“This is one of the things with the fast world that we’re in,” says solutions journalist Mónica Quesada Cordero, “how do we get people to stop — and to question?”
As I try to slow down a little right now, I returned to solutions journalism, a rigorous form of reporting that focuses on responses to problems. No more handwringing, no more oversimplifying.
The approach embraces complexity and, in so doing, manages to restore our faith in the news and, maybe, in ourselves.