From: Femi Oyelola, Kaduna
In an effort to reshape the future of media, a group of university students have completed an intensive training program on solutions journalism, a growing field of reporting that emphasizes responses to social problems rather than focusing solely on the problems themselves.
Aisha Gambo, a fellow in a Report Women Female Reporters Leadership Programme (FRLP), led the training for mass communication students at Kaduna State University (KASU).
The one-day workshop, hosted by KASU’s Department of Mass Communication, brought together approximately 40 communication students to learn how to produce rigorous, evidence-based stories that highlighted how individuals, organizations, and communities effectively address pressing issues.
Gambo, who is also a Senior Correspondent with the News Agency of Nigeria, explained that the training aimed to equip students with practical knowledge and skills in solutions journalism.
“We are not just training these students; we will encourage them to start identifying responses in their communities and reporting on them,” she stated. “
She emphasized that, “solutions journalism doesn’t ignore problems; it adds the missing piece: how people are tackling those problems. We are equipping the next generation of reporters to tell the whole story.“
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