Çağrı Özdemir is an editor working at the +90 YouTube channel under the DW Turkish service. He oversees the production of long-form mini documentaries, and focuses on the application of constructive storytelling and solutions-based approaches to the team's output. He is a part of the "Bridging News" fellowship that aims to produce news that bridges, rather than deepens, divides. The fellowship is organised and hosted by the Solutions Journalism Network (SJN).Before +90, Çağrı was the opinions editor at Al Jazeera English. He holds a master's degree in International and EU Politics from the University of Edinburgh as a Jean Monnet scholar. He also is an alumnus of the first cohort of a joint constructive journalism fellowship by Bonn Institute and DW.
With Çağrı Özdemir and Jaisal Noor
Journalists worldwide increasingly recognize that crisis-driven reporting is failing audiences and fueling distrust and news avoidance — but taking a fresh approach to coverage requires both skill and practice. This workshop brings participants together to work through real reporting challenges and develop practical frameworks for solutions-focused journalism that informs without false hope.
With Mara Bierbach, Çağrı Özdemir, Melis Yüksel, Elke Sandtner, Dennis Lichtenstein, Cordula Nitsch, Anja Kueppers-McKinnon, Beenish Javed and Defne Altıok
How do you produce constructive journalism that resonates? In this Deep Dive workshop, journalists and market researchers from Germany’s international broadcaster share what works and why.
With Michael Oti, Elke Sandtner, Mara Bierbach, Özge Artunç, Melis Yüksel, Çağrı Özdemir, Elena Isayenko, Ingo Felscher, Jennifer Holleis and Fabian Lang
How can media organizations, newsrooms and individual journalists produce more and better constructive reporting? This Deep Dive offers insights from different teams at DW, Germany’s international public broadcaster. You will hear from news journalists on how to produce more constructive reports in a time crunch and from the team that created a new constructive newsletter. The session includes a behind-the-scenes tour through Deutsche Welle.
With Çağrı Özdemir, Özge Artunç and Seyit Mirik
+90, part of DW, champions constructive journalism in Turkey, is merging tradition and modernity in a tough media landscape. We're innovating story formats to spotlight solutions and inspire change. By countering news fatigue with engaging, interactive narratives, we're reviving interest in context and in-depth content. Our approach fosters trust, hope, and proactive dialogue. We'll share our impact, highlighting co-jo's role in a more inclusive, action-driven Turkish media.
With Çağrı Özdemir, Özge Artunç, Defne Altıok and Lars Boering
Discover how +90, part of Deutsche Welle, overcame hurdles to deliver quality journalism in Turkey's challenging political landscape. At our proposed panel discussion at b° future festival, we share lessons from tackling the 2023 earthquakes and covering the recent general election. Learn about the power of constructive journalism and help shape the future of media in Turkey and beyond.