Story Annotations: Introduction
Course Content
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I. Introduction (15m)
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II. Reporting (70m)
- Issues: COVID 19
- Issues: Education
- Issues: Family Care
- Issues: Changing Cities
- Issues: Rural Communities
- Issues: Housing
- Issues: The Justice System
- Issues: Racial Inequality
- Issues: Immigrant Communities
- Issues: Disability & Inequality
- How Much Evidence?
- Data Sources on Economic Mobility
- Context and Definitions
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III. Storytelling (80m)
- Story Annotations: Introduction
- Story Annotation: "Moms in Prison"
- Story Annotation: "Rural Essential Workers"
- Reporting Q&A
- Avoiding Stereotypes: Language
- Framing
- Get Started
We have hundreds of great examples of economic mobility reporting with a solutions focus from newsrooms across the country. You can find these by searching in our Story Tracker database.
Some people find it useful to walk through a story and discuss the structure, narrative style and how the reporter incorporated the four pillars of solutions journalism.
Here are a few examples that we marked up to help share what experienced solutions practitioners notice when reading these stories:
NEXTCITY LOOKS AT A PROMISING LACTATION PROGRAM IN PHILADELPHIA.
THE CUT BANK PIONEER PRESS EXAMINES HOW A HOSPITAL AND LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT BROUGHT IN WORKERS TO FILL IMPORTANT POSITIONS IN RURAL MONTANA.