Civic Journalism In The Age Of Financial Giants

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  President Barck Obama gets of Air Force One in Cleveland with Senator Sherrod Brown, United States Representatives Betty Sutton and Marcy Kaptur. In the early days of the internet, you would only get this through corporate news channels, but civic projects like the Observer have garnered enough credibility that we are now invited guests by the newsmakers. photo by Ivor Karabatovic
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  President Barack Obama’s recent trip to Lorain Community College underlined the change in media. Almost half of the media covering the event came from non-traditional media projects. When George W. Bush ran for re-election, we had to explain to everyone what “civic journalism” was. Now the Observers are invited to most events. photo by Ivor Karabatvoic
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  President Barack Obama at Lorain Comminty College. photo by Ivor Karabatovic
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  photo by Ivor Karabatovic
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  photo by Ivor Karabatovic
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  photo by Deb O'Bryan