SoJo QuickInsights helps journalists and researchers to surface insights from published solutions journalism stories. There are so many solutions stories out there that have investigated what is working to address so many social issues. If you need to quickly pick out lessons from these stories to inform your work, you are on the right platform as it helps bridge the gap between storytelling and real-world impact. The platform also supports effective reporting, policy development, and advocacy for various development issues. For now, it's trained on health-focused solutions stories published by Nigeria Health Watch but will be updated regularly.
SoJo QuickInsights is an AI-powered web platform created by Nigeria Health Watch to support solutions-oriented journalism. In an age where information is abundant but actionable insight is scarce, SoJo QuickInsights provides a powerful response by curating, examining and surfacing insights from solutions being reported across the globe. It is intended to provide a repository for journalists, academics, policymakers, advocates, and civil society actors that includes insights at the intersection of storytelling and data to support impactful, evidence-informed journalism more easily and effectively.
At its core, SoJo QuickInsights leverages Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) technology to identify, extract, and situate relevant insights from published solutions journalism stories. Solutions Journalism Stories are stories that not only present problems, but rigorously document responses to those problems with an emphasis on understanding effectiveness and transferrable/replicable learnings for similar contexts.
With SoJo QuickInsights, users can search for subjects most relevant to their communities or subject areas and receive curated insights informed by data with links to evidence-based interventions.
Solutions Journalism (SoJo) is an emergent global movement that represents a shift away from traditional news practices that sometimes document problems towards reporting on how people are solving those problems. SoJo QuickInsights is built on this premise that elevating what works can be just as important as highlighting what is broken. The platform facilitates high-quality, structured access to solutions-focused stories to help users dig deeper, identify causes, and advance their work.
SoJo QuickInsights is not just for media professionals. It provides development partners, universities or other academic researchers, policy advisors, and advocates much needed evidence-based examples of interventions that are working. These examples can build the basis of strategic planning, inform policy, and community engagement.
Accessibility is important to us at Nigeria Health Watch, and SoJo QuickInsights extends our commitment to using storytelling as a tool for social good. By developing a platform that brings together technology, journalism, and advocacy, we are leveraging AI and technology for public interest communication. Our vision is clear: we can make solutions journalism a vital component to how we think and act on health and other social issues.
You are welcome to look at SoJo Quick Insights, and we encourage you to discover the stories that matter, find inspiration in innovation, and help to develop a more informed, responsive and hopeful future.