For the journalism crisis, “solutions journalism”?

Notes from the experience of Grupo RBS

Abstract

The article reflects on the journalism crisis, marked by the loss of credibility, from what is called solutions journalism. It evokes two procedures: an interview with Marta Gleich, executive director of Journalism and Sport at Grupo RBS (Brazil, RS); and analysis, based on the Solutions Journalism Network protocol, of two articles published on the GZH website. It is an attempt to assess the relevance of these initiatives as concrete manifestations of the concept of qualified mediation. The suspicion is that, as a posture towards the representation of events, journalism of solutions can be constituted as an alternative to face the crisis – although they are still incipient initiatives, which leads to the need to advance from the conceptual level or marketing (in the relationship with its audiences) to journalistic practices. Finally, it is necessary to emphasize the essayistic nature of the article, which makes its inferences still insufficient for a more definitive conclusion.