TRAINING: Solutions Journalism & Human Rights Reporting

​This free 60-minute introductory webinar is open to all practicing journalists. During the session you will learn the basics of human rights reporting and solutions journalism, which is rigorous reporting about responses to social problems. We’ll discuss how to develop story ideas and use the approach in your reporting in order to create compelling coverage and empower communities to demand positive social change. 

​The webinar will be led by JHR trainers Kimberley Hartwig and Sarah Ladik and was organized by Journalists for Human Rights in partnership with the Solutions Journalism Network.

​TRAINER BIOS

​Kimberley Hartwig

​Kimberley Hartwig lives and works in Saskatoon/Treaty 6. She holds undergraduate degrees in English and French from the University of Saskatchewan and a masters degree in Migration and Intercultural Relations from the University of Oldenburg, Germany. She now works for Journalists for Human Rights in the Solutions Journalism Program and previously worked in JHR’s Indigenous Reporters Program. She strongly believes in the power of storytelling and in bringing diverse voices into the fold.

​Sarah Ladik

​Sarah Ladik is a settler and former print journalist from north of Montreal on Omàmìwininìwag, Anishinabewaki, and St. Lawrence Iroquoian territory, with experience in community news across what is now called Canada. She is now an uninvited guest in Kwakwaka'wakw territory. Sarah has worked for JHR in a number of capacities since 2019, and is currently a senior trainer and associate manager with the Solutions Journalism Program. She believes stories can and do change the world, and is always looking for ways to be part of making that happen.