100 stories of change from around the world
A cross section of managing editors from the over 50 newspapers in the Impact Journalism Day alliance take the platform at the 8th edition of the Convergences World Forum in Paris, September 2015. The forum offers experts, professionals and decision-makers a space for learning, networking and high level sharing to build answers together to the social and environmental challenges both in northern and southern countries. Photo by Christophe Audebert
Today is Impact Journalism Day, and 55 newspapers unite to celebrate changemakers everywhere.
Our world is changing—in many ways for the better. Poverty and child mortality rates are declining, increasing numbers of primary age children attend school, and world leaders are taking collective action to counter climate change.
The media is uniquely placed to tell the individual stories behind trends like these. The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN IFRA) has also identified solutions journalism as a growing pillar for the media. In our challenging times, the public is eager to read news about hope and positive impact.
So are we, at Sparknews. That’s why we invited the world’s leading media to do something different: report on initiatives that are improving lives. When they first answered our call four years ago, inspired by Christian de Boisredon’s track record in the field of solutions journalism, Impact Journalism Day was born.
This year, 55 international print and digital media have come together to share stories of innovation and you and 120 million other readers around the world will find that today’s news covers the same places and issues as usual, but in a different light. Meet those who have successfully brought answers in the fields of health, water, energy, finance, education, employment and more. Allow these stories to change your perspective on what citizens can accomplish. Be inspired.
Together, our 55 media partners believe that they can be part of the change they want to see in the world.
If you feel the same way, join the conversation. We want your feedback. That’s why we’ve developed new widgets, including one that many newspapers will incorporate at the bottom of articles in their web sections.
Tell us if similar problems affect you, and if you want to see these solutions implemented in your country. Follow the changemakers featured in the articles. Write to us and to your newspapers and share your experiences.
To keep up with all the activity taking place during Impact Journalism Day, follow our hashtags and accounts on Facebook and Twitter (#ImpactJournalism, #StoryOfChange, @Sparknews, @{Your Newspaper} or write to us at [email protected]. To discover more inspiring stories, follow the AXA People Protectors Facebook page, where AXA, as founding partner of Impact Journalism Day since 2012, spreads innovative solutions to better protect people and the planet.
If you know entrepreneurs, companies or projects that deserve to be featured in IJD next year, suggest them at tellsparknews.com. Anyone can become part of the story.
Christian de Boisredon, founder of Sparknews and Ashoka Fellow Marie-Elie Aboul-Nasr, Media Alliance Development Manager at Sparknews,
Be part of the change
Join the conversation. Together, our 55 media partners believe that they can be part of the change they want to see in the world.
If you feel the same way, join the conversation. We want your feedback. That’s why we’ve developed new widgets, including one that many newspapers will incorporate at the bottom of articles in their web sections.
Write to us. Tell us if similar problems affect you, and if you want to see these solutions implemented in your country. Follow the changemakers featured in the articles. Write to us and to your newspapers and share your experiences.
For next year. If you know entrepreneurs, companies or projects that deserve to be featured in IJD next year, suggest them at tellsparknews.com. Anyone can become part of the story.
—Amy Serafin,
Editor-in-Chief of Impact Journalism Day
