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Solutions journalism

Meaning in journalism & media, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In journalism & media, solutions journalism means: Reporting that investigates responses to social problems, including evidence of results and limitations.

In Turkish: çözüm gazeteciliği

How it is used

Use for critical reporting on responses already attempted, not merely promotion of a promising idea.

Example sentences

  1. Her solutions journalism article examined why one town reduced food waste and another did not.

    Comparing outcomes makes the response and its limits open to scrutiny.

  2. The editor asked for stronger evidence before calling the series solutions journalism.

    Positive intentions alone do not establish whether a response works.

Common collocations

  • solutions journalism project
  • practice solutions journalism
  • solutions journalism reporting
  • investigative journalismJournalism that spends weeks or months uncovering hidden information, often about wrongdoing, corruption or abuse of power, using documents, data and confidential sources.
  • featureA longer article that explores a person, place, trend or issue in depth, often with description, background and human stories rather than only the latest facts.

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