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

Have you heard? Solutions stories outperform problem-focused news; are more interesting, trustworthy, and uplifting; and inspire people to get involved.

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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, 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
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Solutions journalism, in the words of our network.

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The power of asking, ‘Is there a better way?’

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July 26, 2021

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3 reasons educators love SJN’s Journalist in the Classroom

July 13, 2021

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Francine Huff joins Solutions Journalism Network as director of journalism school partnerships

Huff brings extensive experience in both newsrooms and classrooms to the role, which aims to advance a system-level change across the field of journalism.

July 7, 2021

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What we learned talking to ~100 newsrooms about solutions journalism

The results from our 2020 Newsroom Survey

June 30, 2021

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SJN'S CRITERIA FOR GOOD SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM:
  • Comes from a news outlet; has a date and a byline.
  • Focuses primarily on a response to a problem.
  • Conveys insight, so that its lessons are relevant and teachable to others.
  • Provides evidence of an approach's success or failure.
  • Addresses an approach's shortcomings or limitations.
  • Avoids advocacy, PR, and hero worship—instead focusing on credible, objective reporting.

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