100 Stories of Change
Christian de Boisredon,
Founder of Sparknews and Ashoka Fellow
Today is Impact Journalism Day, and 55 newspapersunite to celebrate change makers every where
Our world ischanging—in manyways for the better. Poverty and childmortality rates are declining, increasingnumbers of primaryagechildren attend school, and world leaders are taking collective action to counterclimate change.
The media isuniquelyplaced to tell the individual stories behind trends likethese. The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN IFRA) has alsoidentified solutions journalism as a growingpillar for the media. In ourchallenging times, the public iseager to read news about hope and positive impact.
So are we, at Sparknews. That’swhyweinvited the world’sleading media to do somethingdifferent: report on initiatives that are improvinglives. Whenthey first answeredour call four yearsago, inspired by Christian de Boisredon’strack record in the field of solutions journalism, Impact Journalism Daywasborn.
This year, 55 international print and digital media have come together to share stories of innovation and success.
You and 120 million otherreadersaround the world willfindthattoday’s news covers the same places and issues as usual, but in a different light. Meetthosewho have successfullybroughtanswers in the fields of health, water, energy, finance, education, employment and more. Allowthese stories to change your perspective on whatcitizenscanaccomplish. Be inspired.
Together, our 55 media partnersbelievethattheycanbe part of the change theywant to see in the world.
If youfeel the sameway, join the conversation. Wewantyour feedback. That’swhywe’vedeveloped new widgets, including one thatmanynewspaperswillincorporate at the bottom of articles in their web sections. Tell us if similarproblems affect you, and if youwant to seethese solutions implemented in your country. Follow the changemakersfeatured in the articles. Write to us and to yournewspapers and shareyourexperiences.
To keep up with all the activitytaking place during Impact Journalism Day, followour hashtags and accounts on Facebook and Twitter (#ImpactJournalism, #StoryOfChange, @Sparknews, @ {Your Newsaper} or writeto us at [email protected]. To discover more inspiring stories, follow the AXA People Protectors Facebook page, where AXA, as foundingpartner of Impact Journalism Day since 2012, spreads innovative solutions to betterprotect people and the planet.
If you know entrepreneurs,companies or projectsthatdeserve to befeatured in IJD nextyear, suggestthem at tellsparknews.com. Anyonecanbecome part of the story.