Welcome to the on-demand course, “A Better Way to Cover Elections: Campaign Reporting that Centers Communities and Solutions,“ organized by the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas in partnership with The Solutions Journalism Network. This is an on-demand version of a live course that was previously held from March 25th- April 21st, 2024.
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In this four-week students will learn how to reinvent elections and campaign coverage to better serve communities and strengthen democracy. You will learn an effective and innovative alternative to the traditional horse-race approach to election reporting, which will help you better serve your communities and strengthen democracy. This course will provide materials and examples predominantly based on the context of US elections, with a commitment to ensuring their global relevance.
This course was designed for reporters, editors, students, and aspiring journalists around the world. It’s for anyone who is dissatisfied with traditional coverage of politics, elections and democracy and wants tools and strategies to increase trust and engagement, reduce polarization, and employ solutions journalism to help communities address problems and hold politicians to account.
This course is organized into five modules:
Introduction Module: Led by Jaisal Noor, this module will cover the challenges associated with traditional ‘horse-race’ political coverage, the importance of newsrooms adopting a pro-democracy stance, and an overview of essential skills and strategies for achieving a more effective approach to political journalism.
Module 1: Led by Lynn Walsh, this module focuses on fostering transparency and openness in newsrooms while teaching participants how to craft mission statements and share coverage goals effectively.
Module 2: Instructed by Jennifer Brandel, this module explores strategies for community-driven journalism and advocates for better engagement with diverse audiences.
Module 3: The third module, guided by Jaisal Noor, introduces solutions journalism as a tool for enhancing campaign coverage, including integration into existing beats and real-world examples from newsrooms.
Module 4: Co-instructed by Lynn Walsh and Julia Hotz, the final module addresses polarization in election reporting and offers practical techniques to avoid amplifying extreme views while promoting fairness and credibility in reporting.
