The 95th episode of Mathematica’s On the Evidence podcast features author Tina Rosenberg discussing the role of data and other evidence in supporting solutions journalism. In 2013, Rosenberg co-founded the Solutions Journalism Network, which challenges journalists to show whether a solution they are covering is effective using available data or qualitative results. The episode explores the nature of solutions journalism and how researchers who evaluate policies and programs can contribute to evidence-based reporting about solutions.

A video recording and related transcript from the LinkedIn Live event on May 2, 2023 is available at mathematica.org/blogs/tina-rosenberg-on-the-role-of-evidence-in-solutions-journalism

Read the last installment of the Fixes column that Rosenberg and David Bornstein co-wrote for 11 years at The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/11/opinion/fixes-solutions-journalism-lessons.html

Learn how to implement the principles of solutions journalism in your work by taking free online courses offered by the Solutions Journalism Network’s Learning Lab: https://learninglab.solutionsjournalism.org/

Explore the Solutions Journalism Network’s Story Tracker, a curated database of rigorous reporting on responses to social problems: https://www.solutionsjournalism.org/storytracker

Read about the impact of solutions stories through the Solutions Journalism Network’s Impact Tracker: https://www.solutionsjournalism.org/impact

Read a solutions story by Rosenberg about how to triple voter turnout: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/19/opinion/voter-turnout-2020-election.html

Read a solutions story by Michael Kimmelman about housing people who were living on the streets of Houston: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/14/headway/houston-homeless-people.html