As trust in news media declines and more Americans tune out stories they find too negative or exhausting, solutions journalism — rigorous reporting on responses to social problems — offers a path forward. This approach doesn’t shy away from serious issues but reframes them through the lens of collective agency and possibility.
On Sept. 17, we’ll focus on how to integrate solutions journalism into your beat or newsroom, with insights from reporter Megan Banta (Salt Lake Tribune), editor Jenna Dennison (Northwest Public Broadcasting), and host Jaisal Noor (Solutions Journalism Network).
We’ll share proven techniques drawn from work with more than 80 newsrooms covering elections, democracy, housing, education, and other critical issues.
On Sept. 3, we introduced the fundamentals of solutions journalism — why it adds value to beat reporting, how to craft a solutions story across platforms, avoid common pitfalls, and use the 16,000+ stories in the Solutions Story Tracker to discover promising responses in other communities.
ICYMI: – Watch the Sept. 3 session: https://youtu.be/vIak5IxAUqg?feature=shared – Worksheet: https://solu.news/5ehm (view-only — make a copy to save)
This training is part of the Advancing Democracy webinar series, from the Solutions Journalism Network and partners Hearken, Trusting News, and Good Conflict.
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