Interested journalists and media professionals can apply for the Solutions Journalism Network (SJN) webinar on solutions journalism.
The webinar tagged SJ 101 Webinar will explore the ins and outs of solutions journalism, talk about why it’s important, explain key steps in reporting a solutions story.
The webinar will also share tips and resources for journalists interested in investigating how people are responding to social problems.
SJN will also explore additional resources for reporting, including the Solutions Story Tracker, a database of more than 8,000 stories tagged by beat, publication, author, location, and more, a virtual heat map of what’s working around the world.
The webinar will hold on Wednesday, June 3, 2020.
Time: 10:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)
3:00 PM in West Africa Standard Time (Nigeria)
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