Climate Solutions Journalism Workshop

Founded in 1990, The Canadian Journalism Foundation promotes, celebrates and facilitates excellence in journalism. The foundation runs a prestigious awards and fellowships program featuring an industry gala where news leaders, journalists and corporate Canada gather to celebrate outstanding journalistic achievement and the value of professional journalism. Through monthly J-Talks, a public speakers’ series, the CJF facilitates dialogue among journalists, business people, academics and students about the role of the media in Canadian society and the ongoing challenges for media in the digital era. The foundation also fosters opportunities for journalism education, training and research. Please visit us athttp://cjf-fjc.ca.

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The Climate Solutions Journalism webinar will guide journalists in shifting the climate narrative from problem-centered reporting to a solutions-oriented approach, emphasizing how this change can broaden public understanding of climate issues. Focusing on the fundamentals of climate solutions journalism, we will explore how covering effective, evidence-based responses can add depth and nuance to climate stories. Journalists will gain practical techniques for crafting accessible, impactful narratives that resonate with audiences by incorporating diverse voices, data, and visuals. The 60-minute session will be interactive, inviting attendees to share ways to integrate solutions-focused approaches into their climate reporting and the successes they have found in climate solutions journalism.

<h3>Facilitator</h3>Dr. Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson is an Indigenous climate journalist and scholar from Samoa in the South Pacific. She is the Director of Climate Journalism at the Solutions Journalism Network. Prior to this role, she was the inaugural Global Climate Collaborations Editor for The Associated Press, where she facilitated the revision of The AP Style Guide chapter on climate change and designed the first global South climate journalism training for The AP. Lagipoiva, a chieftess from the island of Savai'i, has reported on climate change for over 20 years in the Pacific islands for various local and global media outlets, including Samoa Observer, Newsline Samoa, AFP, Al Jazeera English, ABC Radio Australia, New Zealand Herald, CNN, and others. She is also the Co-Chair of Covering Climate Now, a founding advisory board member of the Oxford Climate Journalism Network and currently serves as a Gender Council Member for the International Federation of Journalists.

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