Program

Democracy

Newsrooms are examining what's working to strengthen democratic health and expanding coverage of enfranchisement.

The Solutions Journalism Network (SJN) is supporting newsrooms as they adopt innovative approaches to how they cover politics, government and elections, working to better serve their communities and strengthen democracy.

Program

Building Democracy Fellowship

Program

Advancing Democracy Fellowship

Resource

A Better Way to Cover Civic Life MOOC

Video / Webinar

Photo by Just Eldredge Media / Atlanta Civic Circle

Ditch the Horse Race

Newsrooms like the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Atlanta Civic Circle, The Current (Lafayette) and WITF-FM, all participants in fellowship programs with the Solutions Journalism Network, are embodying community-centered, solutions-focused campaign coverage, swimming against the tide to make something special. This article was originally published by Investigative Reporters & Editors in a special 2024 elections issue of The IRE Journal.

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Reimagining Coverage of Government and Civic Life

Journalism spends plenty of time covering government failures. But what about when policy succeeds or makes significant progress? Learn how the newsrooms in the Building Democracy Fellowship helped the news feel informative rather than defeating by shifting how they approached their reporting.

How to Cover Policy Over Politics

Learn how newsrooms participating in the 2024 Advancing Democracy Fellowship transformed their political coverage through community engagement, solutions journalism, trust and transparency, and Good Conflict strategies.