constructive journalism: do's and don'ts

Zusammenfassung von Ulf Grüner | ulfgruener.de | 2015

Constructive

Journalism

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If it Bleeds,

it Leads



Das ist keine

Story: Da fehlt

der Konflikt!



Oktober 2014

Constructive News, Ulrik Haagerup: http://constructivenews.eu


http://constructivenews.eu


DR shall inform,

challenge and bring

together people in

Denmark.zit. n. Haagerup, Constructive News



Giving the editorial

glasses a polish so that

we also see the stories

about things that work.zit. n. Haagerup, Constructive News



be both critical

and

constructive:zit. n. Haagerup, Constructive News



speak about problems

and actively search out

stories that can

contribute to a solutionzit. n. Haagerup, Constructive News



• Originalität, einzigartig

• Vertrautheit Nähe

• Jemand sorgt sich um mich

• Verstehen

• Glaubwürdigkeit

• Gewichtung, Sortierung

Woran es modernen Menschen fehlen wird. Anne Skare Nielsen, Chief Futurist, Future Navigator (zit. n. Haagerup, Constructive News, Seite 54)



„Nach der Zeitungslektüre muss man etwas gelernt

haben, muss man fühlen, etwas gewonnen zu haben.“

Giovanni di Lorenzo, Chefredakteur DIE ZEIT (zit. n. Haagerup, Constructive News, Seite 82)



Constructive News is Not

• Uncritical

• Superficial

• Naive

• Irrelevant

• Unsensational

• Boring

• Blind to the world's problems

• The sweet story closing a news broadcast

http://constructivenews.eu/Inspiration.html




Constructive News Offers

• A way out

• Hope

• Inspiration to solutions

• Call to action

• Education

• Engagement

• Perspective

• Positivity





Constructive News

• nicht negativ, aber kritisch

• nicht anklagend, sondern inspirierend

• nicht nur Wo Wer Wann fragen, auch Wie und Was jetzt

(zit. n. Haagerup, Constructive News, Seite 86)



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‚ ' um. gQf _‚ ' in ‘ 4 fi rst— floorapartments i

.( l."J“ " ‘ Vx"02Paintedrear— comerunils’ ‚ g’ f' ‚ " w'‘ K "*1 ‚ f 03Glassfrontdoor

‘ ‘ 4k . 4 r ‘ ‘ . l ‘ ‚ _ 04 Plentyofroomtochat1. ß 8’ ‚ T . I '- r - ' ’ ' 05Gardenarea

. -‘ ‚ „ 2 06Elevatedstreetsopenx. ‘ A „ E ‚ . upthebuilding

04 y ‚

Socialhousingbuilttolast 4 L J-

BairrodaBouqa,Porto r .

InafonnerslumareajustnorthofPorto's ‘

commercialcentreliesanexemplarof r. . z

socialhousing:BairrodaBouga,asite m -m3 ‘

ofback— to-backstackedmaisonettes. 1

Createdinthe19703byoneofthe 1country’ sgreatestarchitects.PritzkerPrize "5 w "I ‚winnerAlvaroSizaWaira,i1nowattractsa : ä ' '1

newgenerationofdesignenthusiasts. 717— : "7"“ ' M13; l1

InaCityfullofFrench-styletown- ' l

housesreservedfortheupperclasses.this v ' ' . . ' Äenclaveoffour-storeyblocks,comprising ' ‘ __’ .‘ ‘ ä ‘ J. . i128dwellings,wasaclearrefl ectionof ' ‘ T ‚ ' ‘

7 19205Europeanmodernism.Yetcruciallylt ‚ 4 ‚ M ‘ ahasSiza’ svocabularyforgeometricn’ gour _ 24 ‚ ü danddiscreetfl airlayeredontop;thestrik- L" \ i ' ' ‘ 3: "2k l}ingstairwellsthatleadtotheupperfloors lk . i i. C‘ A 1 z‘createawonderfulsenseoflheatre. l ” „ r L g — - ’ 'l,

"Totheaveragepersonthisisunap— g vi „ amg . A ’ . . t‘pealingsocialhousing,"saysarchitect ‘ " 3 . 1 ' A ÄManuelGranja,whoIivesinBairroda '.„ ‚ „ 5:,- .‚ ‚ a..;:.;‚ ;.\.4a„ l:x.a.‚ \ w: ‘Bouoa."Butperhapsitisthisoddness,and 06 ä ?anunusuallackofprivacyeven,thatlsone thoughBouqawas|eftunfl nishedforthree ;_

ofthereasonsitattractssomanycreative decades,its2007restoration|eftmostof 1

people."HalfofBouga’ sresidentsarethe thedetailsandinitialambitionsintact.Each {

originalmembersofthehousingasso- duplexhousehasdirectaccessthankst0 l

ciationwhomovedinduringthe19705. elevated“ streels” andBouqa’ sacces- ;

TherestareIargelyyoungerarchitects. slblecounyardsareoftentakenoverby

designersandcreatives,seducedbythe barbecues,laundryandchildren'sfootball

neighboumood'shistoryandarchiteclural matches.SaysGrania:‘ Thearchitecturaloriginalityaswellasitsideallocation:a scaleisgreatandit’ sfulloflovelydetails

15-minulewalktotheshops,restaurants thattaketimetobediscoverad.” — — ST

andnightlifeofdowntownPortobutstilla '—comfortabledistancefromtrailingtourists. WV’ O'Ö IV.mThedesiretobuildforacommunity BairrodaBaueni3lWGW0‘

usingsimplematerialssuchasconcrete. m30° “ m.WimanMiron,glassandwoodmirrorslocalthink— undsensaofoonmxitvhat"uminbeiingwhenitcomestoconstruction.And mm9h"“ 3mm

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DesignDirectory2— — 1ssux78— 205

Monocle / Issue 78 / p 205 / monocle.com


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1. look for the good news: the light, the constructive,

the positive story, the Yes-Story

2. save the world

3. be part of the story, help improve the life, facilitate

the debate, facilitate the different debate, empower

the people, it makes people smarter and empowers

them to form an opinion and act

4. a story with a solution

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1. tell the truth, the whole picture, wider perspective

2. think different, do sth original, be original (authentic)

3. be open, be more curious instead of being only critical

4. understand the news, journalism feels meaningful, add analysis, add context, the background

5. open mind journalism

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1. the whole picture, wider perspective

2. authentic

3. understand the news

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