Want to ask Qs about creating a solutions journalism workflow for your newsroom? AND build a plan with the expertise of some newsroom leaders who did it?
Join @BrittanySchock, @tomthuang, @vickycamarillo_, @mtfreepress, and @KStockrahm Tuesday:
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Attacks on democracy are real. But they're not the whole story. All over, people are pushing back while reminding the world that democracy doesn't begin and end at the ballot box.
For #DemocracyDay, here are a few stories about how people are responding — and winning:
12 years ago, this California middle school created a safe space for students to talk about their mental health issues. Now the idea is spreading. https://t.co/VxjBRC4wYd
A reporting collaborative, including the Monitor, offers examples of the mental health solutions being offered to support children and young adults. https://t.co/lWc2Venaaz
Concerns about ethics, privacy, and piling on educators have some wondering: Should schools be shouldering the mental health crisis? Part of a package on solutions for helping students. https://t.co/qd6nmOPo9G
Great @dallasnews piece examining what's been tried to bring more racial diversity to orchestras, with lessons from what hasn't worked.
https://t.co/8ups9jYVSh
Short version: It's complicated. But here are some things that are working. Staff writer @howeyehearit and contributing editor @kathyluwho examine diversity in American orchestras, with support from @soljourno.
📰@dallasnews@tomthuang
The deadline to apply for the #DemocracySOS fellowship is fast approaching!
This fellowship is designed to help newsrooms reinvent politics, governance, and elections coverage with and for their communities.
Apply before Feb.7: https://t.co/Oy5mdxlXCN
With this #democracysos fellowship, we envision a future in which newsrooms replace horse-race coverage of politics — which contributes to distrust — with more deep, ongoing examinations of social issues, including the health of our democracy itself. https://t.co/qQ3R1Q40hl
Announcing a perfectly timed free fellowship program for newsrooms seeking to do better coverage for democracy! With proven methods from @wearehearken, @soljourno, @TrustingNews, @Poynter, @amandaripley
Apply to Democracy SOS by Feb 7: https://t.co/tspPQmsiA9
The New York Times launched an ambitious initiative today called Headway to explore global challenges through the lens of progress! Thank you to our funders @Hewlett_Found@FordFoundation@SNForg@WoodcockFdn, partners @RockPhilanth @soljourno https://t.co/zidSeo0yLJ
Just met w/ educators across 3 time zones and it's better than caffeine. Why? Because we're talking about dismantling systemic barriers to K-12 literacy.
Want in on this conversation? Join us live, next Tuesday at 4 p.m. #waedu#literacy#readingremedies https://t.co/YiEq17XpA2