research list:
Solutions journalism and
constructive journalism

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**As of Jan 11, 2023, I am in the process of re-organizing this list as it has gotten quite unwieldy (a good problem to have thanks to all the new research). Eventually it'll be easier to search and browse. In the meantime, I'm happy to share the new items that I haven't added here yet, just email me KyserL[at]UGA.edu**

Latest minor update: August 11, 2023
Latest major update: December 1, 2022
Created: January 2018

​This list is not exhaustive, but a growing resource to discover research-oriented resources for solutions and constructive journalism. Please share the link and if you see something missing, let me know (KyserL[at]UGA.edu) and I'll add it.

If you find this list helpful, a suggested citation might reference the growing body of academic research on solutions and constructive journalism and cite: Lough, K. (2018) Research List: Solutions journalism and constructive journalism. KyserLough.com. Retrieved [month date, year] from www.kyserlough.com/solutionsjournalism.
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Read our analysis of solutions & constructive journalism journal articles, dissertations and theses through 2020: Lough, K., & McIntyre, K. (2021). A systematic review of constructive and solutions journalism research. Journalism. 
Also see this post for a summary of our findings: Learning from the first 6 years of solutions journalism research
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**August 11, 2023: Yes, still working on revamping this page but there has been another wave of great work that needs to be shared!

• Abio, M. L. L. (2023). Solutions Journalism, a solution? Journalists’ perceptions on the emergence and impact of solutions journalism in the Phillippines [Bachelor’s Thesis, University of the Phillippines]. https://iskwiki.upd.edu.ph/viewer/?fb=2018-46190-Percepti#page-1
• Baker, A. J., de Bustamante, C. G., & Relly, J. E. (2023). Reporting on Violence Against Women in the Global South. In A. J. Baker, C. González de Bustamante, & J. E. Relly (Eds.), Violence Against Women in the Global South: Reporting in the #MeToo era (pp. 1–27). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-30911-3_1
• Baker, A. J., González de Bustamante, C., & Relly, J. E. (2023). Shifting the News Narrative About Violence Against Women in the Global South. In A. J. Baker, C. González de Bustamante, & J. E. Relly (Eds.), Violence Against Women in the Global South: Reporting in the #MeToo era (pp. 227–249). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-30911-3_9
• Bro, P. (2023). Constructive Journalism: Precedents, Principles, and Practices. Routledge.
• Chen, S., & Roburn, S. (2023). When Pandemic Stories Become Personal Stories: Community Journalism and the Coverage of Health Inequalities. Journalism Practice, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2023.2197420
• Khan, S. W., Abdullah, Z., Raza, S. H., Siriphan, T., Mookda, R., & Fitriani, R. S. (2023). The Challenges and Constructive Role of Journalism During COVID-19 in Communication Ecology of Pandemic Reporting in the Global South. In Handbook of Research on Deconstructing Culture and Communication in the Global South (pp. 58–68). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-8093-9.ch004
• Kovačević, P. (2023). Solutions Journalism in Practice: The Tension Between Critical and Compelling Presentation of Solutions in BBC’s Social Media Video Stories. Media Literacy and Academic Research, 115–138. https://doi.org/10.34135/mlar-23-01-07
• McBride, J. (2023). Framing Environmental Racism: Impacts of Diagnostic Vs. Prognostic and Episodic Vs. Thematic Frames on Audience Emotions and Information Seeking/Avoiding [M.A., University of Wyoming]. https://www.proquest.com/docview/2817281293/abstract/6C56B52FEB23438FPQ/1
• Nelson, J. L., & Dahmen, N. S. (2023). Appealing to News Audiences or News Funders? An Empirical Analysis of the Solutions Journalism Network’s Revenue Project. Journalism Practice, 0(0), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2023.2209779
• Rojas-Calderón, A. (2023). Usos de narrativas constructivas sobre los problemas públicos de los cibermedios iberoamericanos. Global Media Journal México, 20(39), 40–65. https://doi.org/10.29105/gmjmx20.39-503
• Sanal, L. P., & Aram, I. A. (2023). Constructive journalism and its effects on environmental discourses. Communications in Humanities and Social Sciences, 3(1), 9–13. https://doi.org/10.21924/chss.3.1.2023.49
• Swijtink, N., & Hermans, L. (2023). ‘Under Construction’: Informing Young People in an Appropriate Way. Tijdschrift Voor Communicatiewetenschap, 51(2), 108–127. https://doi.org/10.5117/TCW2023.2.002.SWIJ
• Thier, K., & Namkoong, N. (2023). Identifying Major Components of Solutions-Oriented Journalism: A Review to Guide Future Research. Journalism Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/1461670X.2023.2230314
• Universiti Teknologi MARA, Abdul Malik, N., Shak, M. S. Y., Universiti Teknologi MARA, Hasni, N. A., & Universiti Teknologi MARA. (2022). A Corpus-based Approach to Frame ‘COVID-19 Vaccination’ in Malaysian English Newspapers. Jurnal Komunikasi: Malaysian Journal of Communication, 38(4), 23–42. https://doi.org/10.17576/JKMJC-2022-3804-02
• Usery, A. G. (2023). Mapping Solutions Journalism in College Media Programs: A Field Theory Analysis [Ph.D., The University of Alabama]. https://www.proquest.com/docview/2827852211/abstract/943CDBB39C724F21PQ/1
• Van Antwerpen, N., & Fielding, V. (2023). Constructive Journalism: Techniques for Improving the Practice of Objectivity. Journal of Media Ethics, 38(3), 176–190. https://doi.org/10.1080/23736992.2023.2228313
• van Antwerpen, N. R. (2022). Exploring the use of constructive journalism to combat misinformation in the mainstream media [PhD Thesis]. University of Adelaide.

