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	<title>Comments on: Martyn Lewis: ‘Media should report solutions’</title>
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		<title>By: laura</title>
		<link>http://positivenews.org.uk/2012/culture/media/8386/martyn-lewis-media-report-solutions/#comment-65491</link>
		<dc:creator>laura</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2012 12:02:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I dont watch the news any more. To sad,  full on and grafic. The show to much. I do listen to triple j wich gives a great over all up date.  There is a lot of happy news out there.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I dont watch the news any more. To sad,  full on and grafic. The show to much. I do listen to triple j wich gives a great over all up date.  There is a lot of happy news out there.</p>
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		<title>By: Mike Worsman</title>
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		<dc:creator>Mike Worsman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2012 00:33:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>There is a news organisation that exists which does exactly this, it is Australian based and called Our World Today (www.ourworldtoday.com.au) and the best thing is they have a UK connection with Action for Happiness</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There is a news organisation that exists which does exactly this, it is Australian based and called Our World Today (www.ourworldtoday.com.au) and the best thing is they have a UK connection with Action for Happiness</p>
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		<title>By: Tony Storer</title>
		<link>http://positivenews.org.uk/2012/culture/media/8386/martyn-lewis-media-report-solutions/#comment-65484</link>
		<dc:creator>Tony Storer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 18:43:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I came across this news story recently which typifies what you are saying
 http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-33816_162-57518288/bus-driver-gives-his-shoes-to-homeless-man/ ...

I was so inspired I wrote a poem about it (some context for the poem. JB is a small black bear who writes about humans, the good and the bad. He opens this poem with a statement akin to your comments about how much reporting is negative)

THE NEWS IN RHYME: A SIMPLE ACT OF KINDNESS

The news reported every day,
Can bring this young bear down,
It seems that all that happens is,
Designed to make you frown,
So with delight I do report,
The story of a man,
Who drives a bus in Winnipeg,
And helps out when he can.

When driving people round the town,
A thing he does each day,
The driver, name of Kristian,
Noticed along the way,
A homeless man without some shoes,
He though &#039;That can&#039;t be right,
I&#039;ll stop and offer him my shoes,
Help him out of his plight.&#039;

The people on the bus that day,
Were witness to the scene,
And one of them was heard to say,
&#039;The kindest thing I&#039;ve seen.&#039;
And when the mayor of Winnipeg,
Made mention of this star,
He said &#039;I think that Kristian,
Has raised our standards bar.&#039;

I&#039;d like to say a personal thanks,
To Kristian today,
Amidst the news that brings you down,
That&#039;s often on display,
Your generous act is not confined,
It helps us all feel part,
Of things most worthy of our care,
Thanks Buddy! From the heart.

Heh! Heh!
JB</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I came across this news story recently which typifies what you are saying<br />
 <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-33816_162-57518288/bus-driver-gives-his-shoes-to-homeless-man/" rel="nofollow">http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-33816_162-57518288/bus-driver-gives-his-shoes-to-homeless-man/</a> …</p>
<p>I was so inspired I wrote a poem about it (some context for the poem. JB is a small black bear who writes about humans, the good and the bad. He opens this poem with a statement akin to your comments about how much reporting is negative)</p>
<p>THE NEWS IN RHYME: A SIMPLE ACT OF KINDNESS</p>
<p>The news reported every day,<br />
Can bring this young bear down,<br />
It seems that all that happens is,<br />
Designed to make you frown,<br />
So with delight I do report,<br />
The story of a man,<br />
Who drives a bus in Winnipeg,<br />
And helps out when he can.</p>
<p>When driving people round the town,<br />
A thing he does each day,<br />
The driver, name of Kristian,<br />
Noticed along the way,<br />
A homeless man without some shoes,<br />
He though ‘That can’t be right,<br />
I’ll stop and offer him my shoes,<br />
Help him out of his plight.’</p>
<p>The people on the bus that day,<br />
Were witness to the scene,<br />
And one of them was heard to say,<br />
’The kindest thing I’ve seen.‘<br />
And when the mayor of Winnipeg,<br />
Made mention of this star,<br />
He said ‘I think that Kristian,<br />
Has raised our standards bar.’</p>
<p>I’d like to say a personal thanks,<br />
To Kristian today,<br />
Amidst the news that brings you down,<br />
That’s often on display,<br />
Your generous act is not confined,<br />
It helps us all feel part,<br />
Of things most worthy of our care,<br />
Thanks Buddy! From the heart.</p>
<p>Heh! Heh!<br />
JB</p>
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		<title>By: Simon John Canning</title>
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		<dc:creator>Simon John Canning</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:15:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Great stuff.  But there is &quot;biased&quot; news journalism too.  The recent 2 years of demonising the disabled and ill has been somewhat disgusting.  Leading to further ill health and, in certain instances, suicide.  This, of course, can be spun to be &quot;positive&quot; (i.e. lowering government borrowing etc) however it clearly isn&#039;t when you know the whole story.  It&#039;s the whole story that needs portraying I guess...

