Myra Anubi - Is “Good News” Real Journalism?

About this episode

Myra Anubi discusses the importance of solutions journalism and its impact on the future of news.

What happens when two solutions-focused news platforms compare notes on how to change the narrative of the world? Meet Myra Anubi - BBC journalist and host of People Fixing the World - who, like Fix The News, is part of a growing movement to challenge the doom and gloom by reporting on what’s working. Through stories of climate innovation, global health breakthroughs and grassroots problem-solving, Myra is helping prove that solutions journalism isn’t a soft alternative - it’s rigorous, necessary, and reshaping the future of news. Myra takes us behind the scenes to unpack how these stories are found, verified and told inside one of the world’s largest media organisations. She also reflects on her lifelong relationship with the BBC World Service - and why telling stories of progress may be one of journalism’s most important challenges, and greatest opportunities, today. In this episode: · What solutions journalism actually is - and why it matters · Why “good news” still faces resistance in mainstream media · Growing up in Kenya “raised by radio” · How COVID and George Floyd coverage reshaped her family’s media diet · Collaboration as a practical remedy · Why audiences are hungry…

People in this episode

Host: Fix The News

Guest: Myra Anubi

Topics covered

• solutions journalism
• media narrative
• climate innovation
• global health
• grassroots problem-solving
• journalism challenges

Keywords

• good news
• journalism
• BBC
• media
• stories of progress
• climate change
• COVID-19
• George Floyd

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC, People Fixing the World, Fix The News

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