Solution-oriented journalism

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Solution-oriented journalism advocates a change in the choice of news and the direction of research . The decisive factor for this genre is a constructive approach that is in contrast to a possible negativity bias in classic journalism .

definition

In a nutshell, solution journalism can be described as "reporting on attempts to solve social problems". The media scientist Uwe Krüger sees three aspects that solution-oriented journalism can serve:

  • for the psychological hygiene of producers and recipients (i.e. it can have positive effects on the micro-level of the individual),
  • to increase the reach of media (ie it can have positive effects on the meso level of media organizations) and
  • for social progress (ie it can have positive effects on the macro level).

Differentiation from other genres

Solution-oriented journalism is often mentioned in the context of constructive journalism . Media that are committed to constructive journalism, such as the German start-up Perspective Daily , usually want to report in a solution-oriented manner. There is also overlap with the ideas of impact journalism or the concept of peace journalism .

distribution

The Solutions Journalism Network, a non-profit organization based in New York, advocates solution-oriented journalism in the USA. Other media that pursue this type of journalism are the quarterly popular magazine "Yes!" and the "Solutions Journal". There are no independent publications in Germany. Columns in " Geo " and " National Geographic " or special editions of " taz ", however, reported explicitly in a solution-oriented manner.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cf. Fink, C. (2016): Positive Journalism - Introductory Thoughts, in: Deutscher Fachjournalisten-Verband (Ed.): Positive Journalismus, UVK-Verlag, Konstanz, pp. 1, 4 ff .; Beckett, C. (2015): Beyoncé, cute kittens or relentless tragedy? Is good news really news at all? In: The Guardian, February 1, 2015.
  2. ↑ Krüger, U. (2016): Solutions Journalism, in: Deutscher Fachjournalisten-Verband (Ed.): Journalistische Genres, UVK-Verlag, Konstanz 2016, p. 96.
  3. ↑ Ibid., P. 94 ff.
  4. ↑ Krüger, U .; Gassner, N. (2014): Farewell to Bad News, (PDF) in: Message, o.Jg., Issue 1, pp. 20-25.