Where does journalism fit in the media landscape of blogs tweets Facebook postings You Tube videos & literally billions of Web pages? Public Journalism 20 examines the ways that civic or public journalism is evolving especially as audience-created content-sometimes referred to as citizen journalism or participatory journalism-becomes increasingly prominent in contemporary media As the contributors to this edited volume demonstrate the mere use of digital technologies is not the fundamental challenge of a new citizen-engaged journalism; rather a depper understanding of how civicpublic journalism can inform citizen-propelled initiatives is required Through a mix of original research essays interviews & case studies this collection establishes how public journalism principles & practices offer journalists scholars & citizens insights into how digital technology & other contemporary practices can increase civic engagement & improve public life Each chapter concludes with pedagogical features including Theoretical Implications highlighting the main theoretical lessons from each chapter Practical Implications applying the chapter's theoretical findings to the practice of citizen-engaged jouranlis Reflection Questions prompting the reader to consider how to extend the theory & application of the chapter blogging & other participatory journalism practices enabled by digital technology are not always in line with the original vision of public journalism which strives to report news in such a way as to promote civic engagement by its audience Public Journalism 20 seeks to reinvent public journalism for the 21st century & to offer visions of how digital technology can be enlisted to promote civic involvement in the news