**April, 2023: Still working on it, so in the meantime here are all my newest additions:

• Andreasen, U. F., & Asmusse, A. B. (2023). Heritage, Belonging, and Promotion: Food Journalism Reconsidered. In E. Fakazis & E. Fürsich (Eds.), The Political Relevance of Food Media and Journalism (1st ed., pp. 167–180). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003283942-14
• Bright, A. (2022). Listening for The Echo: How Our Students Are Stepping Into, Embracing Community Journalism. Teaching Journalism & Mass Communication, 12(2), 77–80.
• Brüggemann, M., Frech, J., & Schäfer, T. (2022). Transformative Journalisms: How the global ecological crisis is transforming journalism. In A. Hansen & R. Cox, The Routledge Handbook of Environment and Communication (2nd ed., pp. 221–236). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003119234-17
• Calfano, B., Panagopoulos, C., & Raffa, E. (2022). Government Eyewitness: Considering New Approaches to Political Coverage Through Local TV’s Greatest Strengths. Journalism & Communication Monographs, 24(4), 236–307. https://doi.org/10.1177/15226379221131045
• Das, B. S. (2022). Teaching Journalism in the Era of Doomscrolling. Radical Teacher, 124, 24–32. https://doi.org/10.5195/rt.2022.1099
• Diamond, E., & Urbanski, K. (2022). The Impact of Message Valence on Climate Change Attitudes: A Longitudinal Experiment. Environmental Communication, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/17524032.2022.2151486
• Fellner, A. L. (2023). Solutions (Photo)Journalism. Introductory Theoretical and Applied Concepts into a Journalistic Practice that Could Contribute to a Better World. In D. C. Balaben, M. Mustățea, & A. Voina (Eds.), Communication Approaches: Tools and Technologies across the Industry (pp. 19–35). Accent.
• Haagerup, U. (2020). The Time is Now: Rethink Journalism. In T. Köhler (Ed.), Fake News, Framing, Fact-Checking: Nachrichten im digitalen Zeitalter. transcript Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783839450253
• Heinrichs, E., Ehrenberg, K., & Tillmann, P. (2022). Constructive opportunities and challenges: Journalism in Times of War (p. 55). Bonn Institute.
• Heinrichs, E., & Oliveira, A. P. de. (2022). Journalismus auf der Couch: So kommen wir aus der Krise. Lösungsvorschläge von Isabel Schayani, Maren Urner, Giovanni di Lorenzo, Ulrik Haagerup u. a. (1. edition). Verlag Herder.
• Höhle, J. V., & Bengtsson, S. L. (2023). A didactic toolkit for climate change educators: Lessons from constructive journalism for emotionally sensitive and democratic content design. Environmental Education Research, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2023.2182746
• Jackson, D., Zhao, X., Glück, A., Smith, A., & Nguyen, A. (2021). “It’s Getting People More Engaged in Things”: Responses to Solutions-Oriented News in the Context of COVID-19. SSRN. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3847951
• John, B. S., & Johnson, K. (2022). Responsible Journalism and Personalized News Communication: A Potential Route toward More Relevant and Accountable News. In J. Lynch & C. Rice (Eds.), Responsible Journalism in Conflicted Societies (pp. 156–169). Routledge.
• Kibarabara, J. (2023). The Discourse and Practice of Constructive Journalism [Ph.D. Thesis, Stockholm University]. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-213083
• Kovacevic, P. (2022). The BBC’s solutions-focused video stories on Facebook: Practicing the ‘dark arts’ of solutions journalism [Ph.D. Thesis, Cardiff University]. https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/157082/
• Lindgren, M., & Jorgensen, B. (2023). Podcasting and constructive journalism in health stories about antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Media International Australia, 1329878X2211484. https://doi.org/10.1177/1329878X221148499
• Loizzo, J., Watson, S. L., & Watson, W. R. (2018). Examining Instructor and Learner Experiences and Attitude Change in a Journalism for Social Change Massive Open Online Course: A Mixed-Methods Case Study. Journalism & Mass Communication Educator, 73(4), 392–409. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077695817729586
• Lowrey, W., Macklin, C., & Usery, A. G. (2023). News Collaborations and Social Actors: The Translation of Fieldwide Ideas to Local Levels. Journalism Studies, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/1461670X.2023.2187651
• Mäder, A., & Rinsdorf, L. (2022). Constructive Journalism as an Adaptation to a Changing Media Environment. Journalism Studies, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/1461670X.2022.2159859
• McIntyre, K., & Sobel Cohen, M. (2022). Journalistic role orientations in Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya. International Communication Gazette, 174804852211416. https://doi.org/10.1177/17480485221141608
• Patzner, D. (2022). Válečný fotožurnalismus a násilí ve světových fotožurnalistických soutěžích [Master’s Thesis, Univerzita Karlova]. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11956/176138
• Salih, G. H., & Alhayali, A. M. (2022). Challenges of reforming the Iraqi economy as reflected by the Iraqi electronic press: An analytical study from the entrance of the constructive press. ResMilitaris, 12(3). https://resmilitaris.net/menu-script/index.php/resmilitaris/article/view/1367/1135
• Scebbi, B. N. (2022). Characteristics for Comparing Community-Centered Newsrooms in Ohio [Master’s Thesis, Bowling Green State University]. https://etd.ohiolink.edu/apexprod/rws_olink/r/1501/10?clear=10&p10_accession_num=bgsu1668114475283316
• Selvaraj, B. (2022). Reporting New Telemedicine Impediments in Indian Print Media: Will Solutions Journalism Improve Tele-Medical Discourse? International Journal of Emerging Issues in Social Science, Arts and Humanities, 1(1), Article 1.
• Silva de Freitas, F. (2022). Jornalismo de soluções na gaúcha zh: Um estudo de caso sobre a cobertura vacinal da Covid-19 na plataforma digital em 2021 e 2022. 5th International Congress Media Ecology and Image Studies - The virtualization of the new media ecosystem, 130–132. http://www.meistudies.org/index.php/cmei/5cime/paper/view/1568
• Simoes, A. (2022). Jornalismo de Soluções. Appris. https://www.travessa.com.br/jornalismo-de-solucoes-1-ed-2022/artigo/f8eaa2e4-8eca-4ffb-bbd7-4c9c074389b3
• Theodora, L. C. (2022). Penerapan Jurnalisme Konstruktif dalam Pemberitaan Perubahan Iklim: Analisis Isi Berita Kompas.com dan Mongabay.co.id [Bachelor’s Thesis, Universitas Multimedia Nusantara]. https://kc.umn.ac.id/20106/
• Tondolo, V. L., & Pavan, R. (2023). AGENDA 2030 E OS ODS: AS NOTÍCIAS CONSTRUTIVAS EM BUSCA DE ESPAÇO NO JORNALISMO CONTEMPORÂNEO. Revista Contemporânea, 3(3), 2552–2569. https://doi.org/10.56083/RCV3N3-075
• Wenzel, A. (2020). Community-centered journalism: Engaging people, exploring solutions, and building trust. University of Illinois Press.

