solutions journalism

A theory of journalism that looks at both the problem and the response to a social issue. The Solutions Journalism Network offers four criteria for reporting using solutions journalism:

  1. Focus on how the response or responses to the problem have or have not worked, and why.
  2. Show insights, making relevant why the responses to the problem are relevant and accessible to others.
  3. Show data or qualitative results of the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of the responses to the problem.
  4. Report on the limitations and shortcomings of the responses to the problem, and why it may work well for one community or group, but not for another.

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