Story Search Results

Advanced Search

There are so many ways to search the solutions journalism stories in this database. Explore our searchable fields:

Search Results

You searched for: -

There are 96 results for your search. View and Refine Your Search Terms

Citizen-Led Initiative Battles Dangerous ‘Infodemic'

Aline Suárez del Real

April 06, 2021 |

Global Press Journal |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Mexico

Verificovid was started by a group of friends to combat pandemic-related misinformation in Mexico. They work with a group of government doctors to identify, track, investigate, and disprove misinformation. The group posts infographics with updated COVID-19 statistics on social media – mainly Whatsapp and Telegram – and offers medical tips via short audio messages and texts. They prioritize fast-moving misinformation that could cause the most harm and, along with sharing the truth, they investigate the origin of the misinformation and teach the public how to identify and stop fake news.

Read More
Go to Original Story
How news course The Student View is teaching young people about misinformation and media literacy

Ian Burrell

April 05, 2021 |

iNews |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United Kingdom

The Student View is a program helping youth from economically disadvantaged backgrounds to learn more about misinformation and navigating the media landscape. The program has been able to expand to 20 cities in the United Kingdom to provide 72 pop-up school newsrooms.

Read More
Go to Original Story
The in-school push to fight misinformation from the outside world

Sarah Butrymowicz Javeria Salman

February 11, 2021 |

The Hechinger Report |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

As conspiracy theories spread and misleading news stories are shared, educators are trying to battle misinformation with media literacy education. Through courses, and updated class curriculum, students from elementary to college are learning how to better differentiate between false news stories and misinformation.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Meet the TikTok stars using viral videos to save the planet

Rosie Frost

January 28, 2021 |

Euronews |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

The growing account known as “EcoTok” on the social media app TikTok is working to expose more people to data about the climate crisis and tackle scientific misinformation. With more than 80,000 followers and 1.2 million likes, the account features short videos with scientists, students, and activists highlighting ways that young people can be more sustainable. Their ability to engage people in environmental and scientific issues has led to partnerships with TED Countdown and the UN Environment Programme.

Read More
Go to Original Story
After the Capitol Was Stormed, Teachers Try Explaining History in Real Time

Amelia Nierenberg

January 25, 2021 |

The New York Times |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

After the insurrection at the U.S. capitol by a mob of Trump supporters, teachers across the country responded to the event by finding ways to discuss the event with students. “They have turned to science fiction, Shakespearean tragedy and the fall of Rome in search of parallels to help their students process the often frightening and surely historic events.” Students and teachers turned to discussions to unpack the event.

Read More
Go to Original Story
“What You Share Defines You”: Indonesia Has World's Biggest Fact-Checking Network

Meleva Thorn Sienna Curnow

January 16, 2021 |

The Jakarta Globe |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Indonesia

CekFakta is a collaborative network that fights misinformation with around 6,000 fact-checkers from major Indonesian media organizations, citizens, and academics. The group holds training sessions to help journalists identify doctored images and misinformation, with the idea that participants will pass the skills on to their colleagues. CekFakta impacted 2019 presidential debates with large-scale, real-time, collaborative fact-checking that enabled a quick release of fact-checked information. The collaborative process is key to helping people find high-quality information amid so much online content.

Read More
Go to Original Story
On its 20th birthday, Wikipedia might be the safest place online

Heather Kelly

January 15, 2021 |

The Washington Post |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Wikipedia’s large number of volunteer editors document history in real time, while making sure different viewpoints are considered and avoiding misinformation. While other social media sites are hesitant to label unreliable sources and misinformation, Wikipedia clearly labels controversial and unproven topics and deploys many tools to avoid false information. A single page per topic makes monitoring easier, pages can be locked from new edits, and people who frequently make false edits can be banned. While it doesn’t claim to be a reliable source, editors do follow policies meant to keep out anything untrue.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Aid groups aim to bring health care to migrants on way to US

Julie Watson

December 28, 2020 |

Associated Press |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Mexico, Matamoros

The Global Response Management is a humanitarian nonprofit led by U.S. military veterans and staffed by U.S. volunteers and "paid asylum seekers who were medical professionals in their homelands" that offers medical help to migrants at two clinics in Matamoros, Mexico – including, most recently, COVID-19 antibody tests. Although the organization's future is uncertain, it is not alone in its efforts, and it and other humanitarian aid organizations plan to continue collecting health data.

Read More
Go to Original Story
The NewsRun, a daily newsletter about Pakistan, cuts through the noise of a cluttered media market

Hanaa’ Tameez

November 24, 2020 |

Nieman Lab |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

The NewsRun is “a daily newsletter that summarizes Pakistan’s major stories of the day." It’s helping Pakistani people stay on top of the news. Some Pakistani people who live in the country get overwhelmed with the daily news cycle, while Pakistani’s living abroad might have a language barrier or lack the context to understand the news. The clear, direct language of the newsletter makes the news accessible. "The way it’s written is clear and it highlights all the key points I need to know." The newsletter has thousands of Instagram followers and a “20 to 30 percent daily open rate.”

Read More
Go to Original Story
Four journalists experiment with kid-friendly podcast to inform under-12s about the news

Sophie Aristotelous

November 12, 2020 |

Journalism.co.uk |

Text |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: United Kingdom

There isn’t a lot of media outlets providing age-appropriate news for children. So, four journalists came together to create “KidNuz,” a children’s news podcast. The show has garnered thousands of listeners. “Although KidNuz's listenership is mainly between the ages of eight and 12, children as young as five, and even adults, listen in.” The podcast provides children with news about “about politics, current events, or science, with inspiring humanity stories, for example, about people doing charitable work or helping animals.”

Read More
Go to Original Story