Books

• Hooffacker, G. (2021). Journalistic Practice: Constructive Journalism. How Media can Implement the Topic of Migration for Young People.
• McIntyre Hopkinson, K., & Dahmen, N. (Eds.). (2021). Reporting Beyond the Problem: From Civic Journalism to Solutions Journalism.
• Casares, A. (2021). La hora del periodismo constructivo. [Language: Spanish]
• Dodd, B. (2021). Solutions Journalism: News at the Intersection of Hope, Leadership, and Expertise
• Jackson, J. (2019). You Are What You Read
• Haagerup, U. (2017). Constructive News: How to save the media and democracy with journalism of tomorrow
• Gyldensted, C. (2015). From Mirrors to Movers: Five Elements of Constructive Journalism

Refereed Journal Articles​

• Eze, O. U. (2022). The voice of reason: a thematic appraisal of editorial coverage of Nigeria’s 2015 elections. Social Dynamics.
• Usery, A. G. (2022). Solutions Journalism: How Its Evolving Definition, Practice and Perceived Impact Affects Underrepresented Communities. Journalism Practice.
• Thier, K., & Lin, T. (2022). How Solutions Journalism Shapes Support for Collective Climate Change Adaptation. Environmental Communication.
• Gondwe, G. (2022). Journalistic narratives amid the US and Chinese media expansion in Africa: What it means to tell an African journalistic story. International Communication Gazette.
• Li, M., Wu, X., & Chao, N. (2022). Exploring the Evolution of Chinese Earthquake news from the Constructive Journalism Perspective Based on Chinese news of 35 Significant Earthquakes in China from 1966 to 2020. Telematics and Informatics Reports.
• Midberry, J., Brown, D. K., Potter, R. F., & Comfort, R. N. (2022). The Influence of Visual Frame Combinations in Solutions Journalism Stories. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly.
• Theodora, L. C., & Prestianta, A. M. (2022). Measuring Constructive Journalism in Kompas. com’s Climate Change Articles. Jurnal ASPIKOM, 7(2), 95-110.
• Al Bulushi, Z. (2022). Solution-based orientation as an element in selecting videos on social issues. English Teaching: Practice & Critique, (ahead-of-print).
• Jaakkola, M., & Uotila, P. (2022). Exploring the Normative Foundation of Journalism Education: Nordic Journalism Educators’ Conceptions of Future Journalism and Professional Qualifications. Journalism and Media, 3(3), 436-452.
• Krüger, U., Beiler, M., Gläßgen, T., Kees, M., & Küstermann, M. (2022). Neutral Observers or Advocates for Societal Transformation? Role Orientations of Constructive Journalists in Germany. Media and Communication, 10(3), 64-77
• Johnson, T. S. P., & de Freitas, F. M. S. (2022). Jornalismo de soluções como estratégia de política editorial na multiplataforma do bicentenário The Guardian. Revista Eco-Pós, 25(1), 413-436. [Language: Portuguese]
• Swijtink, N., Prins, T., Hermans, L., & Hietbrink, N. (2022). An informed audience: The effects of constructive television news on emotions and knowledge. Journalism
• van Antwerpen, N., Searston, R. A., Turnbull, D., Hermans, L., & Kovacevic, P. (2022). The effects of constructive journalism techniques on mood, comprehension, and trust. Journalism
• Schäfer, S., Greber, H., Sülflow, M., & Lecheler, S. (2022). A Matter of Perspective: An Experimental Study on Potentials of Constructive Journalism for Communicating a Crisis. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly.
• Parratt-Fernández, S., Chaparro-Domínguez, M. Á., & Gilbert, G. S. (2022). Discursive Strategies for Climate Change Reporting: A Case Study of The Mercury News. Environmental Communication, 1-15.
• Zhao, X., Jackson, D., & Nguyen, A. (2022). The Psychological Empowerment Potential of Solutions Journalism: Perspectives from Pandemic News Users in the UK. Journalism Studies, 23(3), 356-373.
• van Antwerpen, N., Turnbull, D., & Searston, R. A. (2022). What’s Positive in a Pandemic? Journalism Professionals’ Perspectives on Constructive Approaches to COVID-19 News Reporting. Journalism Studies.
• van Antwerpen, N., Turnbull, D., & Searston, R. A. (2022). Perspectives from Journalism Professionals on the Application and Benefits of Constructive Reporting for Addressing Misinformation. The International Journal of Press/Politics.
• Delić, A. (2021). Konstruktivno novinarstvo u bosanskohercegovačkim medijima: od izvještavanja usmerenog na probleme do izvještavanja usmerenog na blagostanje? CM: Communication and Media Journal. [Language: Serbian with English abstract]
