NOT REGISTERED? REGISTER HERE
Home img8

Solutions Journalism Is
A WAY TO SPARK
CONSTRUCTIVE DISCOURSE
TAKING AWAY EXCUSES
TO HOLD POWER TO ACCOUNT
A WAY TO BUILD TRUST
WITH YOUR AUDIENCE
COVERING WHAT WORKS,
WITHOUT THE FLUFF
CONNECTING PROBLEMS
AND POSSIBILITIES
PART OF A HIGHER-QUALITY
NEWS PRODUCT
RIGOROUS REPORTING ON
RESPONSES TO SOCIAL PROBLEMS
SHARPENING
ACCOUNTABILITY
A UNIVERSE OF STORIES
WAITING TO BE TOLD
A CRITICAL PART OF THE
FUTURE OF NEWS

We invite you to discover our rich selection of solutions stories on COVID-19 and to explore our curated topic pages on Containment, Coping & Adapting, and Care & Compassion.

We train and connect journalists to cover what’s missing in today’s news: how people are responding to problems.

We’re working to bring solutions journalism to every newsroom worldwide.

LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM IS +

Solutions journalism, in the words of our network.

Solutions Journalism...

  • Can be character-driven, but focuses in-depth on a response to a problem and how the response works in meaningful detail
  • Focuses on effectiveness, not good intentions, presenting available evidence of results
  • Discusses the limitations of the approach
  • Seeks to provide insight that others can use
See 9,148 solutions
journalism stories here
see who's already doing this
see why it matters

Solutions journalism, in the words of our network.

READY TO START PRACTICING SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM?
Visit The Hub, where we provide training for all types of journalism practitioners.

JOURNALISTS

Are you looking to become a better journalist? We’ve got the tools you need, whether you’re a seasoned freelancer or the youngest journalist at the newsroom.

news organizations

Are you an editor or a producer at a news outlet? We provide training, consulting, and other resources to help catalyze high-impact solutions reporting.

journalism educators

Teaching others how to do solutions journalism? Craft your own courses with our curriculum builder, and check out these resources on our blog.

go to the hub
Red circle Red circle light

Go To
the hub

NOT A JOURNALIST

(But you love great journalism)?

Explore SolutionsU®, a platform that connects you with stories and knowledge of what is working and is powered by the Solutions Story Tracker®​, ​​​a database of solutions journalism stories​.

From the Blog

Five solutions stories: Muslims counter COVID-19 with charity, community

Aysha Khan, a journalist for Religion News Service, highlights coverage of how Muslims in the U.S. are responding to the coronavirus

May 30, 2020

READ THE STORY

Public policy professor Betsy Schmidt uses SolutionsU to …

show students how overwhelmingly large social problems can be broken down into manageable-sized solutions.

May 20, 2020

READ THE STORY

“Making a Difference: Strategies for Solving Social Problems” Course

May 20, 2020

READ THE STORY

Sociology professor Sandra Enos uses SolutionsU to …

engage students in critical and careful analysis of challenges that face our local, national and global communities.

May 20, 2020

READ THE STORY

How I Taught System Thinking About Social Change

By Tina Rosenberg

May 20, 2020

READ THE STORY

‘It’s not happy journalism — it’s useful journalism’

May 20, 2020

READ THE STORY

Q&A with Philosophy Professor Judit Török

May 20, 2020

READ THE STORY

Green business professor Jay Friedlander uses SolutionsU to …

shift his students’ perspectives, from a problem mindset to solutions mindset.

May 20, 2020

READ THE STORY
Go to our Blog
Our Newsroom Partners
Nao logo
1 ee13d5icwh whihl61ecyq
Ksfr logo for header
Image.ashx
Missindy
Missionlocal
Bcc
Grist
Missing
Missing
Mobile press register
Missing
Montana pbs logo
Cut bank pioneer press logo
See All Newsroom Partners
Upcoming Webinar
Hub gettrained

Our next webinar is on June 3, 2020

We also do trainings by request if you can provide the space.

Go to Training Resources
support the network!

Donate now.

Share

Join Today

I WORK IN, TEACH, OR STUDY JOURNALISM Not a journalist, but I want to learn about solutions.

Join The Hub

AS A MEMBER, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO:
  • Access our training curriculum or attend a training
  • Share your stories
  • Join a local community of journalists
  • Attend story workshops and events to hone your craft
  • Get funding and additional support
  • Access the full Solutions Story Tracker®
  • Save favorite stories and create collections in your user profile
  • Receive emails containing the above offerings via occasional email throughout your membership
TO JOIN, PLEASE SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION (*=REQUIRED)

Not a journalist? Register here instead.

Your information will be used to complete your application, and to subscribe you to occasional updates. We will only send you relevant information, which may be sent to you through any channel for which you provide contact information to us. We may use this information to target content we send you, but we will never sell or transfer your information to 3rd parties for commercial or advertising purposes. We may use your information to connect you to 3rd parties for the purpose of improving your membership and enriching your professional network. You can unsubscribe at any time from any content delivery channel, or from all of them, though unsubscribing may prevent you from participating in the opportunities provided by this program. View our full privacy policy here.

CANCEL

Join Solutions U

Here is what you will get:
  • Unlimited access to thousands of stories from around the world
  • First look and access to new features, tools, and resources
  • Curated newsletters with top stories
  • Invitations to SolutionsU® community events
  • Receive emails containing the above offerings via occasional email throughout your membership
  • And much more to come…
It’s easy and will take less than 2 minutes.

Journalist or J-School? Register here instead.

Your information will be used to complete your application, and to subscribe you to occasional updates. We will only send you relevant information, which may be sent to you through any channel for which you provide contact information to us. We may use this information to target content we send you, but we will never sell or transfer your information to 3rd parties for commercial or advertising purposes. We may use your information to connect you to 3rd parties for the purpose of improving your membership and enriching your professional network. You can unsubscribe at any time from any content delivery channel, or from all of them, though unsubscribing may prevent you from participating in the opportunities provided by this program. View our full privacy policy here.

CANCEL

Site Acknowledgements

Photo Credits: Almudena Toral; Cody Pope; Matt Stokes; Kriston Bethel; Noah Friedman-Rudovsky

All other photos are licensed under Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 2.0 Generic Creative Commons license, and are credited to the following photographers: Rowan El Shimi; Samuele Arcidiacono; Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum 2017 © DW/H. W. Lamberz

Thank you to SurveyHero.com for letting us create online surveys for free