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Report / Sep 27, 2021

Talking About Poverty: Narratives, Counter-Narratives, and Telling Effective Stories

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Talking About Poverty: Narratives, Counter-Narratives, and Telling Effective Stories

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For communicators, activists, advocates, and content creators to understand what kinds of stories they can tell to convey the realities of poverty, they need first to understand what existing narratives they’re up against. This report identifies the major poverty narratives found in the existing body of narrative research and offers practical advice about how to deploy counter-narratives to create better stories—and, ultimately, create social change.