Solutions Journalism in the Digital Age is defined as rigorous reporting on responses to social problems that include solutions. In the articles below, I used the eight elements of story telling to explore a problem and the solution by using character description, voice, statistical data, dissent, details and photos to explore diversity in solutions to societal issues and interests.
Gangsta to Growers is a Solutions Journalism piece focusing on a young African American woman, who battles recidivism and gentrification in the historical African American West End of Atlanta Ga by teaching entrepreneurship to formally incarcerated youth. I worked with the group once a week for a month to chart the Come Up Project and highlight the youth involvement in their future.
Divine Consciousness in Modern Times: Women, Faith and Healing the Masses focuses on three women, who reflect on their experiences, teachings and struggles as spiritual leaders.
