br />Here are just a few examples of ways that we see news literacy as being tremendously relevant:</span><br />
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">· <!--[endif]--><b>YLCM:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>In a conversation with
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term youth media and now talk about ‘youth-led community media.’ Young people
aged 14 and into their twenties are playing a role in reporting on community
issues. We see this same commitment to quality in other places: Witness Free
Spirit Media’s 10-minute<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM7t132j0Hg">documentary</a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>on food deserts in North Lawndale.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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learn to report, their journalism becomes a springboard for deeper civic
engagement. A great example is the “What’s hitting teens harder than adults?”
townhall organized by Columbia LINKS, where high school reporters launched a
special edition R-Wurd magazine at an event featuring experts and elected
officials. See the issue<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://issuu.com/thecolumbiachronicle/docs/r_wurd_final_magazine">here</a>.
It includes a cover story “Not Hiring: The plight of jobless teens,” as well as
a piece on hoodies as fashion. How timely.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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creative ways to connect with audiences. An example is the DC-based Pulitzer
Center, which sent a photojournalist and a poet to<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=je7ZRRsZae8">cover</a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Haiti post-earthquake. Erin Polgreen
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tells the story of a doctor who survived six Bosnian concentration camps, just
penned an op-ed for the Los Angeles Times. In it she lays out how after three
years of interviews for her book, her editor told her to go and confirm the
facts. So she went, as she says, to ‘fact-check horror.’ She lays out how this
ultimately led to<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-lieblich-daisey-fact-bosnia-20120321,0,4647110.story">richer
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Chicago’s South Side – in a News Literacy Project program – produced an audio
report on the impact of video games on their lives. It’s simply great work. The
story is<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.thenewsliteracyproject.org/blog/students_in_nlp_after_school_program_produce_broadcast_report_on_video_game">here</a>.<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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If you’ve missed the informational sessions, we’ve posted our <a href="http://www.mccormickfoundation.org/page.aspx?pid=972">March 9 Why News Matters overview webinar</a> for online viewing. Very soon, we’ll add recordings of our two news literacy guest presenters, <a href="https://journalism.cc.stonybrook.edu/?p=909">Dean Miller of the Center for News Literacy</a> at Stony Brook University, and <a href="http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/wsas/academics/journalism/grosenberg.htm">Geanne Rosenberg of Baruch College</a>. In the meantime, feel free to browse the presentation slides from our March 27 informational session below:<br />
<a href="http://documents.mccormickfoundation.org/journalismCRF/BaruchNewsLit.pdf">Download Geanne Rosenberg's presentation</a><br />
<a href="http://documents.mccormickfoundation.org/journalismCRF/WNMPresentation.pdf">Download the <i>Why News Matters</i> overview presentation </a><br />
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And we have taken <i>Why News Matters</i> on the road. Since developing the concept in January, the Journalism Program staff has been talking with universities, news organizations, libraries, community groups, jobs training programs, educators, civic organizations, arts groups, media literacy organizations, digital folks, entrepreneurs and independent journalists. We’ve truly enjoyed these conversations and your thoughtful ideas and questions about shaping a long-term strategy and approach to news literacy in Chicago.<br />
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To help you prepare your application, we’ve compiled a few additional frequently asked questions from our recent informational sessions:<br />
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<b>Many of you have asked us to elaborate on our evaluation process and requirements. </b>We’re pleased to share our <a href="http://documents.mccormickfoundation.org/journalismCRF/LogicModel.pdf">evaluation logic model </a>to give you a better sense of our program goals and framework and how your ideas might align. We plan to develop more detailed evaluation metrics from our work with Why News Matters grantees.<br />
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<b>How can news literacy be incorporated into an area like work-force training? </b><br />
News literacy is intertwined with media, digital and other literacies. We feel there are synergies with these disciplines in citizenship, workforce development and workforce reentry programs. McCormick, for example, funds digital navigators at the Chicago Public Libraries. Much of this traffic comes from older people looking for jobs. Another example: Financial literacy teachers better connect with students by illustrating curriculum with relevant current economic events. We want to know your ideas on how news literacy skills align with other learning skills. <br />
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<b>You say you want to engage the community. What’s your take on the role of journalism in advocacy and community organizing? </b><br />
We are exploring this question now more than ever in the past. That said, we are firm believers in pure journalism skills. We’re certainly looking at different ways that people learn and engage, but the focus has to be on informing and stimulating citizen action through a news literacy lens. <br />
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<b>Do I have to create a separate user name and log-in for every application I submit? </b><br />
You may submit multiple applications using the same username and password. Each application you submit will be assigned a unique identification number to help you keep track of your applications. See below:<br />
