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Research project

Constructive Journalism

Project overview

Our research into experiential learning has raised public awareness of the adverse effect of the dominance of negative news. The work has influenced leading media organisations to engage millions in a more constructive, solutions-focused approach to journalism.

Staff

Lead researcher

Professor Denise Baden

Personal Chair

Research interests

  • Communicating sustainable solutions via fiction
  • Sustainable hairdressing
  • Climate Communication
Connect with Denise

Email: D.A.BADEN@soton.ac.uk

Research outputs

The impact of constructive news on affective and behavioural responses
Denise Baden, Karen Mcintyre & Fabian Homberg, 2019, Journalism Studies, 20(13), 1940-1959
DOI: 10.1080/1461670X.2018.1545599
Type: article
Ethical issues in the news sector: Hidden from view
Denise Baden, 2015
Type: conference
Shock! Horror! Behind the ethics and evolution of the bad news business
D. Baden, 2015, The Conversation
Type: article