French journalist Nina Fasciaux, Director of Partnerships and Fellowships at the Solutions Journalism Network, believes that the crisis of journalism is, above all, a crisis of listening. In this episode, she explores why journalism should be more than the transmission of information – it should be a profession of care and connection. Over the past years, Fasciaux has trained hundreds of journalists around the world in solutions journalism and in covering polarizing topics in ways that inform without dividing. Her recently published French book “Mal entendus”(“Misunderstood”) examines how journalism can learn to listen more deeply and compassionately — and why this might be essential to bridging today’s growing political and social divides.

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Credits:

Editor: Paula Rösler, Mirella Murri, Mehregan Behrouz, Cara Dühr (Bonn Institute)

Host: Cristina Burack (Bonn Institute)

Producer: Hannes Kappler (Bonn Institute)

Director: Ellen Heinrichs (Bonn Institute)

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