Constructive Journalism as an Adaptation to a Changing Media Environment

Constructive Journalistic Roles in Environments of Social Complexity and Political Crisis

“…By adopting these roles, journalists can contribute to fostering a more informed and engaged citizenry, ultimately strengthening democratic societies. Some of the journalistic roles proposed by Krüger et al (2022), Hermida and Mellado (2020), Standaert et al (2019, Abdenour et al (2018Abdenour et al ( , 2021, Dahmen et al (2019), Li (2023), Thier and Namkoong (2023), Mäder and Rinsdorf (2023), Vos (2018, 2017), Ojala and Pöyhtäri (2018), Hanitzsch et al (2016), Tandoc and Peters (2015), Mellado and Dalen (2014), and Dalen et al (2012) in their investigations have been taken and expanded, and particularly, they have been reoriented towards the explanatory and constructive nature of the journalism model that has been exposed in this work. Even some journalistic functions, such as contextualization, promotion of public interest, dialogue, and understanding, as well as motivation or inspiration to action and commitment to communities and societies, are considered fundamental beyond constructive journalism or solutions.…”

“…This approach highlights the importance of contextual journalism and the influence of the roles and values of journalists in their coverage of various topics, with the public highly valuing the roles of contextual journalism, following the contributions of , Abdenour et al (2018Abdenour et al ( , 2021, Dahmen et al (2019), Li (2023), Thier and Namkoong (2023), and Mäder and Rinsdorf (2023). The roles associated with contextual reporting place high value on being socially responsible and accurately portraying the world.…”

“…In addition, from the perspective of Mäder and Rinsdorf (2023), context is crucial in news reporting as it enables the audience to better grasp the significance of societal issues by carefully selecting and presenting the relevant facts. But they do not want to go far beyond a "just the facts approach", in contrast to .…”

“…The significance of providing context in news reporting to help audiences better grasp societal concerns is highlighted by Thier and Namkoong (2023) and Mäder and Rinsdorf (2023). They differentiate between two types of journalism: solutions journalism and constructive journalism.…”

Aotearoa New Zealand Climate and Environmental Journalists: Profiles, Practices, and Perspectives

“…The need to advance proenvironmental positions can prompt consideration of different forms of advocacy journalism (see Brüggemann et al 2022, pp. 222-23 for an overview) and some have considered the merits of a more positive, 'solutions-oriented' journalism, for example, in accounts of constructive journalism (Mäder and Rinsdorf 2023). Brüggemann et al (2022) contend that conventional 'objective' journalism is ill-equipped to assess global ecological risks and that 'transformative journalisms' are required to facilitate an overhaul of both newsrooms and society in general (Brüggemann et al 2022, pp.…”