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BIG NEWS TIME🥳🥳
The results are in from the most expansive research on solutions journalism ever done. Across 638 survey respondents, people consistently rated solutions-focused stories higher than problem-focused ones.
In short, it's
#newsthatworks
. What
@SmithGeiger
found:
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We wrote something on Facebook about journalism and the protests that people seem to like. Here it is:
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Everyone trying to reimagine or rebuild journalism must remember one thing: for all the disillusionment, only a restively small segment has given up on journalism.
People still crave it, and they would love us to succeed. That’s a beautiful gift.
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Every time a journalist quotes the most extreme view at a rally while making no real effort to understand why people feel that way, a child’s ice cream cone falls on the ground. Think about what you’re doing.
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A reminder that lots of people think Black communities don’t tackle problems themselves because that’s how a lot of journalism covers them.
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A journalist covering communities in conflict? Just a person stuck in endless arguments?
Take a look at 22 questions you can ask to deepen the conversation:
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Well ... it's announcement time. We find ourselves grateful beyond words for this gift, elated to be in the company of so many magnificent organizations, and energized for the road ahead. Let's go.
Following up on the commitment I made last year to give away the majority of my wealth in my lifetime: . (Note my Medium account is under my new last name -- changed back to middle name I grew up with, after my grandfather Scott.)
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Every journalist trying to clean up their browser tabs
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Big, big news tomorrow. Whether you’re an experienced solutions reporter or a dedicated skeptic, we’ll have some info for you.
Stay tuned....
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We’ve gotten a lot of new followers thanks to a generous
@KendraWrites
mention yesterday.
So who are we?
We’re an organization devoted to ensuring journalism brings light to society’s options, not just heat to its problems.
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Well, we've officially hit the big 1-0. 🎉🎉🎉
Instead of looking back, we're celebrating this incredible network and the vision of the future they're building.
Keep an eye out for treats throughout the year, and if you've got some SoJo memories or thoughts, use
#SJNturns10
🤝
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It's alive!!!!!!
We're connecting freelancers doing solutions journalism with editors who want to publish it (and, you know, pay you for it):
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We're beyond thrilled to receive a very generous grant from
@knightfdn
to help rebuild the future of
#localnews
, among some very distinguished company (
@ProPublica
,
@report4america
,
@frontlinepbs
,
@NewsLitProject
, among others). 1/2
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It happened everyone.
10,000 solutions stories in our Story Tracker.
We'll be celebrating until next Friday. Thank you, and stay tuned....
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Hot take: Journalism that focuses only on a particular community's problems becomes, itself, one of that community's problems.
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Solutions journalism: retiring “If it bleeds, it leads” for “Finding what’s effective is your directive.”
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If you'd told us 10 years ago that The New Yorker would produce a whole issue filled with climate solutions reporting, we might have said that's the stuff of our wildest hopes for solutions journalism.
And yet here it is.
Bottlenecks
A special issue exploring the climate solutions we can’t live without.
www.newyorker.com
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By eliminating 99% of sugar cane burning, Brazil's São Paulo state gained cleaner air, healthier residents, and stronger farms.
Florida says they can't do that.
So
@propublica
investigated exactly how Brazil does it to show another way is possible.
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We're delighted to see lots of new followers. So ... what the heck is solutions journalism?
It's investigative journalism about what's going right.
It's hope with teeth.
And the solutions journalism stories that change the conversation have these four qualities
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Say what you want about journalism, but there are actually too many great people working on too many promising, inspiring things for us to keep up with all of them.
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There are so many opportunities to get trained in solutions journalism coming up in the next two weeks.
Here's a quick thread with links, details, and dates.
(And a reminder that each is free and open to all.) Let's go:
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Even though solutions journalism isn’t about “feeling good” per se, it’s worth saying that journalism that inspires positive emotions isn’t inherently less serious.
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Tasting burnt cakes isn’t enough to create great bakers.
Learning about bankrupt companies isn’t enough to build successful businesses.
Watching only terrible movies isn’t enough to create great filmmakers.
Covering failure alone isn’t enough to build healthier societies.
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Seriously, thank you. Everyone who interacts with us on here, thank you. Somehow this little corner of the internet is supportive, generous, and caring - not just with us but with each other.
This is a heck of a network. Thank you.
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ICYMI: We just launched our new Journalists of Color Fellowship. It's a 9-month fellowship designed to support a cohort of diverse, next-gen leaders through solutions journalism, leadership training, mentorship and community of practice.
