In the News

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  Read current articles from news publications around the world, with titles such as: "Women Refuse to Take Aging Seriously;" "Volunteer Work Keeps Retirees Active, Gives Meaning to Lives;" "Breaking Down Age Barriers;" and "More senior citizens are seeking jobs" Read more. 
• Redefining Retirement Press Project
  Includes resources for journalists to use in covering the topic of civic engagement. Funded by the Atlantic Philanthropies Grant, this press project includes several media backgrounders and a selection of resources on civic engagement and aging. Learn more.

Veteran journalists on the age beat explored the challenges of covering issues in civic engagement at the recent 2006 NCOA-ASA Joint Conference in Anaheim, during a special lunch-time panel titled "Civic Engagement in the Age Boom: What It Is and Where the Stories Are." This panel was part of the work done with ASA's Journalists Exchange on Aging as a way to infuse the concepts of civic engagement into the media and was sponsored by the Atlantic Philanthropies. On the far right is Karen Reyes, manager of editorial projects for AARP Magazine. Others shown from left side are Jane Glenn Haas, columnist, Orange County Register; and Elizabeth Pope, a freelance contributor to Time, the New York Times and other publications. Not shown is panelist Abigail Trafford, "My Time" columnist for the Washington Post and moderator Paul Kleyman, editor of Aging Today. Learn more about the ASA's Journalists Exchange on Aging, click here.