Solutions journalism: The effects of including solution information in news stories about social problems

K McIntyre - Journalism Practice, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The media contribute to compassion fatigue—or public apathy toward human tragedy—in
part by failing to present solutions to the social problems ubiquitous in today's conflict-based …

Virtual reality, 360 video, and journalism studies: Conceptual approaches to immersive technologies

R Mabrook, JB Singer - Journalism studies, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A growing number of newsrooms are experimenting with Virtual Reality (VR)
and other immersive storytelling techniques, typically supported by technology companies …

Opportunities and challenges for initial implementation of solutions journalism coursework

K Thier - Journalism & Mass Communication Educator, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
As journalism schools continue to respond to industry disruption, some are adding curricula
about practices that reframe traditional journalism. In this article, I examined experiences of …

Positive psychology as a theoretical foundation for constructive journalism

K McIntyre, C Gyldensted - Journalism Practice, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
This article seeks to provide a theoretical foundation and justification for the innovative and
interdisciplinary field of constructive journalism. Constructive journalism involves applying …

How solutions journalism shapes support for collective climate change adaptation

K Thier, T Lin - Environmental Communication, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
News media are the public's primary source about risks such as climate change, but
traditional journalistic approaches to climate change have failed to build support for …

Interest matters: The effects of constructive news reporting on Millennials' emotions and engagement

L Hermans, T Prins - Journalism, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
News media seem to have insufficient knowledge on how to reach Millennials. An important
question is how professional journalism can prevent the disillusion that a growing number of …

Evaluating the effects of solutions and constructive journalism: A systematic review of audience-focused research

K McIntyre, K Lough - Newspaper Research Journal, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The study of constructive and solutions journalism has grown in recent years, led by claims
of positive audience effects. Our systematic review of 22 effects experiments across 19 …

What's positive in a pandemic? Journalism professionals' perspectives on constructive approaches to COVID-19 news reporting

N van Antwerpen, D Turnbull, RA Searston - Journalism Studies, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Throughout COVID-19, the proliferation of misinformation and the impact of negative news
on mental health highlights a tension between news media as a source of essential public …

Transitioning to solutions journalism: one newsroom's shift to solutions-focused reporting

K Lough, K McIntyre - Journalism Studies, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
In 2018, Alabama's largest daily newspaper, the Gannett-owned Montgomery Advertiser, set
out to transform its newsroom to focus on enterprise and solutions journalism—rigorous …

A narrative solution: The relationship between solutions journalism, narrative transportation, and news trust

K Thier, J Abdenour, B Walth, NS Dahmen - Journalism, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Lack of trust is a paramount problem facing journalism. Solutions reporting, which focuses
on credible responses to societal problems, could help improve news trust. In addition …