We’re piloting this widget in three different areas - democracy in action, climate solutions and then the one that you’re participating in – economic mobility.Īnd those are all areas where there is a lot of distrust of the media as a messenger. Research indicates that audio is a compelling and engaging format for news consumers – we see that in the popularity of podcasts for example - and we wanted to explore this with something shorter. The idea is to highlight something particularly interesting about the story, maybe give some context that didn’t make it into the story that might be of interest to the listener, and to do that in a light-hearted, fun way. The feed is like a “jukebox” of stories, updated each week with four, 30 to 40 second audio clips of two people having a quick conversation about a solutions story, and one longer segment with the journalist who wrote the story. We’re really pleased to have Spotlight as a partner in the Economic Mobility Solutions Journalism Feed. We’ve loved partnering with you over the past few years, but tell us about this new audio feature that you’re rolling out, which we’re again pleased to be part of. This was tried, here’s what happened, here’s what didn’t work, and here’s what we can learn from that. Some of the best solutions journalism stories are what we call learning through failure. That is often a fallacy people have about it-that it has to be purely positive.
There’s a corollary to solutions journalism in Europe called constructive journalism, and that speaks to the very broad need for not just good news-not fluff pieces-but in-depth investigative reporting about responses to some of our most challenging social and environmental problems. We know that readers and listeners and viewers are more engaged and interested in stories that focus, at least in part, on responses to social and environmental challenges. That’s true and there are more and more newsrooms doing solutions journalism. It’s hard to believe the organization has been around for that long-but it’s still a relatively short time in which solutions journalism has become an accepted and important part of the field. At the Solutions Journalism Network, our view is that solutions journalism tells the whole story - not just what’s broken or what’s not working, but also how are people responding to make the world a better place. It was founded in response to lots of different trends in journalism that have to do with the cutbacks at local papers and in daily news and the extreme negativity in the media, and it is aimed at getting journalism back to the role that it can and should play in society-which is to keep people informed about what’s happening in their communities not just the problems but also who is doing what to solve them. The Solutions Journalism Network has been around for eight or nine years now, and our mission is to transform journalism so that all people have access to news that helps them envision and build a more equitable and sustainable world. I’m sure many of our readers are familiar with Solutions Journalism Network, but for those who aren’t, give us a quick overview: SJN Partnerships Manager Katherine Noble-Goodman spoke with Spotlight recently about the new feature the conversation has been lightly edited for clarity and length. Each segment offers a 45-second clip of story highlights or a brief interview with the journalist behind the story. Spotlight has been a proud partner with SJN in recent years and also is delighted to be one of the sites chosen to test a new audio feature, Solutions Story Tracker, which features weekly audio clips of new stories centered around economic mobility. SJN has spurred a movement that has inspired newsrooms across the country.
Focused on journalism that points to solutions rather than simply dwelling on societal problems. But this era of turmoil has also brought much-needed innovation to the field, and the Solutions Journalism Network has been one of those breaths of fresh air. The financial collapse of American print journalism during the digital age, particularly at the local level, has meant lost jobs for tens of thousands of journalists and a wrenching transition for the entire industry. Listening for Good News: The Solutions Story Tracker Katherine Noble-Goodman, posted on July 14, 2021
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