Solutions journalism may be a whole new ball game for a news team that has already established their systems, norms, practices and dynamics. So identifying reporters and editors within the team who feels strongly about solutions journalism into the fold may be a challenge.
In VERA Files, the brunt of our work in our small newsroom has been fact-checking on top of our research-intensive and in-depth reports that take a deeper look into current Philippine issues. Solutions journalism can be integrated in our workflow by diversifying the story angles assigned to our investigative pool of reporters. Solutions to the social problem or issue can be the main angle and driver of an investigative story our team can pursue. Solutions story will just give our investigative reporting a unique and fresh twist.