Solutions Journalism Impact Tracker

Purpose

Solutions Journalism Network (SJN) researches how solutions journalism is making a difference for newsrooms and journalists, and changing communities through accountability, engagement, and building trust. To do that, SJN asks the community at large to let us know when that happens. Please use this form to share what great things are happening that result from solutions journalism, and we will follow up if we have more questions. Verified impact may be published, with permission, on the SJN website, in newsletters, and in trainings for educational purposes.


For examples of impact, see our reports here.


Impact of solutions journalism

Accountability: Solutions coverage contributes to a change in personnel, policy, law or practice within a government institution, private business, or nonprofit organization.

Audience engagement: Solutions journalism contributes to better performance on key news outlet metrics, such as time on page, depth of scroll reader return rates, shares, comments, etc... 

Builds Trust: Solutions journalism helps a news outlet or journalist enhance trust from a community or audience.

Career development: Producers of journalism experience and express a renewed enthusiasm and sense of purpose in their work thanks for their focus on solutions journalism.

Community engagement & action: Through meaningful engagement connected to solutions journalism, entrepreneurs and news outlets help catalyze civic action, and/or notable community response.

Dissemination: Without any direct interaction with SJN staff, its activities or resources, a journalism entrepreneur creates new products, projects, editorial workflows aimed at increasing the production and visibility of solutions journalism.

Revenue: News outlets receive income from funders, readers and/or businesses related to solutions journalism projects such as series, web sections, events, community engagement products etc

SJN’s impact

SJN catalyzes SoJo: Through its training, coaching, resources, grants, and other public facing activities, in addition to consultations and networking, SJN inspires entrepreneurial actors in the journalism ecosystem to create new products, projects, editorial workflows aimed at increasing the production and visibility of solutions journalism.


Did something great happen resulting from solutions journalism reporting? Here's what you can let us know.















Thank you for sharing the great things happening in solutions journalism with the Solutions Journalism Network (SJN). Impact that is verified can be shared in trainings and newsletters for the community, as well as on the SJN website. We'll ask the appropriate contact for permission before we share any of the information. 

You will receive an email with a copy of what you submitted shortly.