Mike Needs, public editor at the Akron Beacon Journal, in a piece about, what else, Rathergate, equates blogs to civic journalism. Saying in part:
…I welcome the world of blogging. It offers the ultimate in civic journalism — anyone can become a publisher, everyone can get involved.
It also keeps the regular media more accountable, rapidly [...]
I was unaware that Public Journalism awards were being given in news contests, but among its award winning categories the Society of Professional Journalists in Ohio offers an award for best Public Journalism stories written in the state.
And the winners are:
For print over 100,000:
Best Public Journalism: first, “Collision Course,” James Pilcher and Tony Lang, [...]
Welcome to Red State/Blue State, a feature presented by The Anniston Star of Anniston, Ala., and The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Anniston Star editorial page editor Bob Davis says, “This is our seventh week of hosting this forum between two Red Staters and two Blue Staters. We ask a question each week for the contributors.”
Its introduction says [...]
Chris Willis and Shayne Bowman at Hypergene MediaBlog have been busy blogging this week.
Lots of good posts from newly released academic research at FirstMonday to examining the public affairs and news value of blogging via posts by Christine Boese at CNN Headline News and Douglas Rushkoff.
The press must take responsibility for its part in the denigration of American politics. This inability to reflect upon itself became apparent to me today as I was finishing The Two W’s of Journalism by Maxwell McCombs and Davis Merritt and then reading today’s New York Times story Democrats Seek Louder Voice From Edwards. The [...]
As you might know, the Harnisch Foundation under the direction of Ruth Ann Harnisch gave us a substantial gift to start the Center for for Sustainable Journalism at Kennesaw State University. We are up and running. Keep abreast of what is happening at SustainableJournalism.org 
Leonard Witt is the Robert D. Fowler Distinguished Chair in Communication at Kennesaw State University and the chief blogger of PJNet. His academic interests include public and citizen journalism and how to get citizens' voices heard. He has spent most of his professional career as an award-winning journalist.