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Maynard 200, Oakland Voices Fellows and Alumni Participate in Solutions Journalism Webinar on Covering the Outbreak

Maynard Institute Staff

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A graphic advertising an event. Top left, the Maynard 200 logo. Top right, the Solutions Journalism Network logo. Blue and black text over a white background reads "Solutions Journalism 101: Covering the Coronavirus Outbreak. Webinar for Maynard 200 Fellows. April 3, 2020, Friday - 9:30 AM PST/12:30 PM EST - Via Zoom. This webinar is designed for journalists who have various levels of familiarity with, including those who are new to the solutions journalism framework and want to learn to use it in covering the global COVID-19 pandemic. The session covers the 4 pillars of solutions journalism: - response - evidence -limitations - insights -using examples from the growing number of solutions-focused stories related to the outbreak." AT far left, a photo of the coronavirus itself, a gray circular cell with red splotches covering its body. Bottom left, a photo of Michelle Faust Raghavan, a young woman with dark curly hair who stands before an audio-producing microphone. Text below states her name and reads "West Coast Region Manager, SJN." To the right, a photo of Sarah Gustavus a white woman with blonde hair and a white shirt and gray blazer. Below her photo text states her name and reads "Mountain West Region Manager, SJN." At far right, a photo of Odette Alcazaren-Keeley, an Asian woman with dark hair and red lipstick wearing a dark shirt. Below her photo, text reads her name and "Director, Maynard 200."

MIJE partnered with Solutions Journalism Network, which presented a webinar on April 3, on covering the COVID-19 pandemic. Fellows and alumni of the Maynard Institute’s Maynard 200 and Oakland Voices programs attended and shared their own coverage of the public health crisis.The session: ‘Solutions Journalism 101: Covering the Coronavirus Outbreak’ was designed for journalists with varying levels of familiarity with the solutions journalism framework, and want to learn to use it in covering the pandemic.

Speakers Sarah Gustavus, Mountain West Region manager and Michelle Faust Raghavan, West Coast Region manager, both from SJN, discussed the 4 pillars of this framework. Solutions journalism is defined as “rigorous, evidence-based reporting on responses to social problems.”

The session was organized and moderated by Odette Alcazaren-Keeley, Maynard 200 director, who opened the discussion with a global and national situationer on the outbreak. She quoted latest data at the time of the webinar, on COVID-19 infections, deaths and shelter-in-place orders, including from the Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering, the CDC and the New York Times. This session is part of a series of webinars to be offered to Maynard Institute fellows, alumni and its broader media community to provide information, perspectives and resources amid the pandemic.

For more information regarding the Maynard 200 journalism fellowship and this webinar: contact: Odette Alcazaren-Keeley @ okeeley@mije.org

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