11.   Some think civic journalism is the perfect response to declining readership.

12.   The California papers of the McClatchy chain are not identified with civic journalism.

13.   The decade-old civic journalism movement and the increased interactivity fostered by the Internet also have altered the journalistic landscape, paving the way for more citizen input.

14.   The specter of civic journalism.

15.   The trend includes civic journalism, so-called feel-good stories and solution columns.

16.   There have been small increases in circulation at several important newspapers that are experimenting with civic journalism.

17.   Yet civic journalism has run afoul of some high-profile critics.

18.   Yet, in many quarters, civic journalism is dismissed as boosterism masquerading as news.