• Xujun, T. & Jianfeng, W. (Eds.). (2021). Social Governance and Constructive Journalism [Special Issue]. Social Sciences in China. This is the third special issue dedicated to constructive journalism.
  • Xujun, T. & Jianfeng, W. (2021). Introduction. Social Sciences in China.
  • Le, Y. (2021). Constructive Journalism in China: Research and Practice. Social Sciences in China.
  • Fei, W. (2021). A New Exploration of Journalism: Strengthen the Connection with Its Audience. Social Sciences in China.
  • Anbin, S. (2021). Recontextualizing Constructive Journalism in Contemporary China: A Comparative and Intercultural Perspective. Social Sciences in China.
  • Wen, C. (2021). The Constructive Role of the Press in China: A Historical Perspective. Social Sciences in China.
• Overgaard, C.S.B. (2021). Mitigating the consequences of negative news: How constructive journalism enhances self-efficacy and news credibility. Journalism.
• Guenther, L., Brüggemann, M., & Elkobros, S. (2021). From Global Doom to Sustainable Solutions: International News Magazines’ Multimodal Framing of our Future with Climate Change. Journalism Studies, 1-18.
• Borth, A. C., Campbell, E., Munson, S., Patzer, S. M., Yagatich, W. A., & Maibach, E. (2021). Are Journalists Reporting on the Highest-Impact Climate Solutions? Findings from a Survey of Environmental Journalists. Journalism Practice, 1-19.
• Marsh, V. L., Lammers, J. C., & Conroy, E. (2021). Students as Change-Makers: Five Steps to Advocacy Research. English Journal, 111(2), 56-63.
• Li, Y. (2021). Assessing the Role Performance of Solutions Journalism in a Global Pandemic. Journalism Practice.
• Banjac, S. (2021). An Intersectional Approach to Exploring Audience Expectations of Journalism. Digital Journalism.
• Viehmann, C., Ziegele, M., & Quiring, O. (2021). Communication, Cohesion, and Corona: The Impact of People’s Use of Different Information Sources on their Sense of Societal Cohesion in Times of Crises. Journalism Studies.
• Overgaard, C.S.B. (2021). Constructive Journalism in the Face of a Crisis: The Effects of Social Media News Updates About COVID-19. Journalism Studies.
• Lough, K., & McIntyre, K. (2021). A systematic review of constructive and solutions journalism research. Journalism.
• Tshabangu, T., & Salawu, A. (2021). An evaluation of constructive journalism in Zimbabwe: A case study of The Herald’s coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. Journal of African Media Studies, 13(3), 477-490.
• Atanasova, D. (2021). How constructive news outlets reported the synergistic effects of climate change and COVID-19 through metaphors. Journalism Practice, 1-20.
• Wenzel, A. D., & Crittenden, L. (2021). Reimagining Local Journalism: A Community-centered Intervention. Journalism Studies, 1-19.
• Jain, P. (2021). The COVID-19 Pandemic and Positive Psychology: The Role of News and Trust in News on Mental Health and Well-Being. Journal of Health Communication, 1-11.
• Gong, J., Zanuddin, H., Hou, W., & Xu, J. (2021). Media attention, dependency, self-efficacy, and prosocial behaviours during the outbreak of COVID-19: A constructive journalism perspective. Global Media and China.
• Jenkins, F. (2021). China’s Projection of Soft Power in terms of Constructive Journalism: A Media Content Analysis of Constructive News Coverage of South. Transcience, 12(1), 24-43
• Lowes, M., & Ferguson, S. D. (2021). Solutions Journalism: Strategies for Effecting and Managing Change. Canadian Journal of Media Studies, 17(1), 60-85.
• van Venrooij, I., Sachs, T., & Kleemans, M. (2021). The effects of constructive television news reporting on prosocial intentions and behavior in children: The role of negative emotions and self-efficacy. Communications.
• Muhammad Din, A., Shahid, A., & Abrar, M. (2021). Use Of Constructive Approach In Talk Shows: A Case Of Post Corona Raised Social, Economic And Religious Issues In Pakistan. Journal of Media Studies, 36(1).
• Rusch, R., Simon, E., Otto, K., & Flintz, D. (2021). The Impact of Constructive Television Journalism on the Audience: Results from an Online Study. Journalism Practice, 1-21.
• Lough, K. & McIntyre, K. (2021). Transitioning to solutions journalism: One newsroom's shift to solutions-focused reporting. Journalism Studies.
• Serrano-Puche, J. (2020). Constructive Journalism: A response to users' motivations for news avoidance. Cuadernos.info. [Spanish version]
• Li, M. (2020). The Synergistic Effects of Solutions Journalism and Corporate Social Responsibility Advertising. Digital Journalism, 1-28.
