Project description
A civic media model for reporting on homelessness
The media in general, and journalism in particular, has a crucial role to play in shaping public perceptions about homelessness. Supported by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the SOLACE project will pioneer a civic media model by working in partnership with homelessness activists through the framework of solidarity journalism. Through participatory journalism, collaborative newsrooms and civic impact assessments, the project aims to shift the media discourse on homelessness away from victim-blaming and charitable approaches towards identifying and acting upon structural solutions. The project will also track changes in public opinion on homelessness through a three-part media campaign and follow-up surveys.
Objective
The SOLACE project addresses the urgent need for more ethical, inclusive, and impactful representations of homelessness in journalism. It builds on recent advances in solidarity journalism to co-create a new civic media model with, rather than for, unhoused communities. By combining participatory storytelling, collaborative newsroom practice, and longitudinal civic impact evaluation, SOLACE investigates how journalism can shift public narratives from blame and charity toward structural causes and collective action.
The project will be carried out across two host institutions—CU Boulder in the U.S. and Masaryk University in Czechia—under the mentorship of leading experts in civic media, newsroom sociology, and solidarity journalism. During a 18-month Global Fellowship, the researcher will conduct a three-wave media intervention involving co-created reporting, cross-sectoral newsroom partnerships, and a panel survey measuring changes in public perceptions, solidarity, and civic engagement in relation to people experiencing homelessness.
SOLACE contributes to multiple disciplines—journalism and media studies, media ethics, communication, or social work and policy—while engaging unhoused people, journalists, NGOs, educators, and policymakers through open-access tools, workshops, and a practitioner toolkit for adapting solidarity journalism to local contexts. Its training plan integrates leadership, policy engagement, ethical research methods, and public communication.
Aligned with Horizon Europe priorities on inclusion, social justice, and democratic resilience, SOLACE empowers vulnerable communities to shape public discourse and strengthens journalism’s role in advancing civic solidarity.
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HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
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