"Is there a simple way to reduce hospitalizations, improve health, and save money? (Yes, and Medicare may cut it…)"
    By David Bornstein
    "The Whole Story: tackling VA claim backlogs"
    By Courtney Martin
    Tackling the VA claim backlog will take solid journalism on proven reforms, not just public outrage.
    "Our meeting with NPR"
    By David Bornstein
    Had a great session at NPR yesterday, where we talked about the value of solutions journalism in radio. Here are some key takeaways!
    "SJN and IHME team up to bring you global health data"
    By Sarika Bansal
    The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation is going to mine instances of "positive deviance" in Global Burden of Disease data for all of you health/science journos out there!
    "The whole story: missed opportunity in coverage of Majora Carter"
    By Courtney Martin
    Systemic analysis, not individual take downs, are what teach us the most about social change.
    "Is service, not self-interest, the engine of productivity?"
    By Courtney Martin
    Susan Dominus offers a study in solution-oriented profile writing at its best.
    "Reporter’s Diary: Sarika Bansal’s TEDx Talk on Solutions Journalism"
    By Sarika Bansal
    "Great solutions stories inspire both the heart and the mind..."
    "Why Boo is intimidating (but shouldn’t be)"
    By Keith Hammonds
    Can journalists write good solutions-oriented stories without having to invest 3.5 years, as Katherine Boo did in her incredible book?
    "The perils of solutionism"
    By Courtney Martin
    What does a provocative new book teach us about the practice of solutions journalism and the perils of technological romanticism?
    "Can we stop bullying?"
    By Sarika Bansal
    How do you turn an awesome feel-good story about a local basketball team and turn it into hardcore solutions journalism?
    "Filling the rice bowl"
    By Sarika Bansal
    How do you take a nerdy topic like agriculture and make it interesting? Let's see how the Guardian did it last week.
    "What works in charter schools?"
    By Sarika Bansal
    Noliwe Rooks makes the case for looking beyond "feel good stories" to decide what works in charter schools.
    "The Power of Failure"
    By Courtney Martin
    Transparency about what works and doesn't is crucial to future success, especially in the citizen sector.

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