How Do You Write a Solutions Journalism Follow-up Article?

Journalists love to cover the new things — the new policy, the new grant announcement, the new plan for the city. But then what? Solutions journalism can be a valuable tool for revisiting those new things once they're not so new anymore. Emma Löfgren, a solutions journalism trainer and editor for The Local, used a story by Becky Waterton to illustrate how solutions reporting can be valuable for assessing whether that policy, grant or plan actually worked. Maybe you’ll find your next story.