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Solutions Journalism Is
RIGOROUS REPORTING ON
RESPONSES TO SOCIAL PROBLEMS
A UNIVERSE OF STORIES
THAT AREN’T BEING TOLD
COVERING WHAT WORKS,
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A CRITICAL PART OF THE
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CONNECTING PROBLEMS
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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.

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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
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How a Tweet and a leap of faith led to a solutions journalism class focused on #MeToo

July 28, 2019

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How Otula Owuor helps journalists tell “a complete story” on science in Africa

Nairobi’s famed reporter-editor-speaker-mentor-founder says Africa needs science journalism more than any other continent. Learn how our July Member-of-the-Month is making that happen — using “all the Ws” of traditional journalism, a deep understanding of the community he’s covering, and “ears and eyes” for on-the-ground solutions.

July 22, 2019

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Election 2020: Telling a different story

The Solution Journalism Network’s Renewing Democracy initiative provides grant funding for solutions-focused coverage that avoids hyperpartisanship and sensationalism to explore what works.

July 13, 2019

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Now Offering: Mountain West Travel Grants

Would traveling to another community help you tell a better solutions story? If you’re a local journalist working in the Mountain West, these grants can help

June 25, 2019

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“We were really scared to talk about it”: How solutions journalism helped confront college drinking

The resulting project spurs self-examination and strategies for change

June 23, 2019

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Introducing the LEDE Fellowship

Got an idea for a solutions journalism project in your community (and beyond)? The LEDE Fellowship could be a great opportunity.

June 23, 2019

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10 Grants to Support Your Solutions Reporting

Need some support to make your solutions journalism story happen? These grants can help.

June 17, 2019

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How to Cover Incarceration Using a Solutions Lens

We brought together three journalists to tell us how to change the current narrative around incarceration

May 29, 2019

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