• Daoust-Boisvert, A. & Bérard, D. (2020). Journalisme de solutions: une pratique marginale en émergence au Canada. Les Cahiers du journalisme - Recherches [Language: French with English abstract]
• Hermans, L. & Prins, T. (2020). Interest matters: The effects of constructive news reporting on Millennials’ emotions and engagement. Journalism.
• McIntyre, K. (2020). “Tell Me Something Good”: Testing the Longitudinal Effects of Constructive News Using the Google Assistant. Electronic News.
• Abdenour, J., McIntyre, K., & Dahmen, N. S. (2020). Seeing Eye to Eye: A Comparison of Audiences’ and Journalists’ Perceptions of Professional Roles and How They Relate to Trust. Journalism Practice.
• Allam, R. (2019). Constructive journalism in Arab transitional democracies: Perceptions, attitudes and performance. Journalism Practice, 13(10), 1273-1293.
• Dahmen, N. S., Thier, K., & Walth, B. (2019) Teaching a New Journalistic Form Intended to Spark Response and Action: Evaluating Student Learning. Proceedings of the World Journalism Education Congress 2019. (p. 255).
• Zhao, X., & Xiang, Y. (2019). Does China's outward focused journalism engage a constructive approach? A qualitative content analysis of Xinhua News Agency's English news. Asian Journal of Communication, 29(4), 346-362.
• Midberry, J., & Dahmen, N. S. (2019). Visual Solutions Journalism: A Theoretical Framework. Journalism Practice.
• Thier, K., Abdenour, J., Walth, B., & Dahmen, N. S. (2019). A narrative solution: The relationship between solutions journalism, narrative transportation, and news trust. Journalism.
• McGinty, E. E., Stone, E. M., Kennedy-Hendricks, A., Sanders, K., Beacham, A., & Barry, C. L. (2019). US news media coverage of solutions to the opioid crisis, 2013–2017. Preventive medicine.
• Ciftci, D. (2019). The Application of Solutions Journalism: Strategic Communications and Public Affairs Group in Somalia. Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies.
• Walth, B., Dahmen, N. S., & Thier, K. (2019). A new reporting approach for journalistic impact: Bringing together investigative reporting and solutions journalism. Newspaper Research Journal.
• Kogen, L. (2019). News you can use or news that moves? Journalists’ rationales for coverage of distant suffering. Journalism Practice.
• Dahmen, N. S., Thier, K., & Walth, B. (2019). Creating engagement with solutions visuals: testing the effects of problem-oriented versus solution-oriented photojournalism. Visual Communication.
• Powers, E. & Curry, A. (2019). No quick fix: How journalists assess the impact and define the boundaries of solutions journalism. Journalism Studies.
• Atanasova, D. (2019). Moving society to a sustainable future: The framing of sustainability in a constructive media outlet. Environmental Communication.
• Amiel, P., & Powers, M. (2019). A Trojan Horse for marketing? Solutions journalism in the French regional press. European Journal of Communication.
• McIntyre, K., & Lough, K. (2019). Toward a clearer conceptualization and operationalization of solutions journalism. Journalism.
• Baden, D., McIntyre, K. & Homberg, F. (2018). The Impact of Constructive News on Affective and Behavioural Responses. Journalism Studies.
• Dagoula, C. (2018). Constructive journalism. Journal of Applied Journalism & Media Studies.
• Wenzel, A. (2018). Red state, purple town: Polarized communities and local journalism in rural and small-town Kentucky. Journalism.
• Ahva, L. & Hautakangas, M. (Eds.). (2018). Constructive Forms in Journalism [Special issue]. Journalism Practice. This is the second special issue dedicated to constructive journalism.
  • Ahva, L. & Hautakangas, M. (2018). Introduction: Why do we suddenly talk so much about constructiveness? Journalism Practice.
  • McIntyre, K., & Gyldensted, C. (2018). Positive Psychology as a Theoretical Foundation for Constructive Journalism. Journalism Practice.
  • Hermans, L. & Drok, N. (2018). Placing Constructive Journalism in Context. Journalism Practice. 
  • Aitamurto, T. & Varma, A. (2018). The Constructive Role of Journalism: Contentious metadiscourse on constructive journalism and solutions journalism. Journalism Practice. 
  • From, U. & Kristensen, N.N. (2018) Rethinking Constructive Journalism by Means of Service Journalism. Journalism Practice. 
  • Hautakangas, M. & Ahva, L. (2018). Introducing a New Form of Socially Responsible Journalism: Experiences from the Conciliatory Journalism Project. Journalism Practice. 
  • Kovacevic, P. & Perisin, T. (2018). The Potential of Constructive Journalism Ideas in a Croatian Context. Journalism Practice. 
