Orange Magazine

05/08/2025

Solutions journalism isn’t about feel-good headlines. So how can we make sure we’re asking better questions, avoiding the saviour script, and telling stories that truly stick? Our youth exchange participant wrote it down for you. 📝

Swipe through for a quick gut-check to keep in mind before your next story. 🧡

04/08/2025

Do you want your journalism to make more of a positive impact? ✍️🌍
Here are 5 practical tips to help you get started.

Constructive journalism goes beyond highlighting problems:

🧩 it explore solutions
📖 it offers context
👭🏻 it considers more perspectives

This future-oriented approach helps your audience to better understand the problems of our time, but also to imagine a better world and feel like they can be part of the solution.

Whether you’re reporting on politics, climate, or local communities — these tips can help make your journalism more engaging, responsible, and impactful.

Which of these tips do you already use in your work? 💡

Host: Katharina
Team: .bsch, ,

04/08/2025

What does constructive news do with the audience? 🧐

Media research shows: Constructive journalism can have a number of positive effects on audiences. After consuming a piece of constructive reporting, people feel

🧡 more positive
🌿 more inspired
😌 more trustful towards the news and
📨 more motivated to share the piece

However, there is some important limitations! Watch the reel to find out 👀

Host: .bsch
Team: , Katharina,

Online Sources:

💻 www.bonn-institute.org ➡️ what is constructive journalism
💻 www.constructiveinstitute.org
💻 www.solutionsjournalism.org ➡️ impact ➡️ how solutions journalism rebalances the news

Scientific Sources:
📃 Hermans, L., & Prins, T. (2022). Interest matters: The effects of constructive news reporting on Millennials’ emotions and engagement. Journalism, 23(5), 1064-1081.
📃 Li, M. (2021). The synergistic effects of solutions journalism and corporate social responsibility advertising. Digital Journalism, 9(3), 336-363.
📃 Meier, K. (2018). How does the audience respond to constructive journalism? Two experiments with multifaceted results. Journalism Practice, 12(6), 764-780.
📃 Overgaard, C. S. B. (2023). Mitigating the consequences of negative news: How constructive journalism enhances self-efficacy and news credibility. Journalism, 24(7), 1424-1441.

04/08/2025

Constructive journalism wants to improve our media. Which is urgently necessary because traditional news with a highlight on crisis and catastrophe often cause the audience to feel overwhelmed and helpless. The constructive approach goes deeper than just reporting what´s going wrong and it works with three core principles:

🔍 Focus on solutions
🗣️ Diversity of perspectives
🫱🏼‍🫲🏿 Constructive dialogue

This strategy aims to make journalism more future oriented and hopefully leave the audience feeling inspired, encouraged and informed.

Do you have any ideas on how journalism could improve?

Host:
Team: .bsch, Katharina,

Sources:
Reuters Digital Media Report 2024
Bonn Institut
Constructive Institute

04/08/2025

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀?

That’s what explored during our Erasmus+ youth exchange on Solutions Journalism in Bonn, together with 12 participants living in Germany.

📝📹 From a workshop at the to a democracy-themed city tour in Germany’s former capital, a session with on conflict-sensitive reporting, and a visit to – we spent five days learning how journalism can be constructive, balanced, and focused on what works.

Oh, and yes – we also created our own content. Stay tuned to see what we came up with! 🧡

28/12/2024

Since its establishment in 2001, the Azerbaijani-American Youth Social Association AAYSA has been promoting intercultural integration and dialogue. Through media-related activities, AAYSA empowers young people to voice their perspectives while fostering connections with European and American organisations. 🇺🇸 🤝 🇦🇿 🤝 🇪🇺

In November 2023, AAYSA became an Observer Member of European Youth Press, strengthening its commitment to supporting youth and media engagement on a broader scale. 🌍

OM author Fawad Akbarzai writes about how AAYSA also contributes to reconciliation and peace-building initiatives on an international level, also by working together with the European Youth Foundation.