Ready? Apply:
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We've seen tons of great resources for journalists for this moment - everything from mental health to grants to jobs to WFH tips. This is by no means exhaustive (there are lots!) but just a few we love.
Here goes:
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One of the primary demands of the protest wave sweeping the country is a reduced reliance on policing to address crime and increased funding/support for community-based approaches.
Here are some stories about what's working (1/):
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Everyone's sick of conflict. If we want to transform it, we have to abandon assumption and simplicity in favor of listening and curiosity.
Here are 22 questions to help you do it, from the work of
@amandaripley
.
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Folks: Stay safe. Journalist or not. Today's one for the history books.
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Today is International
#FactCheckingDay
. Here's a collection of wonderful, fact-loving
@TEDTalks
that’ll encourage you to not just face the facts, but embrace them.
#TheWholeStory
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You're a freelancer.
You want to do solutions journalism.
@LauraOliver
and
@ejcnet
created a guide.
It is a wonderful guide.
Behold the guide:
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Oh hey Barack Obama is tweeting solutions journalism
As all 50 states begin the process of reopening, here are three articles that offer some lessons from other countries about the tradeoffs and policies involved. First, here’s what European nations have done to support workers:
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If you're procrastinating on a story, the finishing of which would reduce your stress, but you can't finish it because trying to is also too stressful, might we suggest obsessing over the formatting of your to-do list? The time just melts away.
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Solutions journalism is spreading faster than ever. Why? A global network of journalists who are teaching, reporting, and supporting. We gathered some highlights in our new 2021 Annual Report — no longer our usual 20-page PDF but a website!
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🚨🚨🚨We've just launched our third annual solutions journalism mentorship cohort. If you're a journalist seeking a mentor, applications are open!
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@mackenziebezos
From all of us, thank you so very much. We are humbled and honored beyond anything a tweet can contain.
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#DVpit
is more than a hashtag.
It's a safe space for aspiring authors of color to pitch their books in the hopes of connecting with an agent.
@mellamomariela
reports for
@ozy
how this might have changed the whole industry.
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With everyone talking solutions journalism today, we're making lots of friends. But there are also - understandably - lots of questions too.
Isn't that PR? Are we telling people what to do? Nope. It's about applying the same rigor to the problem and what's fixing it. Like this:
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For those who don’t know us, we’re just a humble journalism support organization trying to make sure checking the news doesn’t constantly feel like reading Cormac McCarthy’s The Road.
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Join our next
#SJSpaces
event for an hour of solutions journalism and climate with
@PetroniAgostino
and
@Kamal_t
!
Crack a drink, grab a snack, ask a question. We'll see you there:
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If you're writing a solutions-focused story, you'll need four core pieces:
1. A focus on the RESPONSE to a problem and *how* it's done
2. EVIDENCE of effectiveness (or lack thereof)
3. INSIGHTS people can learn from
4. Coverage of the response's LIMITATIONS
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Solutions journalism isn’t about finding THE answer. That doesn’t exist. Instead, it’s about investigating effectiveness.
That could mean
- an approach working better than status quo
- moderate success, even with a long way to go
- a response working in some ways but not others
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Curious about applying solutions journalism to women's rights and equity? Drop in, listen, and ask a question as we talk with
@SeunDuro1
and
@ChabeliH
Thursday at 12PM EST/6 PM WAT and CET live on Spaces.
Set your reminder at the link
#SJspaces
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Actually imagine how different the news landscape would be if even 10% of “here’s a crazy thing someone said” stories were replaced with “here’s a thing that’s working somewhere” stories.
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The secret’s out! We hit the jackpot.
@RGAMeyer
will be leading our work in Africa with an incredible (and growing) team of newsrooms. More staff news to come....
It is with a great sense of responsibility I announce my new role as Manager, Africa Initiative at the Solutions Journalism Network.
Solutions journalism is not new, as proven by our implementing partners
@nighealthwatch
,
@ScienceAfrica5
and various media organs across Africa.
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A lot of people (journalists included) have to watch, hear and confront some very painful present and history right now.
There’s a lot of grief. No, it’s not just you. No, it doesn’t have to be this way. Yes, the road is long. Yes, we can make it. Yes, you can grieve.
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People don't see solutions journalism as optional in their local news coverage. It's now a must. Audiences agree that reporting on the problems and what's working to address them combine for a healthy news diet. (2/10)
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Thanks to some diligent work (including from
@_lesliecory
), we now have *16* solutions stories in our Story Tracker around successful responses to
#COVID19
. This moment feels overwhelming, but victories are happening.
