A recent project by New Internationalist called “Decolonize How?” uses solutions journalism to explore what it could mean to ‘decolonize’ when it comes to addressing inequality and global poverty. “The subjects we covered included land rights, tax justice, trans rights, debt and the movements working to challenge colonial...
The hits just keep coming from the Mental Health Collaborative, made up of nine student newsrooms in North Carolina and part of SJN’s Student Media Challenge! The Pepperdine University Graphic solutions journalism team wrote a piece explaining its work for the semester. “As young journalists, we will be covering the consequences of climate change,” they wrote...
Gen Z is particularly likely to get its news from TikTok. Newsrooms are taking note — not only offering their stories on social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok, but also inviting Gen Z members themselves to hold the mic. The team at The Salt Lake Tribune recently reported on a program helping students advocate for their own and their peers’ mental...
Climate is a core focus at the Solutions Journalism Network as our organization leads a global shift in journalism centered on what the news misses most often: how people are trying to solve problems and what we can learn from their successes or failures. To that end, SJN is placing an increased emphasis on helping others advance solutions practice through innovative...
CTN Fellows, top row from left: Joseph Darius Jaafari, Shia Levitt, Hugo Balta, Sanya Kamidi. Middle: James Rinker, Deborah Douglas, Jamie Jiang. Bottom: Ashton Marra, Richard Davies, Audrey Henderson, Colleen Hagerty. As the United States grapples with worsening polarization and seemingly intractable conflict, the Solutions Journalism Network is thrilled to announce...
Meet the 2024 Climate Solutions Cohort Fellows: Bennet Goldstein (He/Him) reports on water and agriculture as Wisconsin Watchâs Report for America representative on the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk â a collaborative reporting network across the Basin. Before this, Goldstein was on the breaking news team at the Omaha World-Herald in Nebraska. He has...
What the 9 Millones team learned about community outreach as a Solutions Journalism Climate Beacon by Camille Padilla Dalmau, founder, 9 Millones 9 Millones hosting a community listening workshop. Photo courtesy of the author. “We need critical hope the way a fish needs unpolluted water” — Paulo Freire, “Pedagogy of Hope: Reliving Pedagogy of the Oppressed” In Puerto...
5 min read · 3 hours ago Launched in conjunction with local partners Science Africa and Nigeria Health Watch, SJNâs Africa Initiative has now worked with dozens of newsrooms, mainly across Nigeria and Kenya. And while we had high hopes for the program, the enthusiasm and dedication weâve encountered has easily exceeded all of them. Explore social media posts of...
by Holly Wise, program operations manager and SJN Awards manager Today we’re thrilled to announce the winners of the inaugural Solutions Journalism Network Awards program! With over 400 entries from 13 countries, the competition was fierce. From established national outlets to the heart of rural communities and the next generation of journalists, this awards program...
The WHYY News Civic Dialogue Summit in Philadelphia focused on one of our favorite topics – how news organizations can contribute to civic dialogue. Liza Gross, senior adviser of the Solutions Journalism Network, spoke about the importance of building relationships before a crisis hits. Check out this event recap to read her words of wisdom and other takeaways from...