The promise of "solutions journalism"

Shining a bright light on society's problems is a time-honored journalism tradition. But in a Reporting on Health blog post, Ryan White argues that the most effective stories start with the solution instead. White writes, quoting Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times journalist Tina Rosenberg: "It’s obviously not right in a lot of standard beat stories. But on some of the most important larger stories you can integrate a solutions angle successfully and rigorously."