Transitions launches its first Complicating the Narrative pilot with five European newsrooms
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our first Complicating the Narrative (CTN) pilot at Transitions! This marks a big step in our mission to support more nuanced journalism that serves the public in polarized times. We’re kicking off this pilot with five forward-looking newsrooms that are each embedded in distinct media landscapes: Storyteller (Serbia), eTrafika (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Heroine (Czech Republic), Moldova.org (Moldova), and Panorama (Romania).
At a time when binary framing, outrage, and sensationalist storytelling dominate headlines, journalists need tools to report differently. CTN equips journalists with tools to listen differently, amplify internal contradictions, and go beneath the surface of polarizing issues to find deeper motivations and more complete stories. In today’s world of deep divisions and collapsing trust in the media, the ability to complicate, not simplify, the narrative is essential.
This new pilot builds on the momentum of our solutions journalism programs which now span more than 30 European newsrooms. If solutions journalism reframes how we cover what’s working, CTN helps us rethink how we engage with conflict. Together, these tools make a powerful combination to tell stories that are both constructive and complex.
We’re proud to partner with these five trailblazing newsrooms and can’t wait to see how they bring CTN into their reporting, their editorial decisions, and their communities. Stay tuned as we share insights, best practices, and newsroom stories emerging from this pilot.