"10vor10" focuses on Constructive Journalism and participates in the "Impact Day".
Fifty major newspapers from around the world are participating in «Impact Journalism Day» on June 24, 2017, and, for the first time, a television station—SRF—is also taking part.
On the evening before the "World Day" of solution-oriented journalism, "10vor10" will only show reports based on the constructive journalism approach. The news magazine will also increasingly rely on this journalistic concept in the future.
What now?
Terror in Europe, war in the Middle East, poverty in Africa - terrible events find the media spotlight all by themselves. We report on who did what, where, when and why. The news magazine "10vor10" remains committed to critical journalism, but now wants to ask an additional question in its reporting: What could possible solutions look like? The W questions are therefore supplemented by "What now?".
"10vor10" has already broadcast various reports that follow the constructive journalism approach, but now this is happening more consciously and more regularly. In terms of everyday editorial work, this means that journalists will ask themselves more often in future how they can not only describe the problems in a report, but also address a successful project, an innovative player or a successful approach as a possible solution.
Christian Dütschler, Editorial Director of "10vor10": "'10vor10' will not be any less critical, but will ask more often where there are promising solutions. We will continue to name problems clearly, but we will actively look for stories that show solutions. In short, we are increasingly turning the spotlight on what inspires, is positive or works."
A concrete example of constructive journalism implemented on "10vor10" is an upcoming summer series. In this series, the news magazine shows various Swiss pioneers who have contributed to solving a problem somewhere in the world with a constructive idea, for example with the invention of a cheap malaria rapid test.
SRF is the first TV station to take part in "Impact Journalism Day"
The "Impact Journalism Day" has been in existence since 2012. The aim is to report on positive innovations. To date, 50 newspapers worldwide have joined the "World Day" of solution-oriented journalism. SRF is the first TV station to take part. On the evening before "Impact Journalism Day", June 23, "10vor10" will exclusively broadcast reports that follow the approach of constructive journalism.
For example, the program reports on a Swiss man who has developed a mobile X-ray machine that is to be used in Africa. And in the studio, Christian de Boisredon, the inventor of the "Impact Journalism Day", answers questions from presenter Susanne Wille.
