1.   An even bigger concern is that unrealistic expectations for public journalism projects will deepen existing citizen cynicism.

2.   And even some who support aspects of public journalism say that the papers here have gone too far in ignoring the horse race.

3.   Advocates of public journalism see a clear connection between the travails of our civic culture and the performance of the media.

4.   All but the most starry-eyed public journalism advocates are aware of these risks.

5.   But all the salesmanship and hard work of public journalism advocates is only a start.

6.   But Kovach also said public journalism represented an effort to help journalism do its most important job.

7.   But the debate over public journalism, raging in think tanks, newsrooms, and journalism schools, is more than an academic one.

8.   Civic journalism, or public journalism as it is sometimes called, is a voguish new addition to the campaign scene.

9.   Citizen skepticism about the media can linger after the best-intentioned public journalism project.

10.   Even at a newspaper that has embraced public journalism, there can be deep divisions within the newsroom.