Journalist
SJN accredited trainer
Journalist willing to visit classrooms
Educator
SJN fellow
Swati Tarafdar
Based in:
Vijayawada, India
English
हिंदी (Hindi)
বাংলা (Bengali)
Norsk (Norwegian)
తెలుగు (Telugu)
I am an accredited Solutions Journalism and Complicating The Narratives trainer & an independent journalist from India. I’ve been a LEDE Fellow (2022). I work with newsrooms trying to adopt SoJo and CTN in their workflows. I speak on Climate Solutions Reporting. I am a certified Cognitive and Hypnotic coach and help journalism professionals build a winning mindset, set goals to align with their dreams, and fulfill those.
Expertise
Mediums
Broadcast TV News
Documentary
Multi-Media
Photojournalism
Podcast
Video
Social Media
Newsletter
Newspaper
Magazine
Topics
Climate Change
Complicating the Narratives
Economic Mobility
Education
Environment
Offers
Discussing story ideas
Providing mentorship to help others develop their practice
Connecting people with others in my region
Advice on how to pitch as a freelancer
Advice on creating culture change in a newsroom
Other
Other
Helping journalists and newsrooms systematically build their solutions journalism workflows and helping creators align with their dreams and achieve their goals.
Asks
Brainstorming story ideas
Finding a mentor to help me develop my practice
Networking with people in my region
Exploring culture change in a newsroom
Other
Other
I have two goals: 1) conduct a SoJo conference in India and 2) launch a collaborative solutions project with local newsrooms. I'd be happy to speak with others who have done these, especially with regard to funding and designing effective projects.
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