Story Bank
Search our catalogue of strengths-based stories and find examples of reporting and narrative told through the lens of assets, gifts and possibilities. Narrow your search further to see examples of Restorative Narratives which tell deeper stories of people experiencing adversity and tapping into their resilience and potential to cope and grow.
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- Advertising
- Art
- Art + Design
- Broadcast Journalism
- Christian Science Monitor
- Community Engagement
- Community Narratives
- Creative Writing
- Culture + Community
- Diversity
- Documentary Film
- Dove
- Environment
- Film
- Gaming
- Gun Violence
- Health + Health Care
- Immigration
- Indigenous People
- Indigenous Peoples
- Inequality
- International Journalism
- International News
- ivoh community
- Jane McGonigal
- Journalism
- LGBTQ
- Local Media
- Media
- Miami
- National Geographic
- NPR
- Photography
- Photojournalism
- Politics
- Poverty
- Public Radio
- Race
- Recovery + Resilience
- Reframing
- Relationships
- Religion
- Remembrance
- Restorative Narrative Fellowship
- Restorative Narratives
- Social Media
- Strategic Communications
- Strengths-Based Media
- Substance Use Disorder
- Syria
- Trauma
- TV News
- Video Games
- Violence
- Women's Rights
- Youth
Jane McGonigal explains how gaming can make us the hero of our own story
After experiencing a concussion that left her feeling anxious and depressed, Jane McGonigal sought healing through gaming. As part of …
‘Tsunami’ docudrama shines spotlight on resilience in a disaster’s aftermath
After the tsunami and earthquake struck Japan in 2011, Nilo Cruz and Michiko Kitayama Skinner couldn’t stop thinking about the magnitude of …
Highlights from Photoville 2015, an event that showcases photography for good
Along the water’s edge of New York City’s East River, rows of shipping containers could have been waiting to be …
How one man turned to photography and art as a healing, coping mechanism
San Francisco-based artist Steve Gibson first met tragedy at a young age when he saw his older brother, whom he …
How Capital Public Radio fosters meaningful community conversations
It was 2014, and jesikah maria ross had a challenge on her hands. Her employer, Capital Public Radio, was embarking …
Michelle Gielan: It’s time to move beyond the ‘if it bleeds, it leads’ approach to media coverage
Michelle Gielan had a successful journalism career by most standards. She had landed her dream job at CBS News, where …
The need for ads that don’t limit beauty to physical appearances
There have been lots of campaigns over the past year designed to help build women’s self esteem and combat media …
Highlights from ivoh’s first Restorative Narrative Fellowship
For the past two years, Images & Voices of Hope has studied a storytelling genre that we call Restorative Narrative — stories …
How a photographer’s ‘What I Be Project’ is helping people face their insecurities
Imagine walking around your neighborhood with your most persisting insecurity scrawled across your forehead in bold, black ink, visible to …
Photographer’s photos of Detroit highlight ‘perseverance, hope & sheer determination’
Photographer Dave Jordano was tired of hearing negative media coverage about his hometown city of Detroit. Having moved away many years ago, …
A Metro Muslim Wants to Change Your Mind
This is the story of a Pakistani Muslim from Ann Arbor — a radiologist by trade, an average American …
Muslim Man Builds Homes, Trust, Legacy in Detroit
Waseem Ullah’s outlook on life was cemented before he was born. He immigrated to the U.S. 50 years after …