In my 4 years as a Solutions Journalism Network journalist, no story has ever called to me like #socialprescribing -- a practice through which health professionals connect patients to community activities and resources. Here's why and here's what I'm doing about it 🧵 / 🚨 (1/):

Today’s a good day to take Amanda Ripley’s advice: Don’t fall for conflict entrepreneurs. They don’t want to solve problems, they want to profit from them, and they’ll make your coverage look like it’s doing that too.

It’s been 10 years since Superstorm Sandy hit in 2012. New York City and State were forced to consider the climate crisis and its impact on communities left woefully unprepared in coastal neighborhoods. ow.ly/t5uN50LtzoN

Try if you can to occasionally poke at or review your own stories, or recall details that didn’t seem relevant at the time. It’s deeply uncomfortable, but it’s an incredibly worthwhile exercise. You realise how threadbare and story based your memory really is.

ICYMI: We just launched our new Journalists of Color Fellowship. It's a 9-month fellowship designed to support a cohort of diverse, next-gen leaders through solutions journalism, leadership training, mentorship and community of practice. Ready? Apply: solu.news/JOC-fellowship

🚨APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN FOR OUR 2023 Solutions Journalism Network LEDE FELLOWSHIP -- AUDIENCE ACCESS EDITION! Got an idea to spread solutions journalism to the masses? Let’s hear it! The deets (1/10)

Well that's a huge fire in Brooklyn.

Does this mean I need to be on Twitter more 😂😂😂?

Just started this role and I get to expand the team. We're looking for our next Latino Media Initiative Director for the Center for Community Media (CCM). NEW DEADLINE: March 3rd. journalism.cuny.edu/2023/01/job-op…

Over three years into the pandemic, race & ethnicity data is still missing for many COVID-19 cases, affecting our understanding of the virus's impact on Black & brown communities. How did this happen and why does it matter? 🧵👇🏽bit.ly/42nVqQ6

The SoJo project closeout event is a great way to acknowledge the amazing people who made the project successful. Join us as we share what we have been up to and celebrate the incredible newsrooms that brought us to this moment. Register: bit.ly/3oKznV7 #SoJoNigeria

Well... umm... This is awkward DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse. Lol

Join us now for the project closeout event as we share the impact of our work & celebrate the incredible organisations, newsrooms, and individuals that made the project successful. Not here? You can join us online: youtu.be/1Jk_ERQO8ns #SoJoNigeria Solutions Journalism Network

Community media in New York state has a collectively large audience and covers local issues not on others' radar. If gov agencies want residents to be informed/compliant, why has a measly 2.6% of their ad spend gone to these outlets? See our report here: abi.journalism.cuny.edu/nys-ad-spendin…

Nearly 2000 land and environmental defenders have been killed since 2012. Today, we're screening their names in New York's Times Square to pay tribute to them. As global leaders gather for the United Nations Climate Ambition Summit, we call on governments to #DefendTheDefenders

We're kicking off The Journey of a Story: Indigenous Storytelling today with a virtual panel on Zoom! Join us for "How to Cover Indigenous Stories as a Non-Indigenous Journalist," in partnership with najournalists tonight at 6 p.m. CT! buff.ly/3rLQKq5

🚨 We have a new survey on generative AI and news. How do journalists use (or avoid) G-AI in news? We will share findings in 2024, working with Northwestern and the U of Amsterdam to crunch and analyze the data and write reports and white papers. 👇👇👇research.net/r/AP-Gen-AI

Fundraising Cohort launched!

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the Johnson-Reed Act, which prevented immigration from Asia and limited it in parts of Europe. In a new Center for Community Media report, learn how AAPI communities, despite challenges, built a vibrant news ecosystem in the U.S. journalism.cuny.edu/2024/05/newmar…

We're keeping an eye on all Chicago-area Black, AAPI, and Latino community media for their coverage of the #DNC #DNCinChi Send us your links to include in this thread too!