Main topics: Journalism in crisis, characteristics of traditional journalism today, competition, digitalization, 24-hour news cycle, negative framing, the brain’s processing of the news, perception vs. reality, consequences for individuals and society, Audience needs and wants from the news
Main topics: Constructive journalism introduction, change of mindset and focus, add-on to investigative and breaking news, three constructive pillars, elements of a solutions story, goals of constructive journalism, what constructive journalism is and what it is not
Main topics: Origins of constructive journalism, similarities/differences with other forms of journalism, the journalist’s role, ethics, ethnocentrism, Eurocentrism, potential in the Global South, impact of constructive journalism on audiences