  • Meier, K. (2018). How Does the Audience Respond to Constructive Journalism? Two experiments with multifaceted results. Journalism Practice.
  • Løvlie, A.S. (2018). Constructive Comments? Designing an online debate system for the Danish Broadcasting Corporation. Journalism Practice. 
• Mast, J., Coesemans, R., & Temmerman, M. (Eds.). (2018). Constructive journalism [Special issue] Journalism. This is the first-ever special issue dedicated to constructive journalism.
  • Mast, J., Coesemans, R., & Temmerman, M. (2018). Introduction: Constructive journalism: Concepts, practices, and discourses. Journalism.
  • Bro, P. (2018). Constructive journalism: Proponents, precedents, and principles. Journalism.
  • Bødker, H. (2018). Cafébabel and ‘Génération Bataclan’: Cosmopolitan identities and/as constructive European news. Journalism.
  • Hermans, L. & Gyldensted, C. (2018). Elements of constructive journalism: Characteristics, practical appli- cation and audience valuation. Journalism.
  • Wagemans, A., Witschge, T., & Harbers, F. (2018). Impact as driving force of journalistic and social change. Journalism.
  • Kleemans, M., Dohmen, R., Schlindwein, L. F., Tamboer, S. L., de Leeuw, R. N., & Buijzen, M. (2018). Children’s cognitive responses to constructive television news. Journalism.
  • Lough, K. & McIntyre, K. (2018). Visualizing the Solution: An analysis of the images that accompany solutions-oriented news stories. Journalism.
  • Rotmeijer, S. (2018). ‘Words that work?’Practices of constructive journalism in a local Caribbean context. Journalism.
  • Wiard, V. & Simonson, M. (2018). “The city is ours, so let’s talk about it”: Constructing a citizen media initiative in Brussels. Journalism.
• McIntyre, K., Lough, K. & Manzanares, K. (2018). Solutions in the shadows: The effects of incongruent visual messaging in solutions journalism news stories. Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly.​
• Jacobson, S., Marino, J. & Gutsche Jr, R. (2018). Should there be an app for that? : An analysis of interactive applications within longform news stories. Journal of Magazine Media, 18 (2).
• Lough, K. & McIntyre, K. (2018). Journalists’ perceptions of solutions journalism and its place in the field. Research Journal of the International Symposium on Online Journalism.
• Lichtenstein, D., Esau, K., Pavlova, L., Osipov, D., & Argylov, N. (2018). Framing the Ukraine crisis: A comparison between talk show debates in Russian and German television. International Communication Gazette.​
• McIntyre, K. & Gyldensted, C. (2017). Constructive Journalism: An Introduction and Practical Guide for Applying Positive Psychology Techniques to News Production. The Journal of Media Innovations, 4(2), 20-34.
• McIntyre, K. (2017). Solutions Journalism: The effects of including solution information in news stories about social problems. Journalism Practice.
• Kleemans, M., de Leeuw, R. N., Gerritsen, J., & Buijzen, M. (2017). Children’s Responses to Negative News: The Effects of Constructive Reporting in Newspaper Stories for Children. Journal of Communication, 67(5), 781-802.
• Kogen, L., & Dilliplane, S. (2017). How Media Portrayals of Suffering Influence Willingness to Help. Journal of Media Psychology.
• Abdenour, J., McIntyre, K., & Dahmen, N. S. (2017). Putting Broadcast News in Context: An Analysis of US Television Journalists’ Role Conceptions and Contextual Values. Electronic News.
• Mclntyre, K., & Sobel, M. (2017). Motivating news audiences: Shock them or provide them with solutions?. Communication & Society, 30(1).
• McIntyre, K., & Sobel, M. (2017). Reconstructing Rwanda: How Rwandan reporters use constructive journalism to promote peace. Journalism Studies, 1-22.
• Wenzel, A., Gerson, D., Moreno, E., Son, M., & Morrison Hawkins, B. (2017). Engaging stigmatized communities through solutions journalism: Residents of South Los Angeles respond. Journalism.
• Dahmen, N. S. (2016). Images of Resilience: The Case for Visual Restorative Narrative. Visual Communication Quarterly, 23(2), 93-107.
• McIntyre, K., Dahmen, N. S., & Abdenour, J. (2016). The contextualist function: US newspaper journalists value social responsibility. Journalism
• Thier, K. (2016). Opportunities and Challenges for Initial Implementation of Solutions Journalism Coursework. Journalism & Mass Communication Educator, 71(3), 329-343.
• Zhang, Y., & Matingwina, S. (2016). A new representation of Africa? The use of constructive journalism in the narration of Ebola by China Daily and the BBC. African Journalism Studies.

