To Inform or Entertain? May 1, 2012 In 1980, Ted Turner founded the Cable News Network (CNN), providing 24-hour television news coverage. This new 24-hour news cycle brought about a faster pace of news production. According to the CNN effect…
Thoughtful Debate or an Entertaining Boxing Match? May 1, 2012 In 2011, Gallup, the polling organization, found that 6 in 10 Americans wanted members of a new bipartisan panel to find ways to cut deficit, even if the resulting deal…
This video includes remarks on the release of “Civic Life in America” by Heather Peeler, Chief Strategy Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service.
Kristen Cambell to speak on a panel at the Annenberg Learning Center at the Reagan Foundation and Library on civic engagement through social media.
Kristen Cambell, Director of Programs and New Media, spoke at and participated in the Citizens’ Toolbox Conference in March 2011.
This panel was convened at the 66th Annual National Conference on Citizenship on September 22, 2011 in Pheonix, Arizona by NCoC and the Bipartisan Policy Center.
Zocalo Public Square October 25, 2011 The New Economic Realities Will Change Our Relationship to Government—Maybe For the Better by David B. Smith and Pete Peterson The sun–washed Polihale State Beach Park in Kauai seems an unlikely place to see…
Jacksonville Daily Record October 2, 2012 by Joe Wilhelm Jr., Staff Writer A long-time supporter of civics education in schools, former Florida Gov. and U.S. Sen. Bob Graham encouraged The Jacksonville Bar Association in its development of a program to…
by Sharon Jayson, USA Today December 12, 2012 Americans are a neighborly lot — and increasingly so, according to a national study that finds 76% trust most or some of their neighbors, 44% talk to them frequently and 65% exchange…
by Ashley Trim, in City Journal December 14, 2011 California’s periodic crises have often yielded opportunities for innovation in public policy. From progressive reforms at the turn of the twentieth century to “sunshine” laws in the 1950s, Californians have been…
On February 7, Harvard Institute of Politics Director Trey Grayson talked with WGHB Greater Boston about the release of the Massachusetts Civic Health Index.
USA Today article discusses the trend of young people serving, but says it’s not all about a shaky economy.