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The News We Need to Hear

David Bornstein

January 08, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States

In reporting about problems, reporters continually run the risks of inadvertently legitimizing negative behaviors by making them appear more pervasive — and therefore more normal — than they actually are. Some journalists are trying to focus on solutions amongst all the problems which are so much more apparent.

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Colombia's Data-Driven Fight Against Crime

Tina Rosenberg

November 20, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Colombia, Medellín, Antioquia

Colombia has attempted to decrease murder and homicide rates by setting up curfews for teenagers, forcing bars to close earlier in the evening, and creating gun laws to prevent the carrying of weapons. As a result of this epidemiological, data-driven approach, along with other governmental factors, the homicide rate has decreased significantly in most of the cities in which it was implemented.

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In India, Latrines Are Truly Lifesavers

Vivekananda Nemana Ankita Rao

November 13, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: India, Odisha

In India, 620 million people openly defecate outdoors, causing harm to hygiene, sanitation, food, and water resources. The president of India funded an initiative to build public toilets for the people in his country, but the people did not use them because of traditions and behaviors. The Total Sanitation Campaign is starting to change villagers’ minds by having local leadership persuade those who resist the toilets by holding community activities and creating special committees to maintain the sanitation.

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In Quick Response, Mali Thwarts an Ebola Outbreak

Donald G. McNeil Jr.

November 10, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Mali, Kayes

When a case of the Ebola disease struck a little girl in Africa, health officials in Mali collaborated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization to contain the illness and quarantine people. The episode also has changed social customs and expanded sanitation procedures so that more people are aware of how to keep themselves healthy.

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How Nigeria defeated Ebola

Calestous Juma

October 31, 2014 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: Nigeria

The media could help countries still affected by Ebola by focusing on Nigeria, where they defeated the virus through effective public institutions that protected the public interest, such as rejecting cash but accepting much needed health workers.

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A Critical Mass Tragedy Sparks a Bicycle Boom in Brazil

Gregory Scruggs

July 30, 2014 |

Next City |

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Response Location: Brazil, Porto Alegre

Support and popularity for bicycle use and culture has grown in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Following a deadly incident killing two cyclists at a bicycle event, the city has seen a demonstrative outpouring of support. City officials and activists say that while the tragedy created a sense of solidarity in support of cyclists, the city itself has started seeing shifts, in culture and policy, over the years to become more bicycle friendly.

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India's school lunch program not only fights hunger — it can breed tolerance

Rhitu Chatterjee

July 17, 2014 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

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Response Location: India, Bawani Khera, Haryana

India’s free school lunch program is one of the world’s largest anti-poverty programs. Despite its many shortfalls, the program feeds 120 million of the country’s poorest school children. The idea is that if children of different castes can be taught to sit and eat together on a daily basis, it makes caste a little less important in their lives.

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Math concepts + teamwork = big gains at struggling Renton school”

Linda Shaw

July 14, 2014 |

The Seattle Times |

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Response Location: United States, Mercer Island, Washington

In the Renton School District, teachers found that only a very few fifth-graders could solve problems with the skill that, in other schools, was common in third or even second grade. So they turned math lessons into carefully guided conversations in which students explain their approaches, defend their reasoning and critique each other’s ideas.

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At a YMCA Near You, a Course for a Diabetic Nation

Tina Rosenberg

July 03, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Port Chester, New York

We know how to prevent diabetes - but the U.S, medical system, with its twisted priorities, doesn’t cover prevention. A new program at the YMCA aims to build structured, effective prevention measures.

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A Case Study in Lifting College Attendance

David Leonhardt

June 10, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Wilmington, Delaware

Delaware has been working to make sure that all college-ready graduates, regardless of socioeconomic status, make it to college. With financial reasons standing in the way of many qualified students, the state has worked on multiple levels to make this a possibility.

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