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Solutions Journalism

Eugene Lang College Lib Arts: Journalism + Design

Liberal Arts
Undergraduate Course
Degree Students
Solutions Journalism
Fall 2024
Taught By: Faculty TBA
Section: AX

CRN: 8998

Credits: 4

Solutions journalism is rigorous and compelling reporting about responses to social problems – poverty, racial injustice, homophobia, the impacts of the climate crisis, to name just a few. While journalism traditionally shines light on these problems, solutions stories explore responses to these problems, assessing their effectiveness and their limitations. Reporting on responses can help equip people with the knowledge they need to envision and build a more equitable world. By the end of this course, students will be able to: tell the difference between solutions reporting and advocacy work; understand the ways that solutions journalism engages audiences and builds trust in journalism; have a new understanding of the role of journalism in creating social change. Students will also create their own solutions stories through research, reporting and observation; using text, photography, video and social media campaigns. This course is open to students within the major, or by permission of the instructor. This course satisfies the Reporting and Craft Elective requirement for the Journalism + Design major.

College: Eugene Lang College Lib Arts (LC)

Department: Journalism + Design (JND)

Campus: New York City (GV)

Course Format: Seminar (R)

Modality: In-Person

Max Enrollment: 18

Add/Drop Deadline: September 9, 2024 (Monday)

Online Withdrawal Deadline: November 17, 2024 (Sunday)

Seats Available: Yes

* Seats available but reserved for a specific population.

Status: Open*

* Status information is updated every few minutes. The status of this course may have changed since the last update. Open seats may have restrictions that will prevent some students from registering. Updated: 9:18am EDT 3/28/2024

Meeting Info:
Days: Wednesday
Times: 9:00am - 11:40am
Building: TBD
Room: TBD
Date Range: 8/28/2024 - 12/4/2024