Looking for a fresh way to look at common community coverage? Check out Solutions Journalism support.

If you're a community journalist who wants to add solution-seeking depth to your reporting tools, consider joining the Solutions Journalism Network's next Rural Cohort. The deadline to apply has been extended to April 2.

Journalists from any rural-serving news organization are welcome to apply to be part of this year's cohort, which will teach participants how to incorporate solutions journalism into regular practice. All cohort members will receive professional development from the Solutions Journalism Network and support from each other.

Solutions Journalism training includes two-hour monthly meetings that focus on how journalists can find meaningful solutions to journalism stories in coverage such as county board meetings, press releases and regular beat coverage. Training will show editors and journalists how to evaluate story ideas, spot solutions opportunities, and effectively execute solutions stories while meeting deadlines.

Solutions Journalism isn't a program designed to add work to a newsroom's already full plate. Instead, cohort members will learn how to convert some of the vital and valuable coverage they're already doing into a solutions framework.

The initial application takes less than two minutes to complete and is due by April 2. Click here to explore.

For additional information, please contact Rural Media Manager Melissa Cassutt at melissa@solutionsjournalism.org