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About Catalyst
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January 30, 2024

Catalyst Journalism Project supports Eugene Weekly

“Catalyst has many, many news partners across the state,” Walth said, “but the Weekly has been our first partner, and…

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About Catalyst
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November 17, 2021

The Catalyst Journalism Project receives a $133,000 gift to support student journalists

The Catalyst Journalism Project receives a $133,000 gift to support student journalists The Catalyst Journalism Project at the University of…

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About Catalyst
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March 24, 2021

The Catalyst Journalism Project combines investigative and solutions journalism

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About Catalyst
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February 7, 2018

Solutions Journalism Network, with funding from the Enlight Foundation, is supporting Catalyst with a $185,000 grant

From Catalyst Faculty

From Catalyst Faculty
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January 24, 2022

Nick Kristof wants to be governor — first, he has to be from somewhere

Brent Walth

From Catalyst Faculty
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December 12, 2019

‘Solutions journalism’ may move audiences more than jarring images

Nicole Dahmen

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From Catalyst Faculty
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June 27, 2019

Evidence of a solution: Using data to report more than just bad news

Brent Walth

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From Catalyst Faculty
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June 18, 2019

Dozens of Oregon media outlets collaborated on suicide prevention coverage — here’s what they learned

Brent Walth and Nicole Dahmen

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From Catalyst Faculty
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May 15, 2019

Secrecy versus sunshine: Efforts to hide government records never stop

Brent Walth

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From Catalyst Faculty
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April 8, 2019

Here’s what it looks like when 30 media entities from one state work together

Brent Walth and Nicole Dahmen

From Catalyst Faculty
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December 31, 2018

DAs sometimes make ‘in the public interest’ expensive

Brent Walth

DAs often stumble on records rule delays
From Catalyst Faculty
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December 27, 2018

DAs often stumble on records rule delays

Brent Walth

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From Catalyst Faculty
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September 23, 2018

Solutions journalism educators academy

Nicole Dahmen

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From Catalyst Faculty
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November 22, 2017

How to do better visual journalism for solutions stories

Nicole Dahmen

From Catalyst Faculty
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July 3, 2017

Study seeks 1,300 journalists’ opinions on improving coverage of mass shootings

Nicole Dahmen

Solutions Journalism Op-Ed
From Catalyst Faculty
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March 2, 2017

‘Solutions journalism’ can make a difference

Nicole Dahmen, Brent Walth and Kathryn Thier

What type of journalist are you?
From Catalyst Faculty
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January 24, 2017

What type of journalist are you?

Nicole Dahmen

Remix: How and why to teach solutions journalism
From Catalyst Faculty
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September 15, 2016

Remix: How and why to teach solutions journalism

Kathryn Thier

From Catalyst Students

From Catalyst Students
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April 27, 2023

Rapid evictions for homeless campers in Eugene rise dramatically

Catalyst reporter Alexis Weisend speaks with OPB about her story on rapid evictions for homeless campers in the Eugene area.

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From Catalyst Students
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November 20, 2020

SOJC student project probes the criminalization of homelessness

Joanna Mann | Two recent SOJC graduates used an approach known as solutions journalism, a concept the school helped to…

Solutions journalism students host community event on #MeToo
From Catalyst Students
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April 17, 2019

Solutions journalism students host community event on #MeToo

Isabella Garcia

Why you should learn about solutions journalism
From Catalyst Students
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November 28, 2018

Why you should learn about solutions journalism

Brittany Norton

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From Catalyst Students
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November 27, 2017

A student’s perspective: Solutions journalism can help foster engagement, trust

Morgan Theophil

From Catalyst Students
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March 24, 2017

DEQ Has Oregon in dirty hot water

Katherine Smith

Other News about Catalyst

Inside one of the largest college journalism collaborations ever: How 270 students across seven universities teamed up to cover people experiencing homelessness in ‘Nowhere to go’
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December 4, 2020

Inside one of the largest college journalism collaborations ever: 270 students across seven universities teamed for ‘Nowhere to go’

Data reporting with Brent Walth and Jennifer LaFleur
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April 6, 2020

Data reporting with Brent Walth and Jennifer LaFleur

How investigative solutions reporting helped spur congressional action and a push for policy change at the NCAA
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December 12, 2019

How investigative solutions reporting helped spur congressional action and a push for policy change at the NCAA

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November 21, 2019

Indiana University professor discusses her research with Nicole Dahmen on solutions journalism imagery

How a Tweet and a leap of faith led to a solutions journalism class focused on #MeToo
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July 28, 2019

How a Tweet and a leap of faith led to a solutions journalism class focused on #MeToo

Denying mass killers ‘sick, twisted fame’: Public officials refuse to name them to avoid copycats
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June 4, 2019

Denying mass killers ‘sick, twisted fame’: Public officials refuse to name them to avoid copycats

Rethinking the response to mass shootings
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June 3, 2019

Rethinking the response to mass shootings

How do you spell solutions journalism? E-v-i-d-e-n-c-e: How a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist-turned professor overcame his skepticism and embraced rigorous reporting on responses to problems
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May 26, 2019

How do you spell solutions journalism? E-v-i-d-e-n-c-e: How a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist-turned professor overcame his skepticism and embraced rigorous reporting on responses to problems

How educator Kathryn Thier helps the next journalist generation see their “role in society”
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May 23, 2019

How educator Kathryn Thier helps the next journalist generation see their “role in society”

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April 4, 2019

Oregon newsrooms team up to ‘break silence’ around suicide

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January 20, 2019

“It elevated my teaching:” The Solutions Journalism Educators Academy provides time and resources for college profs to deepen expertise

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November 28, 2018

Solutions Journalism Network launches Portland chapter at Agora Center event

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September 12, 2018

Why we need hopeful news: Reading news stories that offer solutions and hope can make us more engaged with the news

How can you teach solutions journalism?
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January 31, 2018

How can you teach solutions journalism?

How j-schools are innovating by reporting on solutions
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January 29, 2018

How j-schools are innovating by reporting on solutions

Kathryn Thier named one of top 20 innovative j-school educators
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January 9, 2018

Kathryn Thier named one of top 20 innovative j-school educators

Preparing journalists for the “fake news” era
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October 6, 2017

Preparing journalists for the “fake news” era

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October 5, 2017

Fresh approaches to the role of journalism at local titles in the Pacific Northwest: How local journalists in the region are adopting solutions journalism and rethinking objectivity

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October 2, 2017

Following the mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nicole Dahmen suggests media adopt solutions journalism and restorative narrative reporting

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August 24, 2017

Catalyst student Kaylee Tornay discuss solutions journalism and the process of reporting her story on Eugene Community Court

Want to teach solutions journalism? J-School professors share their syllabi, assignments, grading rubrics, and other materials
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August 18, 2017

Want to teach solutions journalism? J-School professors share their syllabi, assignments, grading rubrics, and other materials

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July 27, 2017

Nicole Dahmen discusses journalistic support for solutions reporting on the topic of mass shootings

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May 15, 2017

Here’s what you should know about teaching solutions journalism

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April 3, 2017

In Eugene, Oregon, the newspaper takes on an issue ‘in a way that couldn’t be told from the outside’

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December 9, 2016

Solutions Journalism Network series on Thier, Dahmen and OR Magazine

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March 14, 2016

Could ‘solutions journalism’ be the next big thing for nonprofits?

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