Posts in 'Research'

Want to fight climate despair? It starts with how we tell the story.
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A More Friendly Environment: New Research on Climate & Solutions Journalism
Alex Segrè Cohen, assistant professor of science and risk communications at the University of Oregon's School of Journalism and Communication, joined...
Solutions Journalism Network
2024 Advancing Democracy Fellowship
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How the Engagement Journalism Movement Is Changing Political News Content
Retraining journalists in covering politics is having an impact, according to research by Sue Robinson, journalism professor at University of...
Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly
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Climate Solutions and Climate Attribution in Extreme Heat Press Coverage: The July 2022 U.K. Heatwaves
The July 2022 U.K. heatwaves serve as a case study for how media outlets report on extreme heat events and their connection to climate change. Using...
Environmental Communication
Emmanuel Maduneme and Alex Segrè Cohen
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Solutions Journalism Stories Boost Pro-Environmental Behavioral Intentions Through Positive Affect and Collective Efficacy Beliefs
Does climate solutions journalism spur action? New research certainly suggests it does. Emmanuel Maduneme, a doctoral candidate at the University of...
Environment and Behavior
Agroforestry in Zambia. Photo by Charlie Pye-Smith/World Agroforestry Centre
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Seeing Beyond Crisis: Analyzing Photographs and Photographer Bylines in Solutions-Oriented Environmental Journalism Stories
Through content analysis, researchers have explored how the environment is visually represented in solutions-oriented news stories. Story topics...
Sandbags are stacked outside an apartment building
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Framing Climate Solutions: An Exploratory Quantitative Content Analysis
Researchers have found that the majority of climate solutions journalism in the United States focuses on how people are adapting to the impacts of...
Environmental Communication
2023-24 Revenue Beacon Cohort
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How Five Newsrooms Tied Solutions Journalism to New Dollars
Five innovative and creative newsrooms — AL.com, Civil Eats, The Dallas Morning News, The Keene Sentinel and WSHU — explored new ways of earning...
Solutions Journalism Network
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Beyond the Classroom: Evaluating Solutions Journalism Education From the Perspective of University Graduates
Researchers have found that journalists who received solutions journalism training during their studies say it improved their reporting and...
Jornalismo de Soluções: Desafios e Vivências Inovadoras
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Jornalismo de Soluções: Desafios e Vivências Inovadoras
Professor Antonio Simões has now published his second solutions journalism book, "Jornalismo de soluções: desafios e vivências inovadoras" ("Solutions...
Collaborative Scaffolding: The Key to Successful Collaborative Journalism
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Collaborative Scaffolding: The Key to Successful Collaborative Journalism
The Tow Center studied the impact six collaboratives created for their members, their partner newsrooms, their media ecosystems and their communities...
Tow Center