A call to witness the human fellowship of solutions

LiCAS News, the Archdiocese of Bangkok’s English-language news outlet, where Peter Monthienvichienchai, Ph.D. serves as editorial director, has adopted solutions journalism to break down the distance between reporters and subjects. Monthienvichienchai learned about the solutions journalism approach from a 2021 journalism workshop hosted by SIGNIS, the World Catholic Association for Communication, and led by accredited trainer Kavita Chandran. LiCAS' practice was reinforced through the Catholic Media Conference in Baltimore in 2023, which had a session on faith-based solutions journalism. At the 2024 National Catholic Social Communications Convention in the Philippines, Monthienvichienchai, serving as the secretary general of SIGNIS, called for improved “communion” with people through genuine human connection. He identified solutions journalism as an important storytelling tool to meet this goal. Monthienvichienchai says solutions journalism “allows us to tell stories of sacrifice and dedication by missionaries around Asia without ‘preaching’ or writing PR releases.” He adds, “Most importantly, it makes the story useful beyond Catholic readership.” LiCAS News is featured in the Solutions Story Tracker, and distributes solutions reporting through its Spotlight series.