🔸 Read the full article here: https://orange.youthpress.org/aaysa-focuses-on-strengthening-the-role-of-youth-in-society/

The Azerbaijani-American Youth Social Association (AAYSA) is a non-profit organisation that supports youth integration with European and American organisations. The development of intercultural integration and dialogue, promoting diversity and inclusion in youth work, represents the

28/12/2024

If you were sceptical about a football World Cup held on the Arabian Peninsula (again) or surprised to hear about Saudi Arabia’s ambition to host the Summer Olympics one day, get ready for more:

⛷ In 2029, the yet-to-be-built tourism destination Trojena—part of the futuristic NEOM smart city project in Saudi Arabia—is set to host the Asian Winter Games. 🏂

Julia Fedlmeier writes about what this bold project means for (winter) sports, sportswashing, and the environment.

❄ Read the full story here: https://orange.youthpress.org/winter-sports-in-the-desert-smart-city/

Saudi Arabia’s Trojena, part of the NEOM mega-project, will host the 2029 Asian Winter Games—raising questions about sustainability and its wider impact.

27/12/2024

For 2024’s , OM author Lena Pierskalla took part in a powerful discussion hosted by Germany’s Federal Chancellery on the role women play in shaping a thriving . 🇩🇪

While women are instrumental in building a strong, cohesive society, the event also drew attention to a concerning demographic shift in the eastern regions of Germany.

❓ What can you do?

🔸 Educate yourself and others about the importance of democratic values
🔸 Challenge divisive rhetoric and encourage respectful dialogue
🔸 Support organisations that promote social cohesion

The future is indeed female, but a strong democracy needs all of us! 💪

📖 Read more here: https://orange.youthpress.org/the-future-is-female-reception-at-the-federal-chancellery-of-germany-in-berlin-women-shape-east-germany-and-democracy/

To mark International Women's Day, Carsten Schneider, Minister of State to the Federal Chancellor hosted a reception at the Federal Chancellery. Under the title "Women shape East Germany. Women shape democracy.", high-calibre guests discussed the

23/12/2024

🥇 690 000 € – That’s the (converted) reward for winning a gold medal at the 2024 Olympics in Paris as an athlete from Hong Kong. A sum most professional athletes can only dream of.

To fund their training and competitions, some athletes have turned to unconventional income streams, including the subscription service OnlyFans. OM author Julia Fedlmeier writes about why many athletes take these unusual paths to support their dreams.

⛹️‍♂️ Click here read the full story! ➡️ https://orange.youthpress.org/olympics-thanks-to-onlyfans/

During the 2024 Olympics, the public became more aware of the fact that many Olympians turned to OnlyFans to support their training and competition costs, shedding light on the financial challenges athletes face.

23/12/2024

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22/12/2024

Former EP President Sassoli, known as the Brückenbauer (bridge builder), served as President of the European Parliament from 2019 until his passing in 2022. His guiding principle, “Nothing can be indifferent to me,” shaped his leadership and his relationship with young Europeans.

🇪🇺 Who was David Sassoli and why did he inspire so many? Miriana Dante writes about this outstanding politician and his relationship with young Europeans. ➡ https://orange.youthpress.org/david-sassoli-and-young-europeans/

📸: © European Union 2019 – Source : EP, CC BY4.0,https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=112261100

22/12/2024

Did you know there’s a student-run media company in Emsdetten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany that’s been creating videos, podcasts, and a school magazine since 2017?
Meet martinum.media, a group of passionate students turning their love for media into real-world experience!

OM author Lena Pierskalla met with Aishviny Kunasehar, part of the management team, and Daniel Peitz, the teacher and founder of martinum.media, to learn more about the inspiring story behind this unusual extracurricular project.

🤝 Since 2023, martinum.media has been a Member Organisation of European Youth Press – and in November 2024, they became a Full Member Organisation.

➡️ Read the full story now: https://orange.youthpress.org/martinum-media-gug-modern-media-production-from-emsdetten/

📸: martinum.media