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The worst. Thing. In. A story. Doesn't. Have. To be. The headline.
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We can listen better. We need to listen better. And we can help bring understanding in polarized times by asking questions that go beneath conflict:
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Want a daily dose of solutions journalism? Just say –
#HeyGoogle
Tell Me Something Good – and your
@google
assistant will deliver a solutions journalism story.
#TMSG
#TheWholeStory
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We need a copy editor! Check out the details here and apply ASAP. Temp, but pay is very solid.
#journalismjobs
CC:
@WritersofColor
@copyeditors
@nabj
@NAHJ
@najournalists
@aaja
@TransJournalist
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We're all terribly sad about the end of
@PacificStand
, so we're reading stories they've published that have meant a lot to us - some solutions stories, some not. We want to share just a few, hoping they'll remind you of ones you love or maybe expose you to new favorites (1/):
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We are still accepting applications for our brand new LEDE Fellowship. We're looking for diverse journalists from all over (including outside the U.S.) with projects that just need a little support.
We got you.
Apply here now:
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Got questions about solutions journalism for radio? How about for podcasts? This Thursday, join
@alisonaher
and
@ChrisCaptain7
on the first
#SJspaces
for a Q&A (audio of course) about how to do it effectively.
Set a reminder here:
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We’ve recently gotten a lot of new followers, so we should introduce ourselves:
We’re Solutions Journalism Network, a journalism support org that believes checking the news doesn’t need to feel like watching the practice scenes in Whiplash. Hello!
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A note to those tuning in - As we speak, incarcerated Americans across 17 states are on a
#PrisonStrike
today to demand including better conditions & better pay. We hope today's conversation can add to the ongoing dialogue on solutions.
#TheWholeStory
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Selling conflict
What's something that FEELS like it will save journalism, but won't.
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Solutions journalism doesn’t just help audiences reimagine their relationship to issues and power.
One of the most powerful impacts is actually journalists reimagining their relationship to *their own beats.* Reporting on failure and tragedy constantly is ... exhausting.
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Wonderful to see
@nickjudin
’s story investigating how Jefferson Co., Mississsippi became the state’s most vaxxed county show up on
@chrislhayes
.
Solutions journalism is about spreading knowledge of what’s working. Here it is in action.
@MSFreePress
.
@chrislhayes
on the incredible vaccine success of health care workers and leaders in Jefferson County, Mississippi.
"They should be held up as a great example of beating the odds and a reminder that good and difficult things are within our grasp with will and diligence."
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Wow wow, to see
@BuzzFeedNews
quote
@RoweReport
saying solutions journalism's goal "is not to change minds, it’s to show possibilities"...
Then they cite
@ninaignaczak
and provide the full data on why SJ climate reporting is needed?
It's a new day, team.
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For the next 22 days at 2:22 EST, we'll be sharing one of the 22 questions that
#ComplicateTheNarrative
, inspired by
@amandaripley
's groundbreaking piece and designed to bring complexity to reporting on conflict. Steal these, share yours, collect 'em all:
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We're hosting two webinars this week for journalists looking to cover
#COVID19
from a solutions perspective, both a 101 intro webinar and a more advanced one for journalists/newsrooms already familiar with SJ. RSVP here and tell your friends:
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We are about to celebrate 10,000 stories in our Solutions Story Tracker. We've got some surprises coming, and we want to celebrate with you, looking back at fun we've had together and forward to a bright future.
So, how did you hear about solutions journalism? Name names ....
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Learn from our collaboratives (and
@WhimsicaLinds
and
@hechingerreport
) about how to build for and track your solutions journalism impact.
Hit the link for our new impact guide and get a taste in the picture below:
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🚨 SJN has five/5/5⃣ open opportunities right now, including a brand new one!
Here's a thread of all of them with links, deadlines, and key details.
Let's go:
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One valuable lesson of
#COP26
is that sounding the alarm alone is not enough.
People need knowledge about potential effective responses to
#climatechange
.
People need alternatives to hopelessness.
And they're happening.
So let's dig into some stories. A thread🧵:
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Last week, 16 future solutions journalism trainers got together to start their work. Together, they represent Nigeria, Ukraine, Costa Rica, Canada, Brazil, and beyond. Meet them here:
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We're launching a new workshop series, combining solutions journalism with other journalistic beats and practices. (Think SJ and engagement or SJ for climate.)
What workshop would you like to see?