Book Chapters

• Ahva, L. (2022). Socially Responsible Journalism: Diverse Responses to Polarisation. In The Routledge Companion to News and Journalism (pp. 352-361). Routledge.
• Urner, M. (2022). Storytelling for Sustainability and Constructive Journalism: A Perfect Pair? In Fischer, D., Fücker, S., Selm, H., & Sundermann, A. (Eds.), Narrating Sustainability through Storytelling. Taylor & Francis.
• Rodrigues, U. M., & Baker, A. (2022). Reporting on Sexual Violence during the #MeToo 2.0 Hashtag Era: Can the Media Be an Agent of Social Change? In Baker, A., & Rodrigues, U. M. (Eds.), Reporting on Sexual Violence in the# MeToo Era. Taylor & Francis.
• Tsene, L. (2022). From Citizen Journalism to Journalism for Citizens: Impactful Social Journalism. In Journalism and Digital Content in Emerging Media Markets (pp. 89-109). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
• Tshabangu, T., & Salawu, A. (2022). Constructive Journalism and COVID-19 Safe Nation Narratives in Newspaper: Implications for Journalism Ethics in Zimbabwe. In Health Crises and Media Discourses in Sub-Saharan Africa (pp. 95-108). Springer, Cham.
• Bro, P. & Gyldensted, C. (2021). Constructive Journalism: Portraying the World Accurately through Positive Psychology Reporting. In McIntyre Hopkinson, K., & Dahmen, N. (Eds.), Reporting Beyond the Problem: From Civic Journalism to Solutions Journalism. Peter Lang.
• Thier, K. (2021). Solutions Journalism: Reporting on the Response is Just as Newsworthy as Reporting on the Problem. In McIntyre Hopkinson, K., & Dahmen, N. (Eds.), Reporting Beyond the Problem: From Civic Journalism to Solutions Journalism. Peter Lang.
• Byrd, L. S. (2021). At the Intersection of Media Innovation and Solutions Journalism: Applying the Solutions Journalism Model to Develop Socially Conscious Entrepreneurs. In Cultivating Entrepreneurial Changemakers Through Digital Media Education (pp. 208-222). IGI Global.
• Nistor, V. (2020). Media and Survival: From Investigative Journalism to Constructive Journalism and Solutions. In I. Boldea & C. Sigmirean (Eds.), The Dialogue of Multicultural Discourses (pp. 100-107). Tîrgu Mureş, România: Arhipelag XXI Press. [Language: Romanian with English abstract]
• Thier, K. (2019). Interviewing for Solutions. In P. Laufer & J. Russial (Eds.), Interviewing: The Oregon Method (2nd ed., pp. 163-172). Corvallis, OR: Oregon State University Press.
• Pirolli, B. (2018). A Constructive Approach to Tourism Reporting. In Travel Journalism: Informing Tourists in the Digital Age. Routledge.
• Krüger, U. (2017). Constructive News: A New Journalistic Genre Emerging in a Time of Multiple Crises. In: Hofkirchner W., Burgin M. (eds) The Future Information Society: Social and Technological Problems. New Jersey: World Scientific, pp. 403-422
• Zhang, Y., & Matingwina S. (2016) Constructive Journalism: A New Journalistic Paradigm of Chinese Media in Africa. In: Zhang X., Wasserman H., Mano W. (eds) China’s Media and Soft Power in Africa. Palgrave Series in Asia and Pacific Studies. Palgrave Macmillan, New York

Dissertations and Theses
Doctoral

• Steinke, A. J. (2022). The Institutionalization of Solutions Journalism. Doctoral dissertation, University of Minnesota.
• Walters, P. T. (2022). Expanding Boundaries, Recalibrating Core Values & Centering Communities: How Collaboration Is Changing the Journalistic Field. Doctoral dissertation, Temple University.
• Gondwe, G. Z. (2021). China in African Newsrooms: Harnessing the Effects of Pro-And-Counter Attitudinal Chinese News Agenda in the Zambian Media. Doctoral dissertation, University of Colorado at Boulder.
• McIntyre, K. (2015). Constructive journalism: The effects of positive emotions and solution information in news stories. Doctoral Dissertation, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Master

