Solutions Journalism Network
For A Social Listening Tool
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Amount$50,000
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Program
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Date Awarded6/20/2016
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Term12.0 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Strategies
Overview
In contrast to much of traditional journalism, which focuses on problems and crises, Solutions Journalism Network aims to legitimize rigorous, compelling reporting about solutions. Launched in 2013 by acclaimed industry veterans, it has found early success at providing targeted funding, strategic connections, and training for journalists on how this practice can fit within their long-standing approaches, meet growing audience demand, and satisfy publisher needs. This capacity-building grant will help the organization implement better tools and systems for "social listening," with the goal of better understanding the links between solutions journalism and shifts in public discourse.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
solutionsjournalism.org
Address
115 East 34th Street, #1806, New York, NY, 10156, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for general operating support
The Solutions Journalism Network (SJN) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization whose 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. Solutions Journalism goes beyond the coverage of problems, providing valuable insights that are grounded in rigorous reporting to help communities understand credible options for tackling problems. SJN is leading a global shift by rebalancing journalism — shifting the daily signal of news from a focus on pathologies and deficits to creative responses and decentralized agency. This shift, both cognitive and emotional, can lead to changes across cultural, political, academic, policy, and practice spheres of influence. Further, solutions reporting helps people see the care, competence, and compassion that is such an underappreciated part of the collective human story, discover hidden and surprising pathways to connect over shared values, concerns and hopes, and adapt more quickly and skillfully to threats, needs and opportunities. (Gender Equity and Governance)
for general operating support
The Solutions Journalism Network is a nonprofit organization that advocates an approach of solutions journalism, an evidence-based mode of reporting on the responses to social problems. The network’s founding mission was “to legitimize and spread the practice of solutions journalism” primarily by training reporters, editors, and producers; consulting on coverage, engagement, and revenue strategies; and providing catalytic financial support for projects.
for general operating support
The Solutions Journalism Network is a nonprofit organization that advocates an approach of solutions journalism, an evidence-based mode of reporting on the responses to social problems. The network’s founding mission was “to legitimize and spread the practice of solutions journalism” primarily by training reporters, editors, and producers; consulting on coverage, engagement, and revenue strategies; and providing catalytic financial support for projects.
