How SJN’s Complicating the Narratives Framework Will Enrich Your Articles
July 10, 2025, 1:00 pm-2:00 pm ET
FreelancingCome share in this conversation with Jules Hotz, fellowships manager for Solutions Journalism Network, and author of her first book The Connection Cure (Simon & Schuster, 2024). We’ll break down the Complicating the Narratives (CTN) framework SJN developed to enable journalists to explore both sides of complex and often polarizing issues – the economy, gun violence, healthcare, immigration, political conflicts, war. SJN has proven when reporters use these strategies, they listen better, ask more revealing questions, effectively introduce opposing viewpoints, and embrace nuance in their reports. They learn to tell more accurate, richer, and fuller stories. ASJA board member Christopher Johnston will moderate.
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Panelists
| Julia Hotz (she/her) is SJN’s Fellowships Manager: She created SJN’s LEDE Fellowship, currently leads the HEAL and Complicating the Narratives (CTN) Fellowships, and supports both colleagues and partners to create solutions journalism fellowship programs. She has written solutions journalism about mental health issues for The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Wired magazine, Scientific American, Bloomberg, Time magazine and more. Her first book, “The Connection Cure,” came out with Simon & Schuster in June 2024. |
Christopher Johnston has written a diverse range of articles in publications including American Theatre, Christian Science Monitor, Cosmopolitan, The Daily Beast, History Magazine, Reasons to Be Cheerful, and Scientific American. His book, Shattering Silences: Strategies to Prevent Sexual Assault, Heal Survivors, and Bring Assailants to Justice (Skyhorse) was published in May 2018. He is a member of the Board of the American Society of Journalists and Authors and serves on the Diversity, Equity, Accessibility and Inclusion and Virtual Education committees.