Solutions Journalism Hub
Solutions Journalism Hub
Solutions Journalism at the University of Georgia
Telling the whole story in the South
That’s the mission and purpose of the Solutions Journalism Hub of the South at the University of Georgia—to support storytelling that covers both the problems and the actions being taken to address them.
We are committed to advancing education, research and industry collaboration and innovation to improve the understanding and reach of solutions journalism, with a special focus on the southern United States.
As one of four inaugural Solutions Journalism Hubs named in 2021, the University of Georgia’s hub is uniquely positioned in the South to help newsrooms, students and researchers tell the whole story of our region. There are many problems here that we need good reporting on, but we want to also train storytellers to cover the responses — as a way to not only balance the narrative but provide audiences a way to engage.
We accomplish this in three main areas: teaching, research and service.
“Solutions journalism is rigorous and compelling reporting about responses, which includes how that response has worked, or why it hasn’t; insight (what can be learned from a response and why it matters); evidence (providing data or qualitative results that indicate effectiveness); and limitations (placing responses in context).”
View ways Grady College faculty are teaching solutions journalism to students.
STUDENT WORK
How Athens is Prioritizing Support for Underrepresented Groups, Individual Needs
BY GRADY MULTIPLATFORM JOURNALISTS
TANKER TASK FORCE HELPS WITH LACK OF HYDRANTS
BY FRANKIE HENNESSY
Growing Solutions: Documentary on Addressing Environmental Issues Through Communities
BY GRADY CAPSTONE JOURNALISTS
Teaching
Teaching
Our teaching supports collegiate solutions journalism education in the region, offering fellow educators another source for community. We incorporate solutions journalism in our own curriculum, especially in the capstone courses where students produce and publish solutions-oriented news. We are interested in hosting and facilitating pedagogical discussions and resource sharing in order to make solutions journalism a core element of journalism curriculum.
Research
Research
With an additional focus on solutions visual journalism, our research supports scholarship studying the production, presentation, distribution and reception of solutions journalism. We welcome graduate students who wish to incorporate this as part of their studies and thesis work, as well as outside scholars who are interested in collaboration.
Service
Service
Our service supports training and outreach for professional journalists and newsrooms. We serve as a home base for tools and techniques within the industry, and work to establish collaborative connections between newsrooms in the South doing this type of work. We often send our faculty and students out into the region to support solutions journalism initiatives and practices.
Solutions Journalism Primer
Additional Resources
Solutions Journalism Network
Solutions Journalism Story Tracker
Solutions Journalism on Grady Newsource
Solutions Journalism in The Oglethorpe Echo
Directors
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Amanda Bright
Clinical Associate Professor; Director, Cox Institute Journalism Innovation Lab
ABOUT Amanda Bright, PhD, MJE, is a clinical associate professor specializing in community journalism, news product innovation, design and pedagogy. She is the managing editor of Grady Newsource, assistant editor […]
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Kyser Lough
Associate Professor; Director, News Literacy Certificate
About: Dr. Lough studies visual communication and solutions journalism, with an emphasis on photojournalism. He teaches graduate-level visual communication method & theory, as well as undergraduate photography and journalism ethics […]
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Ralitsa Vassileva
Senior Lecturer
About: Ralitsa Vassileva teaches undergraduate courses with hands-on learning. One of her classes produces live news for TV, online and social media dissemination, while the other focuses on creating multimedia […]
Questions about Solutions Journalism Hub?
Dr. Kyser Lough, Co-director, Research Lead
KyserL@uga.edu
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