The Citizens Election Project, funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts through the University of Maryland School of Journalism, assisted five media partnerships as they sought to apply the principles of civic journalism to their coverage of the upcoming presidential election campaign. The five partnerships, which are continuing to focus on election issues, are:


New Hampshire "Voters Voice"

  • New Hampshire Voters Grill Pat Buchanan on abortion stance.

  • Boston

  • The People's Voice Forum
  • The Boston Globe Visits Derry, New Hampshire
  • WABU-TV and WBUR-FM Visit Derry, New Hampshire
  • WBUR-FM Visits Framingham, Massachusetts

  • Florida "Voices of Florida"

  • WUSF-FM explores the issues of concern to Florida voters

  • Iowa "The Citizens Caucus"

  • The Wisconsin State Journal discuss the Iowa caucus

  • Focus Groups

  • Pew Research Center for the People and the Press
  • The Harwood Group

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