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At any time, you can access and work on your application(s) by logging into your grant application account by logging-in from <a href="https://www.grantrequest.com/SID_1449">https://www.GrantRequest.com/SID_1449</a>. You can toggle between Submitted Applications and In Progress Applications by clicking on the “Show” drop down menu on the top right hand corner.<br />
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<i>Remember: To apply, fill out this brief application form on our online application system. Note: If you are a new user to our online application system, you'll need to enter your e-mail address and create a password. If you already are registered with us, you can use your existing McCormick Grant Request log-in and password. (Current grantees: This is the same log-in and password you used to complete your year-end grant reports).</i><br />
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</div>Janet Liaohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09743600131775863338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8870273681579654060.post-89841758617283247512012-03-28T09:23:00.006-05:002012-03-29T15:44:24.405-05:00Register Now: Webinar on Youth and Information Quality<div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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Learn from experts at the Berkman Center about how young people interact with digital media. If you want to learn more about news literacy and get ideas for various news literacy applications for youth, you won't want to miss this free webinar!<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Program Description </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Youth and Media Team at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society will introduce the concept of "information quality" and discuss where it comes from and why it's useful for looking at how young people interact with the Internet and digital media. Youth practices of searching for, evaluating, creating, and sharing online information will be at the center of this conversation. In many respects, such practices - and the underlying skills - form the core of “digital citizenship”. The Internet affords young people myriad opportunities to consume and create news information and to participate in online networks, which require various types of interactions with online information. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The webinar will start with a discussion of key insights from the Berkman report, “<a href="http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/7486">Youth and Digital Media: From Credibility to Information Quality</a>.” The report describes the process by which youth engage with online information, including the connected phases of information seeking, evaluating, creating, and sharing. The report also considers how youths' dynamic process of information use can differ at home, among friends, or at school. After introducing these ideas, the webinar will discuss how the online news ecosystem is a rich setting for testing the potential of youth content creation. When youth create media, they often enhance their searching and evaluating skills in the process. By consuming and contributing news in new ways, youth are changing what it means to be a citizen and participant in online communities. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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The event, held at Roosevelt University and the Chicago Cultural Center, included a series of awards to the teens and their respective print and online newspapers. Among the awards were the winner for overall layout, overall newspaper, community story, entertainment story and Journalist of the Year, which came with a $1,500 scholarship.</div>
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The 20<sup>th</sup> annual ceremony also included workshops by professional journalists on issues such as hyperlocal reporting, newspaper design and generating story ideas. A workshop by <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/maurahernandez" target="_blank">Maura Hernandez</a> of the Chicago Tribune highlighted the use of various digital tools, such as networking social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Storify, to enhance articles. Another presentation, by <a href="https://journalism.cc.stonybrook.edu/?p=909" target="_blank">Dean Miller</a> of Stony Brook University, delved into ways in which news literacy fosters a more engaged and discerning citizenry.<br />
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A full list of the award winners can be found <a href="http://documents.mccormickfoundation.org/journalismCRF/hsawards2012.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Congratulations to all of the participating schools and journalists, including <a href="http://www.wyoung.org/ourpages/newspaper/72%20October%202010.pdf" target="_blank">Diana Rosen</a> of Whitney Young who won the award for Journalist of the Year.</span></span><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><br />
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For more information on other Scholastic Press Association events, visit: <a href="http://spac-chicago.blogspot.com/">http://spac-chicago.blogspot.com/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8870273681579654060.post-60952050515873729592012-03-14T16:23:00.006-05:002012-03-16T17:00:03.622-05:00Missed the Why News Matters Webinar? Watch the Replay!Last Friday, the Journalism Program hosted a webinar about the <i>Why News Matters</i> initiative and answered questions from applicants and interested parties.<br />
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A few of you asked about where to find additional research about news literacy. We've compiled <a href="http://mccormickmediamatters.blogspot.com/2012/02/why-news-matters-resources.html">a list of current research projects and programs</a>, and will be adding more to the list in the upcoming weeks.<br />
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Check out the replay of the webinar below:<br />
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We will be hosting one more informational sessions this month about <i>Why News Matters,</i> where you can learn more about news literacy from experts and have a chance to ask the Journalism Program staff any questions you may have. The event is in-person meetings, which will take place at the McCormick Foundation's offices on March 27 at 3 p.m. CT. We still have a few spots remaining, so <a href="http://mccormickfoundation.org/page.aspx?pid=972">please register ASAP</a>.<br />
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We look forward to continuing the brainstorming and conversations with you.Janet Liaohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09743600131775863338noreply@blogger.com0