Corporate media is already pretty good at focusing on drama and problems, because that kind of content helps them build audience (we are the problem) and ad revenues.
What corporate media isn’t so good at is focusing on solutions, because that requires thinking, which isn’t as popular with the audience (we are the problem), which is primarily consuming news as a form of entertainment.
The key elements of the Solutions Journalism Network would seem to be quite relevant to the Effective Altruism project. Here’s how they describe these key elements of their work.
RESPONSE
Focuses on a response to a social problem — and on how that response has worked, or why it hasn’t
INSIGHT
Shows what can be learned from a response and why it matters to a newsroom’s audience
EVIDENCE
Provides data or qualitative results that indicate effectiveness (or lack thereof)
LIMITATIONS
Places responses in context; doesn’t shy away from revealing shortcomings
You might be interested in the Solutions Journalism Network.
https://www.solutionsjournalism.org/
Corporate media is already pretty good at focusing on drama and problems, because that kind of content helps them build audience (we are the problem) and ad revenues.
What corporate media isn’t so good at is focusing on solutions, because that requires thinking, which isn’t as popular with the audience (we are the problem), which is primarily consuming news as a form of entertainment.
The key elements of the Solutions Journalism Network would seem to be quite relevant to the Effective Altruism project. Here’s how they describe these key elements of their work.
RESPONSE
Focuses on a response to a social problem — and on how that response has worked, or why it hasn’t
INSIGHT
Shows what can be learned from a response and why it matters to a newsroom’s audience
EVIDENCE
Provides data or qualitative results that indicate effectiveness (or lack thereof)
LIMITATIONS
Places responses in context; doesn’t shy away from revealing shortcomings
I was not aware of this movement. Thanks for discovering it to me!
It looks exactly what I would like to see in the news.