Responsible journalism has always taken a second seat to sensationalism, feeding those who like to watch others burn to feed or perversely heal their own inadequacies...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great stuff.  But there is “biased” news journalism too.  The recent 2 years of demonising the disabled and ill has been somewhat disgusting.  Leading to further ill health and, in certain instances, suicide.  This, of course, can be spun to be “positive” (i.e. lowering government borrowing etc) however it clearly isn’t when you know the whole story.  It’s the whole story that needs portraying I guess…</p>
<p>Responsible journalism has always taken a second seat to sensationalism, feeding those who like to watch others burn to feed or perversely heal their own inadequacies…</p>
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		<title>By: Elizabeth Ann Carpenter</title>
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		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Ann Carpenter</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:15:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>About time too, long overdue as I&#039;m sure there are many good things happening in the world which sadly are just not considered &quot;newsworthy&quot; by the negatively orientated press...which means just about ALL the press (as Positive News analysis demonstrates!).</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>About time too, long overdue as I’m sure there are many good things happening in the world which sadly are just not considered “newsworthy” by the negatively orientated press…which means just about ALL the press (as Positive News analysis demonstrates!).</p>
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		<title>By: matthew jarvis</title>
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		<dc:creator>matthew jarvis</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 21:24:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>If you want positive news, check our sahaja yoga meditation.
Truth is Love and Love is truth.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you want positive news, check our sahaja yoga meditation.<br />
Truth is Love and Love is truth.</p>
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		<title>By: Oana</title>
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		<dc:creator>Oana</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 12:22:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It&#039;s rather surprising the amount of books and articles published on how to live healthy, about becoming happy, about success and happiness, or showing the determination through adversity, about using all types of positive tools for life enhancement etc and the fact that journalists don&#039;t pick up on them! they represent people&#039;s need for hope and happiness and compassion; one can actually have &#039;power&#039; only by using these instead of using greed, economic depression and war to increase journals&#039; print and negative power to control masses - that&#039;s when revolutions occur because people hope for better;  puzzling..... without hope humans would not have evolved the way we see it, so imagine how much better life can become by changing the way we communicate; thanks for the work you do - lots of us enjoy reading the news here!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It’s rather surprising the amount of books and articles published on how to live healthy, about becoming happy, about success and happiness, or showing the determination through adversity, about using all types of positive tools for life enhancement etc and the fact that journalists don’t pick up on them! they represent people’s need for hope and happiness and compassion; one can actually have ‘power’ only by using these instead of using greed, economic depression and war to increase journals’ print and negative power to control masses — that’s when revolutions occur because people hope for better;  puzzling.…. without hope humans would not have evolved the way we see it, so imagine how much better life can become by changing the way we communicate; thanks for the work you do — lots of us enjoy reading the news here!</p>
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		<title>By: Olivia Post</title>
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		<dc:creator>Olivia Post</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2012 10:21:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>There is a very good site that has been reporting good news for some years now. Please check out
www.globalgoodnews.com.
Thank you for all you are doing.
Sincerely
Olivia Post</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There is a very good site that has been reporting good news for some years now. Please check out<br />
<a href="http://www.globalgoodnews.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.globalgoodnews.com</a>.<br />
Thank you for all you are doing.<br />
Sincerely<br />
Olivia Post</p>
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		<title>By: Jaimine</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jaimine</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 10:59:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>First of all, &#039;paid news&#039; or the &#039;commercialized Journalists&#039; must be covered on our morning pages so that the basic fundamentals to cover so-called good news have that podium. However, covering of bad news can&#039;t be ignored as it brings us to the attention but still many have adjusted to the predicament and have become too lazy to fight against the problem. Although, a great significant reformation is required in Journalism but it seems the voice within/from the Media sector has not risen up.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>First of all, ‘paid news’ or the ‘commercialized Journalists’ must be covered on our morning pages so that the basic fundamentals to cover so-called good news have that podium. However, covering of bad news can’t be ignored as it brings us to the attention but still many have adjusted to the predicament and have become too lazy to fight against the problem. Although, a great significant reformation is required in Journalism but it seems the voice within/from the Media sector has not risen up.</p>
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