Fifteen Things Every Journalist Should Know About Public Engagement

Saturday 21 November 2009

ON THE AGENDA

Will Too Much Debt Fuel A Double-Dip Recession?

Francie Grace
Nov 20, 2009

That was the question raised by President Obama during an interview in China (one of our biggest creditors), as cartoonists seized the opportunity to comment on America's looming national debt. "It is important," said Mr.

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Will a Delay on the Climate Treaty be Time Well-Spent?

Scott Bittle
Nov 16, 2009

World leaders flatly admitted this weekend what everyone pretty much knew: there won't be a major deal on climate change at the big conference in Copenhagen next month. Instead, leaders will try to keep the process going, in hopes of coming up with a deal next year.

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Fifteen Things Every Journalist Should Know About Public Engagement

What is public engagement? How can journalists and public engagers work together to foster understanding of this key tool in citizen-based democracy?

Michael Remaley,Public Agenda's Director of Communications, has authored a handy piece titled "Fifteen Things Every Journalist Should Know about Public Engagement, " featured in a recent edition of the /National Civic Review/. The article breaks down the core principles of effective public engagement, debunks some popular misconceptions about the practice and discusses the role of journalists in facilitating understanding of the field.

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