
Solutions Journalism Network
Model & Strategy
Solutions Journalism Network (SJN) supports and connects journalists interested in doing solutions journalism, rigorous reporting about how people are responding to problems.
SJN does this in four ways:
(1) advising and supporting media outlets around the country in creating high-impact solutions reporting projects,
(2) developing educational tools and resources to build journalists’ skills in solutions reporting and editing,
(3) connecting and supporting journalists interested in reporting on how social problems are being solved,
(4) aggregating and disseminating solutions stories for learners and changemakers across society.



David Bornstein, co-founder and CEO of SJN, is a journalist and author who focuses on social innovation. He co-authors the Fixes column in The New York Times Opinionator section, which explores and analyzes potential solutions to major social problems. He is the co-founder of the Solutions Journalism Network, which supports journalists who report on constructive responses to social problems. His books include How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas, The Price of a Dream: The Story of the Grameen Bank, and Social Entrepreneurship: What Everyone Needs to Know.
Co-Founders include Tina Rosenberg, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author; and Courtney Martin, blogger, speaker, and author, most recently, of, The New Better Off: Reinventing the American Dream.
Impact
230 news organizations have been trained by the Solutions Journalism Network to date.
Over 18,000 journalists have used SJN’s online tools or attended an SJN workshop.
SJN has catalyzed or discovered 8,018 solutions stories across the globe.
5,968 journalists have joined SJN’s online membership Hub.
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RT @aprildbarton: My fourth story to make the Solutions Journalism storytracker. 🎉 How a Vermont school district is helping homeless stude…
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People want more solutions journalism according to @Moreincommon_ and @AmPress research. Plus: 📺 Broadcast SJ w/… https://t.co/fGijo73dd0
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RT @NYMIsojo: What is solutions journalism? Want to know more about the work the collaborative is doing? Check out this video: https://t.co…
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We need some help .... Are you a journalism educator teaching a solutions journalism course or teaching SoJo as pa… https://t.co/s5ndzn8kCq
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No algorithms, no conflict entrepreneurs, no doomscrolling. Just high-quality, solutions-focused reporting from ac… https://t.co/MKjogpQCoM
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RT @LatinoNewsNet_: The Latino News Network doesn’t cover #politics; we cover #democracy - @wearehearken #DemocracySOS @soljourno
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"Sweeping judgments about groups or individuals based on a single characteristic – including age – can result in n… https://t.co/Rxe5B6fTbO
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People spoke. They asked for solutions. Get insightful new research from @MoreInCommon_US and @AmPress, a broadca… https://t.co/SMWaE1Nojt
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We've gotten a few messages expressing interest in solutions journalism for podcasting recently. If you're curiou… https://t.co/kpZLuV4j1r
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Rigorous climate solutions reporting — covering success without overselling it — is not only important. It's also i… https://t.co/VcX6UEAsrM
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Solutions journalism alone most certainly won't solve journalism's revenue issues. But if you use it wisely (and… https://t.co/6N2fhvpZat
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Getting started with solutions reporting often feels like the hardest part. Once you get going, solutions are all a… https://t.co/VENecefBUv
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One of the most exciting types of solutions journalism is when solutions come from an unexpected place. Puerto Ri… https://t.co/vya8eN6nA8
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Solutionaries is a fully solutions-focused broadcast program. You read that right. @ErikSandoval explains how th… https://t.co/HASmHaJXfH
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RT @jaclyncosgrove: Please take a moment to read this thoughtful piece of journalism by @phihado of the @latimes. It's the third piece in…