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Podcast: David Bornstein on solutions journalism

Podcast: David Bornstein on solutions journalism
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By The FulcrumMay 04, 2022
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David Bornstein is co-founder and CEO of the Solutions Journalism Network. He’s a journalist and author who focuses on social innovation, and his books include How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas, The Price of a Dream: The Story of the Grameen Bank, and Social Entrepreneurship: What Everyone Needs to Know. Listen to his thought-provoking conversation on "Civic Genius" on how journalism can spread good ideas and why more public funding for local news could strengthen our information ecosystem.

David Bornstein on Solutions Journalism

David Bornstein is co-founder and CEO of the Solutions Journalism Network. He’s a journalist and author who focuses on social innovation, and his books include...


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