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The Response Issue
Problems persist across the globe. We hear about them frequently, but we don’t always learn about the responses to these problems. Negative news reports flood mass media channels and typically don’t include any solutions, often leaving us to wonder what we can do to help.
So, in the eighth edition of OR Magazine, we report on six workable responses across Oregon.
Solutions journalism is a reporting approach that takes the problem narrative of a story and flips it 180 degrees. It unveils responses to problems by presenting evidence of success, potential limitations and insights that can help others respond, too. America’s trust in the news media is low, but solutions journalism might help restore the broken trust with impactful and rigorous reporting of viable responses to social problems.
Incorporating solutions journalism techniques, 19 reporters, multimedia journalists and designers collaborated to create The Response Issue. We found interesting efforts on our campus and around the state, such as inclusive academic programs and residential living spaces, nonprofit organizations partnering with each other to create change and new approaches to old environmental problems.
Our overarching goal is that you gain insight from our stories about actions for change in Oregon and that you will be inspired to respond, too.
Cecilia Siauw, 2018 editor-in-chief
Download the 2018 Response Issue
(Please note that this link will take you to an automatic download. The 2018 issue is an ePub, which is optimized for an iPhone. It can also be viewed on an iPad or on a Mac. Below you can find PDF versions of each story.)
FROM TRASH TO TABLE
Major food banks, organizations and locals throughout the state of Oregon are collaborating to create a sustainable and reliable food network that uses compost as a resource to decrease food insecurity.
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HERITAGE LEARNING
Latinx students studying at the University of Oregon embrace their cultural identity through the Spanish Heritage Language program.
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BREAKING TRADITION
Air quality in Oakridge continues to improve after the former logging community commits to reducing harmful wood smoke emissions.
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LIVING & LEARNING AUTHENTICALLY
The University of Oregon’s LGBTQIA+ living-learning initiative redefines residence halls by facilitating a safe and supportive community.
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ECHOING EQUALITY
Pro-immigrant grassroots organizations challenge anti-immigrant ideology by defending Oregon’s sanctuary status.
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RESTORATIVE FLAMES
Fire ecologists and firefighters practice prescribed burning to restore Oregon’s landscapes and prevent devastating wildfires.
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