• Calder, H. (2022). Sea Level Rise in New Zealand and Dutch News: A comparative study of representations of sea level rise in online news articles from Aotearoa New Zealand and the Netherlands. Master's thesis, University of Twente.
• Daily, M. (2022). Exploring the intersections of advocacy, objectivity, and solutions reporting in environmental journalism. Master's Project Report, University of Missouri-Columbia.
• Orsagos, P.J. (2021). The Media's Framing of Incarceration in West Virginia. Master's Problem/Project Report, West Virginia University.
• Golasovská, K. (2020). Solution journalism v českých médiích. Master's Thesis, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. [Language: Czech with English abstract]
• Sørensen, Mai-Britt. (2020). Journalists' use of constructive journalism: a comparison between Norway and Ethiopia. Master's Thesis, NLA Høgskolen, Norway
• Nelimarkka, I. (2020). Ratkaisukeskeisyys ja asiantuntijuus ilmastojournalismissa. Master's Thesis, University of Vaasa, Finland. [Language: Finnish]
• Fatima, S. S. (2020). Understanding the Construction of Journalistic Frames during Crisis Communication: Editorial Coverage of COVID-19 in New York Times. Master's Thesis, Södertörn University, Sweden.
• Höhle, J. (2020). Bridging Cognitive and Emotional Learning - Didactical Contributions of Constructive Journalism to Climate Change Education. Master's Thesis, Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University
• Vredenberg, N. (2019). Fighting climate change starts with journalists: An analysis of the news coverage of the annual United Nations climate summits by the BBC online between 2008 and 2018. Master's Thesis, Södertörn University, Sweden.
• Schoeppl, M. (2019). Visueller Konstruktiver Journalismus Konzepte und visuelle Codes. Master's Thesis, FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences. [Language: German with English abstract]
• Urlbauer, L. (2019). Data Visualizations: Investigating their Effects on the Perception of Solutions Journalism. Master's Thesis, University of Amsterdam. [Additional content: Blog post summary of findings]
• Andersson, S. (2019). Putting Peace in the Frame: Alternative US Media Framing of the War in Syria. Master's Thesis, Södertörn University, Sweden.
• Alvsen, I. L. (2018) Å se verden med to øyne- en kvalitativ studie i Danmarks Radios arbeid med konstruktiv journalistikk. Master's Thesis, Nord Universitet, Norway. [Language: Norwegian]
• Porter, A. (2018). Discovering Solutions: How are journalists applying solutions journalism to change the way news is reported and what do they hope to accomplish? Master's Thesis, University of North Texas.
• Kozminski M. A. (2018). L'effet du journalisme constructif sur le lectorat d'un site Web d'information. Master’s Thesis, Université de Montréal. [Language: French with English abstract]
• Poort, M. (2018). Constructive Journalism: An answer to the negativity of the news?: A focus group study on the view on and the effects of constructive journalism in a European setting. Master’s Thesis, Södertörn University, Sweden.
• Weldingh, L. (2018). Nyhedskriterier I Konstruktiv Journalistik. Master's Thesis, University of Southern Denmark. [Language: Danish with English abstract]
• Rossbach, A. (2017). Constructive Journalism: The Effects of Using Positive Psychology To Create Narratives in Modern-Day Journalism in Russia. Master's Thesis, Saint Petersburg State University & Freie University Berlin. 
• Jackson, J. (2016). Publishing the Positive: Exploring the motivations for and the consequences of reading solutions-focused journalism. Master’s Thesis, University of East London, United Kingdom.
• Gyldensted, C. (2011). Innovating News Journalism through Positive Psychology. Master's Thesis, University of Pennsylvania.

Bachelor

• Anthony, S. (2021). A look at how alternative journalism facilitates engagement in comments. Honors Thesis, University of Oregon.
• Rice, G. J. (2021). A New Era in Climate Change Coverage: Can Applying Solutions Journalism Alter Audience Attitudes? Honors Thesis, Appalachian State University.
• Anderson, A. (2020). Educate Me: The Use of Solutions Journalism in The Seattle Times' Education Lab. Senior Project, Western Washington University. [Additional content: Link to podcast]
• Huxley, A. (2019). Newsworthy tweets: a study of news values in Twitter posts by mainstream and constructive journalism organisations. Bachelor's Thesis, Lancaster University.
• Prokscha, A. (2019). Probleme und Behandlungsempfehlungen bei Solutions Journalism. Bachelor's Thesis, University of Vienna. [Language: German]
• Kerfin, K. (2019) Analisis Isi Kuantitatif Penerapan Penulisan Solution Journalism di Jaring.id. [Analysis of Quantitative Contents of the Application of Solution Journalism Writing in Jaring.id]. Bachelor Thesis, Universitas Multimedia Nusantara [Language: Indonesian with English abstract]
• Hampton, E. N. (2017). Solutions Journalism and the Nonprofit Sector: Turning Hesitancy to Hope. Bachelor's Thesis, University of Oregon.

 




Other academic resources & reports

• Porter, C., & Hansen Shapiro, E. (2022). Developing journalism collaborations for local impact: The role of collaborative scaffolding and solutions journalism in changing local media ecosystems. Montclair State University.
• Holm, A. B., Haagerup, J., & Kvam, H. (2022). Dialogue IO3: Teaching constructive and dialogue-based journalism to B.A. students: Learning from each other, learning together. 
• Overgaard, C. S. B., & Stroud, N.J. (2020). Coronavirus coverage: The effects of headlines and images on Facebook.
• Kramp, L., & Weichert, S. (2020). Nachrichten mit Perspektive – Lösungsorientierter und konstruktiver Journalismus in Deutschland. [Language: German]
• Murray, C., & Stroud, N. J. (2019). The Keys to Powerful Solutions Journalism.
• Curry, A. L., & Stroud, N. J. (2016). Writing Solutions Headlines.
• Curry, A. L., Stroud, N. J., & McGregor, S. (2016). Solutions Journalism and News Engagement. 
• McGregor, S. C., & Stroud, N. J. (2016). How One Community Responded to Solutions Journalism
• Curry, A. L., & Hammonds, K. H. (2014). The Power of Solutions Journalism. 

Organizations

• The Solutions Journalism Network
• The Constructive Institute
• The Catalyst Journalism Project
• Instituto Periodismo Constructivo
• Bonn Institute
• The Constructive Journalism Project (Archived)

​News resources

• The New York Times (2016). Fixes.
• Kasriel, E. (2016a). Introducing a new tool for news : Solutions-Focused Journalism. 
• Kasriel, E. (2016b). Why we need Solutions-Focused Journalism. 
• Scott, C. (2016). Why solutions journalism is guiding editorial decisions at The Huffington Post. 
• Tenore, M. J. (2016). Defining Restorative Narrative, a strength-based storytelling genre.
• Tenore, M.J. (2014). How constructive journalism can improve the way media makers tell stories.
• Bansal, S., & Martin, C. (2015). Solutions Journalism Toolkit.
• Benesch, S. (1998). The rise of solutions journalism. Columbia Journalism Review, 36(6), 36.