64 B1+ | 6. Klasse | READING | Media So how does constructive journalism offer something different? First, it is different from so-called ‘feel-good news’, like someone rescuing a cat or giving free hugs to people on the street. These stories inspire positive emotion but don’t necessarily provide in-depth news coverage of important issues. According to McIntyre, warm, fuzzy stories like these have their benefits too, but constructive journalism offers a more complete, yet compelling version of the news. In a paper published in Journalism Practice, she and Danish journalist Cathrine Gyldensted explain that constructive journalism involves several components. In addition to focusing on solutions, it includes reporting on the historical and social contexts of specific news incidents. In another study, college students read one of three versions of an article concerning graffiti on campus or rising tuition costs: a story where a solution to the problem was discussed; a story where an ineffective solution was mentioned; or a story where no solution was presented. The evidence shows that afterwards, those participants who read the effective solutionsoriented stories had more favourable attitudes towards the news than those who read the other two versions. Journalists and readers both seem to respond well to constructive journalism. But newspapers succeed by having eyes on the page and, in time, reporters may be less interested in constructive journalism if they aren’t convinced it will draw and keep their readers’ attention. “As journalists, we want to engage people with what we’re doing,” says McIntyre. “So it doesn’t make sense to report the news like we do, just highlighting conflicts and negativity. However, there’s much we don’t know yet about how this kind of journalism influences behaviour as the research is relatively young. What I do know, though, is that the findings thus far have been positive.” Statements T F First four words 0 A European newspaper has followed in the footsteps of Google by providing its readers with access to positive news. The New York Times 1 Constructive journalism involves not only reporting on problems such as environmental issues, but also ways of dealing with the problems. 2 Karen McIntyre believes that people try to avoid the news if they are feeling miserable. 3 Some studies seem to show that frequently being confronted with unpleasant news reduces people’s trust in their government. 4 Karen McIntyre thinks that ‘feel-good news’ and constructive journalism basically provide news in the same way. 5 One piece of research shows that a group of college students had similar responses to reading various news articles about tuition fees. 6 Newspaper reporters agree that constructive journalism is a great new way of doing things and should continue to be used. 7 According to Karen McIntyre, it’s still unclear exactly what effect constructive journalism has on people’s actions. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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