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Sara Catania

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Sara Catania is president of the Solutions Journalism Network. Previous roles include vp of digital news at NBC4 in LA, West Coast editor in charge at Reuters, editorial director of Zócalo Public Square and regional editor at AOL/Patch.com. She served as an adjunct professor of journalism at the University of Southern California and created JTrust, a pop-up newsletter on trust and journalism, curated with the Better News initiative for the American Press Institute. She’s been a Mother Jones co…

Sara Catania’s Journalist Portfolio

The Importance of Being Ernie

The Importance of Being Ernie

Ernie Chambers is the longest-serving state senator in the history of Nebraska, and the only African-American…

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The Killing Routine

The Killing Routine

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'We're too stubborn to quit': How this New Mexican town sustains two local newspapers - Local New...

'We're too stubborn to quit': How this New Mexican town sustains two local newspapers - Local New...

This post originally appeared in Sara Catania's JTrust newsletter and is republished with permission. The wee…

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A visit to Truth or Consequences, New Mexico: a small town with two local newspapers - Local News...

A visit to Truth or Consequences, New Mexico: a small town with two local newspapers - Local News...

This post originally appeared in Sara Catania's JTrust newsletter and is republished with permission. The wee…

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Nature Boy - LA Weekly

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By Sara Catania
| LA Weekly
Adam Werbach fidgets in his dressing room, swilling bottled water and waiting to tape a talk show called The Couch. A wardrobe guy pops in to eyeball Werbach’s corduroy cargo pants and his wide-lapeled Naugahyde blazer, donned en route to the Burbank studio. The guy nods and Werbach relaxes — he’s captured the MTV look. Moments later, Werbach is sharing sofa space with Moon Unit Zappa.
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Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson joins Solutions Journalism Network as climate director - Editor and Publisher

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By Sara Catania
| Editor & Publisher
Posted Monday, April 29, 2024 11:38 am Climate is a core focus at the Solutions Journalism Network as our organization leads a global shift in journalism centered on what the news misses most often: how people are trying to solve problems and what we can learn from their successes or failures.
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Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson joins Solutions Journalism Network as climate director

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By Sara Catania
| Solutions Journalism Network
Climate is a core focus at the Solutions Journalism Network as our organization leads a global shift in journalism centered on what the news misses most often: how people are trying to solve problems and what we can learn from their successes or failures. To that end, SJN is placing an increased emphasis on helping others advance solutions practice through innovative approaches they design, teach and scale, with a priority on key areas such as climate, democracy and youth mental health.
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