Behind a SoJo Story: Covering Diabetes for PRI’s The World
As part of Solutions Journalism Network’s Health Engine, journalist Sonia Narang covered diabetes in immigrant communities in the U.S. Her story, “This Iraqi couple fled ISIS but face another enemy in...
View Article‘Hartsville,’ the Trans-Media Solutions Story
As soon as I read John Branch’s celebrated 2012 trans-media story, “Snowfall” in The New York Times, I knew I never wanted to tell a single story through a single medium again. The story Branch...
View ArticleBehind a SoJo Story: Stephanie O’Neill on Series “Police & the Mentally Ill”
As part of Solutions Journalism Network’s Health Engine, Health Care Correspondent Stephanie O’Neill covered how a unique LAPD unit pairs police officers with mental health clinicians to divert the...
View ArticleIn the Spotlight: Michael Hobbes on Development
We stumbled across Michael Hobbes last November when his New Republic piece, “How big ideas are ruining development aid” (and his follow-up piece to it, “International development is broken; here are...
View ArticleSojo Learning: Asking “Why Not?”
A longtime freelance health reporter for Women’s eNews, I’ve been covering the problem of racial disparities in breastfeeding rates for nearly a decade. And thanks to the Solutions Journalism Network,...
View ArticleSolutions Journalism is Biased! (& Other Myths)
We were recently featured on MuckRack’s #MuckedUp twitter chat. This was the second time we’ve joined forces—the first time in October to discuss the basics of solutions journalism and earlier this...
View ArticleHow the Fayetteville Observer Changed the Conversation on Crime
“Seeking Safety”: A Solutions Approach to Crime & Public Safety Reporting in Fayetteville Fayetteville, North Carolina, has one of the highest crime rates in America for a city over 100,000 people,...
View ArticleTaunya English: Reporter’s Diary
With support from the Solutions Journalism Network, Taunya English reported on Chicago’s success boosting human papillomavirus vaccine coverage. Her story, “How Chicago is improving HPV vaccination...
View Article9 Databases You Can Use in Your Solutions Reporting
Often, journalists use databases only to look for the worst performers. But databases can be a great source of finding examples of institutions, organizations, and communities who are responding most...
View ArticleSo you want to start an SJN community…
What is an SJN community? The Solutions Journalism Network launched its first community in the fall of 2015 in the Bay Area. Since then, it has launched communities in New York, Washington D.C.,...
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