“In Germany, a news site is pairing up liberals and conservatives and actually getting them to (gasp) have a civil conversation” (Nieman Lab)

A solutions journalism story about journalism! Shan Wang covers German news site Zeit Online, which helped 600 pairs of people with opposing political views meet to discuss the issues in person. The “My Country Talks” initiative was so well-reviewed that Zeit Online is now partnering with a dozen other German media organizations to grow the project, as well as a variety of groups outside the country.

http://www.niemanlab.org/2018/08/in-germany-a-news-site-is-pairing-up-liberals-and-conservatives-and-actually-getting-them-to-gasp-have-a-civil-conversation/