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We haven’t been on social media much this week because we’re in New Orleans on our FIRST full team retreat since 2019. We’re eating, hugging, and asking some tough questions of our ourselves.
@susanjane19
and
@becky_margiotta
are pushing us hard.
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Armed with these, you can transform your interviews from scare quotes to deep understanding, even around the most electric issues.
Get
@amandaripley
's 22 questions that complicate the narrative:
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Your work should exist, but sometimes that takes some additional resources.
We've compiled grants from
-
@pulitzercenter
-
@IWMF
-
@cartercenter
-
@FundFIJ
and our own to help make it a little easier:
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So, we've interviewed a few dozen people for some jobs recently. Truly, they've been a joy.
Despite journalism's troubles, there is no shortage of thoughtful, devoted people working their butts off to remake this industry and improve people's lives.
Let's grow back stronger.
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Why is the news so negative? It doesn't have to be:
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journochondria (n.) - the imagined onset of COVID-19 symptoms you get when consuming news coverage of it
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🌳ANNOUNCEMENT TIME🌳
We're accepting applications for our new Business and Sustainability Initiative. If your newsroom is tired of "greenwashing" and ready to take a solutions-focused look at business and climate change, apply now:
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Hi. We’ve been quiet on social for the last day or so because, well, there’s plenty to read either way.
But how are you? Keep your chin up ... or buried under blankets. Whatever works for you.
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Announcing the Solutions Journalism COVID-19 Story Exchange: Add your outlet's story so others can republish, or republish ones already added. All free (with credit of course). Details and current selections here:
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ICYMI: We're elated to announce we will provide training for the
@nytimes
' new Headway Initiative, a sprawling project to investigate some of the world's biggest challenges and what's working to address them.
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Hey! I'm
@HerrCaitlin
. Since I'm taking over the account, I thought I'd share a bit about myself. I'm an audio and print journalist reporting on climate change and the environment. I'm currently an SJN climate fellow! Here's a picture of me doing what I love most: getting outside
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Please spare a thought for your local social media managers today. We just want to entertain the nice people!
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“Journalists tend to think 'Maybe if I write about a solution, it means I’m endorsing the solution.' But we have resources to help journalists rigorously report on what’s working the same way they’d report other things”
@McCanntha
on using SJ to cover climate
#SEJ2019
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We have news coming. New staff. We hope you'll be excited as we are....
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$2/word
As we head into the holiday season, what's the perfect gift for a freelance journalist?
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Just a note to say that we spend our time reading and sharing stories of progress, but our team still isn't immune to tough days.
Sending lots of love to the journalists, medical staff, workers of all sorts, families, and hearts just trying to push through. You're valued.
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You can make your news diet healthier this year too. Just sayin’.
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"If audiences are only shown what’s wrong with the world, they’ll start to feel like these issues are insurmountable. Psychologists call this ‘learned helplessness’, a state of fatalistic apathy that tends to compound existing problems."
@georgiafrancesk
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"Revealing wrongdoing is crucial — now more than ever. But it’s not enough. It’s not the way people change. We adopt new habits when we know that people just like us have done so. We can’t do better until we know that better is possible — and how."
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"What we are naming with the impetus of
#MeToo
is an opening to a long-term cultural reckoning to grow up humanity, to make our society more whole." That's the brilliant
@kristatippett
hosting
@onbeing
with
@rtraister
and Avi Klein.
#TheWholeStory
here:
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We're hiring! Again!
22 newsrooms are re-examining how they cover politics and elections and, through solutions journalism and other strategies, aiming to hold politicians accountable for making progress.
They need a manager.
#journalismjobs
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Who would’ve thought that an industry that says “If it bleeds, it leads” would have trouble with trust?
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We teamed up with
@wearehearken
to make a simple request of journalism in dark times: Don’t turn inward.
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HUGE opportunity.
@frontlinepbs
is funding and supporting 4-5 deep, local, investigative projects per year for the next four years, thanks to
@knightfdn
and CPB grants, with housing at
@wgbh
.
Apply by July 15. Seriously, apply:
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To recap: 638 people across the U.S. were shown a story about a local problem and a story about an effective response to a problem. They were asked how they felt about each.
This one blew us away. (4/10)
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Depressing: news deserts
De-stressing: news desserts
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Big announcement time: Thanks to the amazing work of
@hotzthoughts
, our LEDE Fellowship is back for 2021.
Got an idea for an innovative solutions journalism project and need some money for it? Read on ... (Thread)
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